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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A French privateer, Othello from St. Maloes, captured six English vessels off the Start and brought them into Havre de Grace. Two vessels resisted fiercely, resulting in one master killed, another wounded, and several crew injured before surrendering.
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YESTERDAY I arrived in one of the Packets from a French Prison: and the Day before I left Havre de Grace there was brought in there six Sail of English Vessels, taken off the Start by the Othello Privateer of St. Maloes. She was a Dogger, mounted ten carriage Guns, and ten Swivels; and carried 100 Men; ... two Vessels, bound to Seville, took to their close Quarters, and after an obstinate Engagement, with the loss of one of the Masters, the other being much wounded, with several of their Hands, was obliged to surrender, and share the same Fate with their Companions:
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Havre De Grace
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six english vessels captured; one master killed, one wounded, several crew injured in engagement with two vessels.
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The Othello privateer from St. Maloes, a dogger with ten carriage guns, ten swivels, and 100 men, captured six English vessels off the Start and brought them into Havre de Grace. Two vessels bound to Seville resisted obstinately before surrendering.