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Alexandria Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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Captain Rowan reports sighting the French Toulon Fleet on June 15-16 in the Atlantic (lat. 27°30'N, long. 60°W), comprising 22 sail with 11 ships of the line, steering north. Boarded by British sloop Driver on June 18. Also encountered American ships in Straits of Sunda en route to Calcutta from Batavia.
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THURSDAY, JULY 11.
TOULON FLEET.
Captain Rowan, whom we mentioned in our last as having met with the Toulon Fleet, has arrived in town. He informs that it was on the 15th or 16th of June, in latitude 27, 30, longitude 60, that he fell in with the fleet, steering N. and by E.--- It consisted of twenty-two sail, eleven of which he understood to be of the line. That the Spaniards had left them is matter of conjecture only. On the 18th of June, in lat. 30, long. 64, captain R. was boarded from the British sloop of war Driver, the officer from which was particular in his enquiries respecting the fleet. In the Straits of Sunda, captain R. spoke the Hector and Fame, of Salem, and Elizabeth, of Baltimore, from Batavia for Calcutta, not being able to procure cargoes at the former place.
(Boston Palladium.)
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Toulon
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15th Or 16th Of June
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Captain Rowan met the Toulon Fleet on the 15th or 16th of June in latitude 27, 30, longitude 60, steering N. and by E. The fleet consisted of twenty-two sail, eleven of the line. Spaniards possibly left them. On the 18th of June, in lat. 30, long. 64, boarded by British sloop Driver inquiring about the fleet. In Straits of Sunda, spoke Hector and Fame of Salem, and Elizabeth of Baltimore, from Batavia for Calcutta, unable to procure cargoes at Batavia.