When was it published?

May 12, 1738 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News May 12, 1738

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What keywords are associated?

Spanish Silver Smuggling, English Merchant Ship, Porto Bello, Cadiz, Booty Theft

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

Letters from Cadiz report a Spanish warship captain from Porto Bello transferred unregistered silver to an English merchant ship en route to Cadiz; the English vessel then escaped with the cargo, whereabouts unknown.

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OCR Quality

98% Excellent

Full Text

Our last Letters from Cadiz brought Advice, that the Captain of a Spanish Man of War from Porto Bello, having a large Quantity of unregistr'd Silver on board, which, it is presumed, he intended to apply to his own Use, to prevent being detected, happening to fall in Company with an English Merchant Ship agreed with the Captain to take the said Silver on board, and to follow him into Cadiz: but whether by Stress of Weather or Design, the English Ship got clear off with the Booty, and has not been heard of since.

What sub-type of article is it?

Piracy Or Privateering

What keywords are associated?

Spanish Silver Smuggling English Merchant Ship Porto Bello Cadiz Booty Theft

Where did it happen?

Cadiz

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Cadiz

Outcome

english merchant ship escaped with the unregistered silver booty and has not been heard of since.

Event Details

Captain of a Spanish man-of-war from Porto Bello, carrying a large quantity of unregistered silver intended for his own use, transferred the silver to an English merchant ship to avoid detection, agreeing for it to follow him into Cadiz; however, the English ship got clear off with the booty, whether by stress of weather or design.