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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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New London report: Passenger Mr. Ross, arriving via Capt. Skinner's ship from St. Christophers, states that Commodore Tyrrel's fleet—11 ships of the line, frigates, bomb ketches, and 40 transports with 12,000 troops—safely reached Antigua on December 13, in high spirits, provisioned without shore leave, and set to attack Martinico.
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We are inform'd by one Mr. Ross, that came Passenger in Capt. Skinner, from St. Christophers, who (on his Passage to New-York) put into Newport last Friday, he left Antigua the 14th ult. and the day before he left it, Commodore Tyrrel, with 11 sail of the line, 3 or 4 Frigates, and 4 Bomb Ketches, with 40 sail of Transports, having Twelve Thousand Troops on board, were safe arrived there, all in high Spirits, and that the Commodore did not allow the Troops to go on shore, but sent them fresh Provisions on board, and was bound to sail and attack Martinico.
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Antigua
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Day Before The 14th Ult.
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safe arrived there, all in high spirits
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Commodore Tyrrel, with 11 sail of the line, 3 or 4 Frigates, and 4 Bomb Ketches, with 40 sail of Transports, having Twelve Thousand Troops on board, were safe arrived there, all in high Spirits, and that the Commodore did not allow the Troops to go on shore, but sent them fresh Provisions on board, and was bound to sail and attack Martinico.