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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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A merchant in New-York reports on November 12 the arrival of a sloop from a French Island, bringing news from Havana that Spanish vessels captured 20 English ships in the Bay of Honduras, including a 250-ton London vessel loaded with logwood.
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Just now arriv'd a Sloop from one of the French Islands, having been twenty Days in her Passage, the Captain of which declares, that two Days before he sail'd a Vessel came in from the Havanna, whose Captain inform'd him, that before he left that Place several English Vessels were brought in, which had been taken in the Bay of Honduras, and that the Bay was quite clear'd of all foreign Ships, twenty Sail having been taken by the several Vessels fitted out at the Havanna for that Purpose; that in particular, a Vessel of 250 Tons Burthen, belonging to London, which had been taken by the Spanish Guarda de la Costa, was arriv'd at the Havanna, loaded with Logwood.
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Primary Location
Bay Of Honduras
Event Date
November 12
Outcome
bay cleared of all foreign ships; twenty sail taken; a 250-ton vessel from london loaded with logwood captured by spanish guarda de la costa and arrived at havanna.
Event Details
Sloop arrived from French Island after twenty days; its captain reports vessel from Havanna stating several English vessels captured in Bay of Honduras by vessels fitted out at Havanna.