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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from West Indies reports French defensive preparations in Martinico and Guadaloupe amid shortages; HMS Antigua captures French privateer sloop with minimal British losses; French embargo privateers; British privateers seize most Dutch traders.
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"It is with the utmost Pleasure I acquaint you of an expected Visit at Martinico and Guadaloupe, where they are removing all their Effects to the Mountains, pulling up all their Pavements, heaving up Breast Works, building Batteries, &c.--The preventing the Dutch from supplying them, has rais'd the Fish there to 13 Pieces of Eight, Beef at 20 Or 22 ditto. Flour at 25 :=and none in their Stores - His Majesty's Sloop Antigua has taken a French private Sloop of War of 12 Carriage Guns and 137 Men, after an Engagement of one Hour.- The Antigua met with no loss, the Frenchmen had 5 killed and 6 wounded : She is carried into Antigua. The French embargo their Privateers as fast as they come in. Such is their Situation at present.-Nine Vessels in ten of the Dutch Traders, are taken by our Privateers cruizing between the Virgin Islands and Martinico."
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West Indies
Event Date
Dec. 15
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british sloop antigua no loss; french 5 killed, 6 wounded; french sloop captured and carried into antigua; nine in ten dutch traders taken by british privateers
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French in Martinico and Guadaloupe preparing defenses by removing effects to mountains, pulling up pavements, building breast works and batteries; shortages raise prices of fish to 13 pieces of eight, beef to 20 or 22, flour to 25 with none in stores due to prevented Dutch supplies; HMS Antigua captures French private sloop of war (12 carriage guns, 137 men) after one-hour engagement; French embargo privateers upon return