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Gazette Of The United States, & Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Captain Fryer reports from St. Kitts that gentlemen from Curacao petitioned for US protection against privateers and soldiers from Guadaloupe who landed troops and seized a small fort on the island's south side. Two US frigates sailed from Old Roads on September 15 to assist.
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From St. Kitts, arrived at Norfolk, informs, that the day before he arrived at St. Kitt's, a vessel came up from Curacao, having two gentlemen on board, with a petition to Commodore Decatur, of the Philadelphia frigate; the purport of which was to claim assistance and protection for American property in that island; not finding the Commodore there, they consulted the agent and Captains of the United States ships of war there; and two frigates sailed from Old Roads, on the 15th September for that purpose: and the schooner that brought the petition sailed in search of the Commodore. The gentlemen from Curacao, informed that fifteen or sixteen sail of privateers, with between 800 and 1000 soldiers had gone down from Guadaloupe, that the troops had been landed on the south side of Curacao, and obtained possession of a small fort.
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Curacao
Event Date
15th September
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troops had been landed on the south side of curacao, and obtained possession of a small fort
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A vessel from Curacao arrived at St. Kitts with two gentlemen bearing a petition to Commodore Decatur for assistance and protection of American property. Not finding him, they consulted the agent and captains of US ships; two frigates sailed from Old Roads on the 15th September. The schooner sought the Commodore. Fifteen or sixteen privateers with 800-1000 soldiers from Guadaloupe landed on Curacao's south side and took a small fort.