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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On June 1, French warships from Cape Francois raided Turks Island, driving off 200 salt makers, plundering and burning cabins, capturing them and 9 English vessels, then releasing them after a night at the Cape with a ban on returning. French planned a fort and built a lighthouse; one vessel informed Jamaica's admiral.
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By Captain Claxton, from Turks Island, we are informed that on the First Day of June a French 74 Gun Ship with a Snow, Sloop and Xebeque, came there from Cape Francois; turned off our People (about 200) that were making Salt, plundered and burnt their Cabbins, and carried them, with the English Vessels (about 9 Sail) to the Cape where they were kept one Night, and then ordered to go where they pleased, only not to return to Turks Island: and the French brought a Number of People with them, among which some Tradesmen, said to be designed to build a Fort; and that they had erected a Light House there. And one of either Vessels, we hear went immediately to Jamaica, to inform the Admiral of what had happened. Our Vessels as well as the People on the Island were robbed of sundry things by the French.
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Turks Island
Event Date
First Day Of June
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no casualties reported; about 200 people and 9 english vessels captured, held one night at cape francois, released with ban on returning to turks island; robbed of sundry items; french erected lighthouse and planned fort.
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French 74-gun ship with snow, sloop, and xebec from Cape Francois arrived at Turks Island, drove off 200 salt-making people, plundered and burned cabins, captured people and 9 English vessels, took to Cape Francois, held overnight, released but banned return; French brought tradesmen to build fort and erected lighthouse; one vessel went to Jamaica to inform admiral.