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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from Sheerness dated August 25 reports urgent orders to fit out all ships, sloops, and cutters in port for Deptford, sparking speculation of impending war. Navy Board visited yard yesterday, satisfied with stores; old dock repairs advancing.
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This morning early expresses were received here to fit out, with all expedition, all the ships, sloops, and cutters, now in this port, to proceed immediately to Deptford, to wait their Lordships further orders. What may be the result occasions great speculation, as it has a similar appearance to the commencement of the last war.
Yesterday the Hon. Navy Board visited this yard and ships in ordinary, and upon their going away expressed great satisfaction upon finding the magazines of stores, &c. in such good order. The old dock of this yard, now under repair, is in great forwardness.
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Sheerness
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August 25
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great satisfaction expressed by navy board upon finding magazines of stores in good order; old dock under repair in great forwardness.
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Early this morning, expresses received to fit out with all expedition all ships, sloops, and cutters in port to proceed immediately to Deptford to await further orders from their Lordships. This occasions great speculation resembling the commencement of the last war. Yesterday, the Hon. Navy Board visited the yard and ships in ordinary.