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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Barbary corsairs captured nine merchant ships off Calabria within eight or ten days, including six from Naples, two from Genoa, and one from Venice; crews escaped ashore. Naples orders galleys and galliots to sea against the pirates' squadron of five xebecks and one Algerine man-of-war.
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By Letters from Calabria advise, that the Corsairs of Barbary have, within the Space of eight or ten Days, taken nine Merchant Ships, six of which belonged to this City, two to the Republick of Genoa, and one to that of Venice; but that the Crew had the good Fortune to make their Escape: by getting on Shore.
Upon this News, Orders have been given to send our Galleys and Galliots to Sea without Delay, in Order to drive away these Pirates, whose Squadron consists only of five Xebecks, and one Algerine Man of War.
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Calabria
Event Date
Within The Space Of Eight Or Ten Days Before May 22, O.S.
Outcome
nine merchant ships taken (six belonging to naples, two to genoa, one to venice); crews escaped by getting on shore.
Event Details
Corsairs of Barbary captured nine merchant ships within eight or ten days. Upon this news, orders given to send galleys and galliots to sea to drive away the pirates, whose squadron consists of five xebecks and one Algerine man of war.