When was it published?

February 1, 1765 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Domestic News February 1, 1765

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Q: What keywords are associated?

Merchants Petition, French Governors, West Indies, Confiscation, Imprisonment, British Subjects, Cruising Fleet

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

Merchants from New-England, Pennsylvania, and New-York petitioned the British ministry against French governors' cruel treatment of British subjects in the West Indies, including confiscation and imprisonment for involuntary coastal approaches; expected to prompt a constant cruising fleet for revenge and prevention.

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Nov. 1. We are credibly informed the Merchants of the three American colonies, New-England, Pennsylvania, and New-York, by the late mail, have remonstrated to the ministry, in very moving terms, against the cruel and illegal proceedings of the French Governors in the West-Indies, on account of their behaviour to such British subjects as have the misfortune, either through stress of weather or other involuntary causes, to approach their coast: In which case Confiscation and Imprisonment ensue. It is said this petition, couched in the best terms, will occasion such a Fleet to be constantly kept cruising in the West Indies, that shall not only revenge the past, but prevent the future Insult to the meanest of his Majesty's subject in that part of the world.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics Economic Shipping

What keywords are associated?

Merchants Petition French Governors West Indies Confiscation Imprisonment British Subjects Cruising Fleet

Where did it happen?

New England, Pennsylvania, And New York

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

New England, Pennsylvania, And New York

Event Date

Nov. 1

Outcome

petition expected to occasion a fleet constantly cruising in the west indies to revenge past actions and prevent future insults to british subjects.

Event Details

Merchants of New-England, Pennsylvania, and New-York remonstrated to the ministry against cruel and illegal proceedings of French Governors in the West-Indies, who confiscate and imprison British subjects approaching their coast due to stress of weather or other involuntary causes.