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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Multiple French vessels, including privateers and merchant schooners laden with coffee, sugar, beef, and fish, were captured by British ships such as HMS Antiqua, Emperor of Morocco, Duke of York, and Two Friends, and brought into Basse Terre road.
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The Emperor of Morocco. Capt. Reed. has brought into the road of Basse Terre, a schooner from Martinique, laden with sugar, coffee, &c.
Also a French privateer sloop of 8 carriage guns, and 12 swivels. laden with beef and fish, bound from St. Eustatia to Martinique. which Capt. Reed took in company with the sloop Duke of York. C. Hazell.
The sloop Duke of York, Capt. Hazell, and the sloop Two Friends, Capt. Tucker, have sent into the road of Basse Terre, a schooner laden with sugar, bound from Martinique for St. Eustatia.
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Primary Location
Basse Terre
Event Date
29th Of Last Month
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capture of four french vessels: a privateer schooner with coffee, a merchant schooner with sugar and coffee, a privateer sloop with 8 guns and 12 swivels laden with beef and fish, and another schooner with sugar.
Event Details
A small French privateer schooner loaded with coffee arrived in Basse Terre road on the 29th of last month, taken by HMS sloop Antiqua under Commander Lemuel Shuldham. Capt. Reed of the Emperor of Morocco brought in a schooner from Martinique laden with sugar, coffee, etc. Capt. Reed, in company with sloop Duke of York under C. Hazell, took a French privateer sloop of 8 carriage guns and 12 swivels, laden with beef and fish, bound from St. Eustatia to Martinique. Sloop Duke of York under Capt. Hazell and sloop Two Friends under Capt. Tucker sent in a schooner laden with sugar, bound from Martinique for St. Eustatia.