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Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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The Amboy passage boat, which left New-York on December 26 and was feared lost off Long-Island, arrived at Martha's Vineyard after 11 days at sea, suffering from bad weather and lack of provisions. All lives saved except one child. News via Captain White from St. Thomas's.
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We are extremely happy to inform the public, that the Amboy passage boat, which left this city the 26th of December last, and which was said to have been lost on Long-Island, was, after having been eleven days at sea, drove into Martha's Vineyard, after experiencing the greatest imaginable distress, both for the want of provisions, as well as from bad weather, which obliged them to cut away her mast. The lives of all, however, (one child excepted) have been providentially preserved.—This grateful intelligence comes by Captain White, from St. Thomas's, who put in at Martha's Vineyard, in distress, for want of provisions—He brought with him all the passengers of the Amboy boat.
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Martha's Vineyard
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26th Of December Last To Eleven Days At Sea
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all lives preserved except one child
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The Amboy passage boat left New-York the 26th of December last, was said to have been lost on Long-Island, but after eleven days at sea drove into Martha's Vineyard after distress from want of provisions and bad weather, obliging them to cut away her mast.