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The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
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On November 27 in London, Sir William Draper arrived from North America. War was determined at a council. Parliament voted 40,000 seamen for 1771 at a cost of two million. Insurance rates for West Indies ships rose to 10%. Ships were stopped in Spain per Capt. Pittis. Lord Chatham warned of French control of the Channel due to insufficient manned ships.
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YESTERDAY Sir WILLIAM DRAPER arrived at his house in Pall Mall, from North America.
We can, from undoubted authority, assure the public, that at a Council held yesterday, war was determined on.
Yesterday 40,000 seamen were voted for the service of the year 1771, 30,000 of whom to be registered. The expense for one year will be two millions.
This day the insurance on merchant ships outward bound to the West Indies, was advanced at Lloyd's from 4 to 10 per cent.
Extract of a letter from Dartmouth.
Capt. Pittis, who left Spain the 19th of November, gives an account that our ships are stopped there.
War is now ardently desired by all real lovers of their country of every rank, as it will inevitably have one good effect, which nothing else is so likely to produce, viz. The downfall of the present lordly and dastardly administration.
Lord Chatham, in a certain Assembly, lately said, 'this month we may perhaps be no longer a nation; for if the French make themselves masters of the channel, we cannot oppose them. We ought at this time to have 40 ships of the line, yet have not 12 compleatly manned. I have now a compleat detail of the above particulars in my pocket, and I defy anyone to contradict me.'
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Spain
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November 27
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war determined on; 40,000 seamen voted for 1771 service at two million expense; insurance advanced to 10 per cent for west indies ships; british ships stopped in spain; warning of french mastery of the channel with only 12 ships fully manned out of needed 40.
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Sir William Draper arrived from North America. At a council, war was determined. 40,000 seamen voted, 30,000 to be registered. Insurance on West Indies merchant ships rose from 4 to 10 per cent. Capt. Pittis reported ships stopped in Spain on November 19. War desired for administration downfall. Lord Chatham stated risk of French control of the Channel due to insufficient ships.