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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Port-au-Prince, American captains petitioned against Commodore Chevalier de Chavagnac's nighttime raids on their vessels and the imprisonment of a New-London captain, amid his dispute with the Intendant. General Duchillaeu arrived to address the complaint.
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Extract of a letter from Port-au-Prince, dated 22d of December last.
"Our General Mr. Duchillaeu, arrived yesterday evening. He just comes in time to answer a petition which has been presented by the American Captains, now in this port, complaining of the vexations committed by Commodore Chevalier de Chavagnac, who, a few days since, in hopes of vexing the Intendant with whom he was at variance on a matter of jurisdiction, and suspecting he loved the Americans, sent people in the middle of the night on board of their vessels, forced the crews to get up, abusing the Captains, and their ship's companies: and lately has caused a Captain from New-London to be put in irons, which has been the principal occasion of the above petition."
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Port Au Prince
Event Date
22d Of December Last
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a captain from new-london put in irons; petition presented by american captains
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General Duchillaeu arrived to address a petition from American captains complaining of Commodore de Chavagnac's vexations, including nighttime boardings and abuses on their vessels due to his dispute with the Intendant over jurisdiction and suspected favoritism toward Americans.