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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Newport, Rhode Island, Capt. Whitman arrived from Turk's Island and reported intelligence from a ship captain: nine British men-of-war and transports arrived in Quebec from England; General Murray left Quebec with 40 frigates and transports to meet General Amherst at Montreal; Murray met Louisbourg garrison troops heading to Quebec.
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On Sunday last arrived Capt. Whitman from Turk's Island. Just before he came into port, he spoke with the Captain of a Ship, bound for Philadelphia, who had been 13 days from Quebec; from whom he received the following intelligence: That nine sail of men of war and a number of transports arrived there from England: That General Murray, with about 40 frigates and transports, had left Quebec, in order to meet General Amherst at Montreal, who had marched for that place: And, that he met the troops which were in the garrison at Louisbourg, in the river, bound to Quebec.
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Newport, Rhode Island
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Aug 5
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Capt. Whitman arrived from Turk's Island and spoke with a ship captain from Quebec, receiving intelligence about British naval and troop movements: nine men-of-war and transports from England to Quebec; General Murray departing Quebec with 40 frigates and transports to meet General Amherst at Montreal; Murray meeting Louisbourg garrison troops bound for Quebec.