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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Report from Jamaica dated Feb. 22 debunks rumor of large French military force arriving in Hispaniola; actually just troop relief with 1700 men arrived and 400 more expected, escorted by three frigates. French Admiral Garnier denies any hostile preparations against Britain.
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"A report prevailed lately, that a great French armament was come to Hispaniola, consisting of 9 ships of the line, 4 frigates, and 12,000 troops; this was so generally believed, that the Admiral on this station immediately prepared to send home a vessel with the information, and purchased a sloop for that purpose; since which the report has, upon very good authority, been contradicted, and is now entirely discredited, it appearing from the concurrent testimony of two or three persons, who left Hispaniola a few days ago, that the whole was no more than a relief of the regiments stationed there, and consisted only of four transports already arrived with 1700 men, and one or two others expected with 400 more, three frigates being on the station.
The French Admiral Garnier, of this Court, disclaims any knowledge of a squadron having been fitted, or now fitting out in France, with hostile intentions towards Great Britain."
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Hispaniola
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Feb. 22
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report contradicted and discredited; only relief of regiments with four transports carrying 1700 men already arrived, one or two more expected with 400 men, and three frigates on station.
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A rumor circulated of a large French force arriving in Hispaniola with 9 ships of the line, 4 frigates, and 12,000 troops, leading the local Admiral to prepare a dispatch vessel. The rumor was contradicted by testimony from recent arrivals from Hispaniola, revealing it as merely a troop relief. French Admiral Garnier disclaimed knowledge of any hostile squadron fitting out in France against Great Britain.