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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A large slave-trading brig arriving on the African coast was surprised by natives, who seized the captain and ten men during negotiations, then captured the vessel, looted it, ran it aground, and set it on fire, murdering or capturing the entire crew.
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"By a letter from L'Orient we have advice, that a large brig, which arrived on the coast of Africa for slaves, had been surprised by the natives, and all the crew murdered or carried up the country. The Captain with ten men went up in his boat to treat with the Negro Chief, who instantly seized him, and in the night, manning the boat with his own people surprised the vessel which they immediately ran ashore, and after having taken every thing from her they thought valuable, set her on fire."
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Coast Of Africa
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all the crew murdered or carried up the country; vessel run ashore, looted, and set on fire
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A large brig arrived on the coast of Africa for slaves and was surprised by the natives. The Captain with ten men went up in his boat to treat with the Negro Chief, who seized him. In the night, the Chief's people manned the boat, surprised the vessel, ran it ashore, took everything valuable, and set her on fire.