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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Violent storm in Providence on Monday and Tuesday last caused a ship from Newport, bound for Holland, to run aground on Kettle-Bottom Rock, losing its sheathing but escaping total loss and anchoring under Conanicut with pumps keeping it afloat.
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On Monday and Tuesday last we had a violent Storm.---A Ship from Newport, bound to Holland, which sailed on Sunday Morning, endeavouring to put back on Monday, unfortunately ran on the Kettle-Bottom Rock about Ten at Night, where she narrowly escaped being lost. After Thumping some Time, the Violence of the Wind forced her over the Reef, with the Loss of her Sheathing, and she came to an Anchor under Conanicut, where two Pumps could but just keep her above Water when the Account came away.
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Providence
Event Date
Monday And Tuesday Last
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ship lost sheathing, narrowly escaped total loss, anchored under conanicut with two pumps barely keeping her above water
Event Details
A ship from Newport bound to Holland, which sailed Sunday morning, tried to return during the storm on Monday and ran on Kettle-Bottom Rock at 10 PM, thumped for some time, then wind forced it over the reef