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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Extract from Dover, May 25: Large English boat seized and sold in Dunkirk for 500 guineas to be armed as privateer with 10 guns and 70 men, endangering unprotected Channel coasters.
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Last week was carried from this port to Dunkirk, one of the largest and fastest sailing boats in England, being 60 feet keel, 17 feet beam, and 80 tons burthen, and there sold for 500 guineas. She is to mount ten two pounders, besides Swivels, and to carry 70 men. This may warn all coasters without convoy that may lie in the Nore or Margate roads, bound round the North Foreland, and under Dungeness, as those places, and in the Swin, will be most in danger.
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Dunkirk
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May 25
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boat sold for 500 guineas and to be armed with ten two-pounders, swivels, and carry 70 men, posing danger to coasters without convoy.
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A large and fast English sailing boat (60 feet keel, 17 feet beam, 80 tons burthen) was carried from Dover to Dunkirk last week and sold. It is to be armed and manned, warning unprotected coasters in the Nore, Margate roads, North Foreland, Dungeness, and Swin of increased danger.