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The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
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In Charleston on June 5, the sloop Alexander Hamilton arrived from New Providence with news that a French fleet of nine ships of the line captured nearly 50 British merchant vessels bound for the Indies and America off Cape Finisterre; the British escort warships escaped. Report corroborated from multiple sources.
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CHARLESTON. June 5.
Yesterday arrived here the sloop Alexander Hamilton, Capt. Facehus, from New Providence, in six days. By this vessel the following very important news is received: That a French Fleet of nine sail of the line, with several frigates and privateers, has fallen in with a British outward bound fleet for the East and West Indies and America, off Cape Finisterre, and captured nearly the whole, amounting to 50 sail. The ships of war which convoyed this fleet, being only two of the line and four frigates, got off. This account has so much more the appearance of truth, as it comes from a variety of channels, namely, the Havannah, St. Domingo, and Jamaica.
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Charleston
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June 5
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french fleet captured nearly the whole british outward bound fleet amounting to 50 sail; the two british ships of the line and four frigates that convoyed the fleet got off
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Yesterday arrived here the sloop Alexander Hamilton, Capt. Facehus, from New Providence, in six days. By this vessel the following very important news is received: That a French Fleet of nine sail of the line, with several frigates and privateers, has fallen in with a British outward bound fleet for the East and West Indies and America, off Cape Finisterre, and captured nearly the whole, amounting to 50 sail. The ships of war which convoyed this fleet, being only two of the line and four frigates, got off. This account has so much more the appearance of truth, as it comes from a variety of channels, namely, the Havannah, St. Domingo, and Jamaica.