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Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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Letter from St. Mary's reports failed Spanish attack on Fernandina led by Governor Coppinger, discontent in St. Augustine, locals making terms with liberating army, officers seeking renewed commissions from Governor Hubbard, and tensions between American and French parties over Gen. Aury's troops.
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We have been politely favored with the following extract of a letter, dated St. Mary's, Oct 4.
"I am informed that the plan of attack laid down by governor Coppinger to his officers showed a great deal of skill, and must have succeeded in the capture of Fernandina if properly conducted; but, as that event did not take place, the governor is exceedingly disgusted with his officers and agents.
Much discontent prevails among the inhabitants of St. Augustine; and, as regards the people of the country, they are daily coming to Fernandina to make terms with the officers of the liberating army. Some of the officers of the Maine, civil and military, have already applied to governor Hubbard to renew their commissions; so that whenever a respectable force may assemble for the purpose of reducing St. Augustine, my opinion is, that they will be assisted by the people of the country, and that it will become an easy conquest. There is some difficulties to be settled between the American and French parties at Fernandina, about gen. Aury's sans culottes troops being garrisoned—I hope it will be amicably settled."
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Fernandina
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Oct 4
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failed capture of fernandina; governor disgusted with officers; discontent in st. augustine; locals making terms with liberating army; officers applying to renew commissions; difficulties between american and french parties to be settled
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Plan of attack on Fernandina by governor Coppinger showed skill but failed due to poor conduct; inhabitants of St. Augustine discontented; country people coming to Fernandina to make terms with liberating army; officers of the Maine seeking renewed commissions from governor Hubbard; potential easy conquest of St. Augustine with local assistance; issues over garrisoning gen. Aury's sans culottes troops