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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A schooner under Master Delano arrived in Boston from Louisbourg after 5 days, reporting the arrival of a brig with stores from Admiral Saunders's fleet, a schooner with dispatches to the governor, sightings of 12 English men-of-war heading toward Louisbourg, and the harbor ice beginning to break.
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Last Tuesday a Schooner arrived here in 5 Days from Louisbourg, Delano Master, by whom we learn, That a Brig belonging to Admiral Saunders's Fleet, with Stores was arrived there, as also a Schooner with Dispatches from the Admiral to the Governor.--That soon after he came out he saw 7 very large Ships standing Eastward towards Louisbourg, being then about 12 Leagues from that Place; and afterwards he discovered 2 others, and then 3 more, standing the same Course, which he is satisfied were English Men of War.--That the Ice by which the Harbour had been very much stopped up, had begun to break away before he sailed.
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Boston
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Last Tuesday
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A schooner arrived in Boston in 5 days from Louisbourg, Master Delano, reporting a brig with stores from Admiral Saunders's fleet arrived there, a schooner with dispatches from the Admiral to the Governor, sightings of 7 large ships then 2 more then 3 more standing eastward toward Louisbourg about 12 leagues away, believed to be English men-of-war, and the ice blocking the harbor had begun to break away before sailing.