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Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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A French fleet, including the Experiment (60 guns), Vigilant (52 guns), and Felicity (32 guns), plus four brigs, captured Liverpool ships, destroyed the Isle de Los factory, razed the Sierra Leone settlement defended by 1400 men and 36 guns, burned ships in harbor, and then destroyed Bance Island factory with 30 guns.
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Messrs. Printers,
Please to insert the following paragraph in a letter from a gentleman who was in the expedition, to his friend in this City.
A French fleet consisting of the Experiment of 60 guns, the Vigilant of 52 and Felicity of 32, and four brigs with heavy 12 pounders and furnaces for heating the shot and well manned—Took on their passage several Liverpool men, and destroyed on the Coast of Guinea the Factory on the Isle de Los, then proceeded to the New settlement of Sierra Leone which was completely destroyed and laid in ashes tho' defended by three batteries consisting of 36 guns 12 and 9 pounders and defended by 1400 men, mostly Blacks, burnt all the ships in harbour and took several coming in. After this three of the vessels proceeded up the river and destroyed Bance Island, a Factory mounting 30 guns and of great consequence, with a large amount of property &c. This is but a prelude to greater feats which you shall shortly have from yours.
The foregoing comes to the Editor from an unknown correspondent.
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Coast Of Guinea
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sierra leone settlement completely destroyed and laid in ashes despite defense by 1400 men and 36 guns; all ships in harbor burnt; several ships taken; bance island factory destroyed with large property loss; isle de los factory destroyed; several liverpool men taken.
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French fleet of Experiment (60 guns), Vigilant (52 guns), Felicity (32 guns), and four well-manned brigs with heavy 12-pounders and shot-heating furnaces took several Liverpool men en route, destroyed the factory on Isle de Los on Coast of Guinea, then razed the new Sierra Leone settlement defended by three batteries of 36 guns (12 and 9 pounders) and 1400 mostly Black men, burnt all ships in harbor and captured incoming ones; three vessels then went up the river to destroy Bance Island factory mounting 30 guns and of great consequence with large property.