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The Massachusetts Spy
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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British Admiral Rodney's fleet at Port Royal, Jamaica, prepares to sail to Cartagena to address Spanish insults, including the forced capture and release of HMS Sir Edward Hawke and detention of English subjects. An officer is court-martialed and dismissed for allowing the ship's colors to be degraded.
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"We are now getting under sail to go down to Carthagena, with a frigate or sloop of war, to enquire into some insults the Spaniards have given us; they carried his Majesty's armed sloop the Sir Edward Hawke into Carthagena by force, but have released her. On her arrival at Port Royal, Sir George Rodney ordered a Court Martial on an Officer, and broke him, for suffering his Majesty's colours to be degraded.
The merchants have made great complaints of the ill treatment of the Spaniards. They have a great many English subjects working in irons on their fortifications, whom we are going to demand."
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Port Royal, Jamaica
Event Date
September 4
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hms sir edward hawke captured by force but released; one officer court-martialed and broken for allowing colors to be degraded; english subjects detained in irons to be demanded
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Fleet preparing to sail to Carthagena with frigate or sloop to enquire into Spanish insults; Spaniards captured HMS Sir Edward Hawke but released her; merchants complain of ill treatment; many English subjects working in irons on Spanish fortifications