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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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British ships Belliqueux and Endymion captured two French Republican frigates, Concord and Medea, off Rio Plata after they had plundered vessels and refitted; La Franchise escaped. Reported in letter from Martinique, Oct 3, 1800.
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Extract of a letter from Martinique, dated October 3, 1800.
"You would I suppose have heard that the Belliqueux of 64, and the Endymion of 44 guns, convoying some Indiamen bound to India, in lat. 23, 8, fell in with the Concord, Medea, and La Franchise, Republican frigates, which after robbing every vessel, English, Portuguese, and American, they could meet with, went to Rio Plata to refit, and were returning to France with immense plunder. The two former frigates were taken--the La Franchise by throwing her guns and anchors overboard, escaped; there was a Spaniard on board the Concord with 150,000 dollars, in order to purchase whatever prizes the three frigates might fall in with, but has met with a Scotch prize, and a bad voyage."
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Rio Plata
Event Date
Dated October 3, 1800
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the concord and medea were taken; the la franchise escaped by throwing her guns and anchors overboard; a spaniard on board the concord with 150,000 dollars met with a scotch prize and a bad voyage
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The Belliqueux of 64 and the Endymion of 44 guns, convoying some Indiamen bound to India, in lat. 23, 8, fell in with the Concord, Medea, and La Franchise, Republican frigates, which after robbing every vessel, English, Portuguese, and American, they could meet with, went to Rio Plata to refit, and were returning to France with immense plunder