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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letters from Canton describe French naval forces under Monsieur Trobitant attacking Borneo in November last to avenge the 1772 killing of Etoile commander Monsieur Le Veyer de Buzidon, resulting in hundreds killed, vessels captured, and property destroyed.
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LETTERS from Canton, in China, mention the great barbarity which the French have exercised upon the island of Borneo, in November last. It seems that in December, 1772, Monsieur Le Veyer de Buzidon, commander of the Etoile, with some of the crew, had been killed by the inhabitants of the above isles; and to be revenged for this, Monsieur Trobitant went thither with two frigates, L'Indiscreet and Labadine, attacked the isle, murdered about three hundred, without distinction of age or sex; some hundreds were thrown into the sea, besides several hundreds killed and wounded in the engagement; they have carried off about thirty vessels of the inhabitants to a considerable amount, destroyed their fisheries, and burned all the effects which they could not bring on board their vessels.
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Borneo
Event Date
November Last
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murdered about three hundred without distinction of age or sex; some hundreds thrown into the sea; several hundreds killed and wounded; carried off about thirty vessels; destroyed fisheries; burned effects
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In revenge for the killing of Monsieur Le Veyer de Buzidon and crew of the Etoile by inhabitants in December 1772, Monsieur Trobitant attacked the island with frigates L'Indiscreet and Labadine, murdering inhabitants, throwing some into the sea, engaging and wounding others, capturing vessels, destroying fisheries, and burning remaining effects.