When was it published?

July 16, 1762 in The New Hampshire Gazette

Foreign News July 16, 1762

The New Hampshire Gazette

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Religious Affairs, Military Campaign

Q: What keywords are associated?

Pope Statement, Martinico Conquest, English Nation Glory, Rome Letter

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

A letter from Rome reports that the Pope, speaking to an English gentleman, praised the unquestionable intelligence of the English conquest of Martinico as a difficult achievement, elevating the glory of the English nation to a height where he would consider it an honor to be English.

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By a Letter from Rome, received by the last Mail we are informed, that an English Gentleman having been lately introduced to the Pope, his Holiness was pleased among other Things, to say, "That if the Intelligence he had received of the taking of Martinico had not been unquestionable, he could not have believed we had been able to make so difficult a Conquest; and that the Glory of the English Nation was now arrived to so great a Height, that he should have thought it an Honor to have been an Englishman."

What sub-type of article is it?

Religious Affairs Military Campaign

What keywords are associated?

Pope Statement Martinico Conquest English Nation Glory Rome Letter

What entities or persons were involved?

The Pope An English Gentleman

Where did it happen?

Rome

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Rome

Event Date

Lately

Key Persons

The Pope An English Gentleman

Outcome

the pope expressed admiration for the english conquest of martinico as a difficult achievement and the elevated glory of the english nation.

Event Details

An English Gentleman was lately introduced to the Pope, who stated that the intelligence of the taking of Martinico was unquestionable, otherwise he could not believe the English made such a difficult conquest, and that the glory of the English nation was so great he would think it an honor to be an Englishman.