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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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French cutters captured a Spanish prize and a Liverpool letter of marque ship from Jura bay in St. George's Channel, plus ransomed several other vessels; one cutter destroyed herring busses northward.
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Two French cutters of 16 and 8 guns, have paraded St. George's channel, and no longer ago than Sunday last, one of the cutters (for the other is gone north among the herring busses, and has taken and destroyed several that we have already heard of) cut out of a bay, in the island of Jura, a rich Spanish prize from New Spain, with 17,000 dollars on board, besides a rich cargo of wool, &c. also a letter of marque ship belonging to Liverpool with a valuable West India cargo; both vessels, without exaggeration, worth at least 20,000l. the cutters mounted 16 six pounders, and had 71 men. Beside the above, the southermost cutter took and ransomed a brig belonging to Saltcoats, two sloops belonging to Greenock, and one to Liverpool, all well loaded; besides sundry others. The Black Prince, I much doubt, has by this time made as many prizes among the busses as she can carry ransom for. You may rely upon the certainty of this information.
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St. George's Channel, Island Of Jura
Event Date
Sept. 25, Sunday Last
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captured spanish prize with 17,000 dollars and wool cargo, liverpool letter of marque with west india cargo (total worth 20,000l.); ransomed brig from saltcoats, two sloops from greenock, one from liverpool; destroyed several herring busses
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Two French cutters (16 and 8 guns, 16 six-pounders, 71 men) paraded St. George's Channel; one cut out vessels from Jura bay; the other went north and destroyed herring busses; southermost cutter ransomed additional vessels