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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Advice from Cayenne via Surinam reports arrival of French transports with 1000 families to settle there. Their convoying man-of-war captured a mutinied Dutch East India ship, whose crew killed the captain and mate; mutineers confined in Cayenne.
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A Gentleman from Surinam, informs us, that Advice had been received there from Cayenne, that a Number of Transports from France, with 1000 French Families, were arrived in order to settle there:
-That the Man of War which convoyed those Transports, on the Passage fell in with a Dutch East India Ship, homeward bound, the Crew of which had mutinied, killed the Captain and Mate, and got the Command of the Vessel, with a rich Cargo on board: the French Captain luckily discovering the tragical Affair, took Possession of her and carried her into Cayenne, where the rebellious Crew were under Confinement.
We have no further Particulars respecting that Affair.
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Cayenne
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mutineers killed the dutch captain and mate; crew confined, ship with rich cargo captured by french.
Event Details
Transports from France arrived in Cayenne with 1000 families to settle. The convoying French man-of-war encountered a homeward-bound Dutch East India ship whose crew had mutinied, killed the captain and mate, and seized control. The French captain took possession of the vessel and brought it to Cayenne, confining the mutineers.