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The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Captain Aderton reports from St. Domingo: Petion and Christophe at peace; Spanish squadron with 7000 troops arrives in West Indies, massacres in Margarita, ship explodes killing 1200; Cartagena bombarded 30 days, patriots' cause hopeless.
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Captain Aderton, of the brig Saratoga, in 13 days from St. Domingo, informs us that the two chieftains, Petion and Christophe, were in a state of peace, although they had not entered into any written articles to that effect. Captain Aderton confirms the account of the arrival of a Spanish squadron in the West-Indies, with 7000 troops on board, and adds that it was said when they took possession of Margarita they put to death men, women and children indiscriminately. The ship of the line belonging to the squadron had blown up, and all on board at the time (1200 souls) perished.- Carthagena had been bombarded thirty days, and the cause of the patriots was despaired of in that quarter.
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St. Domingo
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men, women and children put to death indiscriminately in margarita; 1200 souls perished in ship explosion; cause of patriots despaired in carthagena
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Captain Aderton of the brig Saratoga, arrived in 13 days from St. Domingo, reports that chieftains Petion and Christophe were in a state of peace without written articles. He confirms arrival of Spanish squadron in West-Indies with 7000 troops; upon taking Margarita, they killed men, women and children indiscriminately. A ship of the line in the squadron blew up with all 1200 on board perishing. Carthagena had been bombarded for thirty days.