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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Extract from New Providence, March 17: Privateers Capt. Johnson, Kemp, and Tucker send in prizes including sloops, brigs, and ships laden with dry goods, coffee, indigo, and sugar. Some Spanish prizes acquitted. Assembly votes 100 l. addition to governor's salary and provisions for agent in Great Britain.
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On the 14th inst. Capt. Johnson, in the Privateer Schooner New Experiment, sent in a small Prize Sloop, laden with dry Goods, Coffee and Indigo. The 15th Capt. Kemp, in the Privateer Brig Speedwell, sent in a Brig belonging to New-York, and which was pretended to be a Prize of Capt. Koffler's. Yesterday Capt. Tucker, in the Privateer Snow General Shirley, arrived with a large Ship of 8 9 Pounders, and 28 Men (pretended to be Danish) laden with Sugar and Coffee, and some Indigo. Capt. Tucker has also taken a Snow, but he is not yet arrived. Several Spanish Vessels and their Cargoes, sent in here as Prizes, have been lately acquitted.----Our Assembly have lately voted an Addition of 100 l. to the Governor's Salary; and made Provision for an Agent in Great Britain.
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New Providence
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March 14 17
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several prizes sent in including sloop with dry goods, coffee, indigo; brig from new-york; large ship with sugar, coffee, indigo; additional snow taken. several spanish vessels and cargoes acquitted. assembly voted addition of 100 l. to governor's salary and provision for agent in great britain.
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On the 14th inst. Capt. Johnson in the Privateer Schooner New Experiment sent in a small Prize Sloop laden with dry Goods, Coffee and Indigo. On the 15th Capt. Kemp in the Privateer Brig Speedwell sent in a Brig belonging to New-York, pretended to be a Prize of Capt. Koffler's. Yesterday Capt. Tucker in the Privateer Snow General Shirley arrived with a large Ship of 8 9 Pounders and 28 Men (pretended to be Danish) laden with Sugar and Coffee, and some Indigo. Capt. Tucker has also taken a Snow but not yet arrived. Several Spanish Vessels and their Cargoes sent in as Prizes have been lately acquitted. Our Assembly have lately voted an Addition of 100 l. to the Governor's Salary and made Provision for an Agent in Great Britain.