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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A combined Russian-Danish fleet of 40 ships of the line departs the Baltic for the Mediterranean to combat Algerines after their declaration of war on Denmark. Capt. May reports encountering Algerine vessels near Lisbon on September 26, who detained him briefly before releasing him.
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He further informs, that the above account was brought to Lisbon by the Lieutenant of a Danish man of war, and that they were all in the Sound on the 20th of August.
On the 26th of September, two days after he left Lisbon, he fell in with 5 or 6 sail of Algerines, one of them a two deck ship, who fired several shot and brought him too; after detaining him for some time, two vessels hove in sight, which they took to be English frigates, when they suffered him to proceed on his voyage, having first taken away some of his compasses and instruments.
At the time he left them, he saw two zebecks bring a snow too, but does not know who he was.
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Mediterranean
Event Date
20th Of August; 26th Of September
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fleet proceeding against algerines; capt. may detained briefly and relieved of compasses and instruments, then released; two zebecks captured a snow.
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A fleet of 30 Russian and 10 Danish men of war was heading from the Baltic to the Mediterranean against the Algerines, who declared war on the Danes; account from Lieutenant of Danish man of war, fleet in the Sound on 20th August. On 26th September, Capt. May encountered 5 or 6 Algerine sail including a two-deck ship off Lisbon; they fired shots, detained him, took his compasses and instruments, released him upon sighting possible English frigates; observed two zebecks bringing a snow to.