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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Eight American smuggling vessels off Castle-Townshend harbor engaged the Bushe revenue cutter on the previous Friday, overpowering it and landing their cargoes; the cutter's mate, Mr. M'Dermot, was killed. Reported from Cork on January 12.
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A letter from a gentleman in the revenue at Castle-Townshend, to his friend here, mentions, that eight American vessels, 12-pounders, who sailed in company for the purpose of smuggling, appeared off that harbour last Friday, determined to fight all revenue cruisers; and being pursued by the Bushe cutter, an engagement took place within pistol shot, and she was overpowered by numbers and weight of metal. They then landed all their cargoes. In the engagement Mr. M'Dermot, mate of the Bushe, was killed.
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Castle Townshend
Event Date
Last Friday
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mr. m'dermot, mate of the bushe, killed; smugglers overpowered the cutter and landed their cargoes.
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Eight American vessels armed with 12-pounders sailed in company to smuggle and appeared off Castle-Townshend harbor last Friday, intent on fighting revenue cruisers. Pursued by the Bushe cutter, they engaged at pistol shot, overpowered it by numbers and weight of metal, and landed their cargoes.