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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Captain Ross of HMS Roebuck reports encountering French fleet east of Tybee on September 25, witnessing an English two-decker captured after engaging a French 80-gun ship. French fleet suffered losses off St. Augustine, separating with some heading to Chesapeake, Boston, or Europe. Bonetta brig's encounter linked to same fleet, including capture of Experiment.
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Captain Ross of his Majesty's ship Roebuck, of 44 guns, just arrived, gives the following account,
September 25
He fell in within twelve sail of French line of battle ships six leagues east of Tybee. He saw an English man of war of two decks, under jury masts engaged within eighty gun ship, to which he struck, after engaging thirty five minutes. Captain Ross took one of the French store ships, by which he was informed, that the French fleet had lost all their anchors and cables off St. Augustine, that they were obliged to put to sea in a hard gale of wind, which carried away the masts and bowsprit of twelve sail of the line, and separated them from the Count, which he ordered to the Chesapeake. Two of the line, six frigates, and a number of merchantmen left him at the same time, some of them for the Chesapeake, some for Boston, and some for Europe.
The three ships met by the Bonetta brig, must have been of these twelve, because their logbooks mentioned the capture of the Experiment.
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East Of Tybee
Event Date
September 25
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english man of war struck to french 80-gun ship after 35 minutes; french fleet lost anchors and cables off st. augustine, masts and bowsprit of 12 sail of the line in gale; fleet separated, with portions heading to chesapeake, boston, europe; capture of experiment
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Captain Ross encountered 12 French line of battle ships six leagues east of Tybee, observed English two-decker under jury masts captured by French 80-gun ship after 35-minute engagement. Captured French store ship revealed French fleet's losses off St. Augustine in gale, separation from the Count ordered to Chesapeake; two line ships, six frigates, merchantmen dispersed to Chesapeake, Boston, Europe. Bonetta brig's three ships part of these 12, logs note Experiment's capture.