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The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
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Philadelphia report on vessel arrivals: New-York expects more ships from England with European goods. Sultana schooner arrives in Rhode Island from Virginia, carrying Capt. Loxley's news of British naval preparations, seamen press, war rumors with France and Spain, Prussian army readiness, and Constantinople unrest. Moravians aboard, including Zinzendorf relative. Local harbor has 165 vessels, none square-rigged.
Merged-components note: Direct text continuation across pages of Philadelphia news on ship arrivals from New York papers, including related foreign intelligence brought by ships; overall domestic news focus.
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The New-York papers mention the arrival of several vessels from England, laden with dry goods, and that they had reason to expect, in a few days, the arrival of 20 sail more with different sorts of European goods from the ports of London, Bristol, Liverpool, and Hull.
The Sultana armed schooner, Capt. Inglis, is arrived at Rhode-Island from Virginia, which he left on the 30th of September, informs us, Capt. Loxley, from London, but last from Falmouth, that advice, it was said, had been received by the British Ministry of a very formidable fleet of French and Spanish men of war having entered the Mediterranean, with design, it was apprehended, to interrupt the rapid progress of the Russian arms in the Levant; in consequence of this and other alarming intelligence, orders were issued out for equipping, at Chatham and Portsmouth, with all possible expedition, 33 ships of the line, and several small men of war, the principal part of which were to be sent into the Mediterranean as a fleet of observation, and a strong squadron was destined for North-America—that he was told there was a very hot press in and about London, &c. to man the ships of war, 17000 seamen, who are now very scarce in England, in the Downs by a Lieutenant of a man of war, who being wanted: and what confirms this, he was boarded and took from him one of his best hands, which occasioned his putting into Falmouth—that it was currently reported that a war between Britain, France, and Spain, would inevitably take place in a short time, and all the other powers of Europe seemed to be preparing for action, particularly the King of Prussia, who has now, ready for the field, the best disciplined army in the world, and it was generally believed he would soon strike some capital stroke—that it was reported that some terrible commotions had lately arisen at Constantinople, which had obliged all the European ambassadors to fly from thence, in disguise, to preserve their lives.
Several Moravians came passengers with Capt. Loxley, one of whom is a relation of the late celebrated Count Zinzendorf.
There were, a day or two ago, in this harbour, 165 sail of vessels, not one of which were square rigged.
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Philadelphia
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November 12
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New-York papers report arrivals of vessels from England with dry goods and expectation of 20 more from London, Bristol, Liverpool, and Hull. Sultana schooner under Capt. Inglis arrives at Rhode-Island from Virginia (left Sept. 30), bringing Capt. Loxley's intelligence from London via Falmouth: British Ministry received news of French and Spanish fleet in Mediterranean to counter Russian progress; orders to equip 33 ships of the line and small warships at Chatham and Portsmouth, most to Mediterranean, squadron to North-America; hot press for 17,000 scarce seamen in London; Loxley's ship boarded and lost a hand, forcing stop at Falmouth; rumors of imminent war between Britain, France, and Spain; European powers preparing, Prussia with strong army likely to act; commotions at Constantinople forcing ambassadors to flee in disguise. Several Moravians passengers with Loxley, one related to late Count Zinzendorf. Philadelphia harbor had 165 sail of vessels a day or two ago, none square-rigged.