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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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French sloop of war Diligente, commanded by citizen du Bois, captured the Hamburg ship America (formerly Camilla of Philadelphia) on September 6, 1799, at sea (lat. 28°N, long. 35°W from London), en route from Bengal with rich cargo owned by Jacob I. Chapperouje. The prize was ordered to Santo Domingo but its whereabouts unknown as of October 11.
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Extract of a letter from St. Domingo, dated October 11, to a gentleman in this city.
"The French sloop of war Diligente, commanded by citizen du Bois, on her way from Rochfort to the city of Santo Domingo, with dispatches from the executive directory to the agent and commander in chief of this island, captured the ship America,* of Hamburg, captain Jacob Frederick Engelbrecht, on the 6th September, 1799—in lat. 28, deg. N. long. 35, deg. W. from London; on her return home from Bengal, with a very rich cargo belonging to Mr. Jacob I. Chapperouje, of Hamburg.
N. B. The sloop of War arrived here the 26th September—but the prize (which was ordered for this port) has not been heard of since.
* Formerly the Camilla of Philadelphia
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Santo Domingo
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6th September, 1799
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ship america captured with very rich cargo; prize ordered to santo domingo but not heard of since arrival of sloop on 26th september.
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The French sloop of war Diligente, commanded by citizen du Bois, en route from Rochfort to Santo Domingo with dispatches, captured the Hamburg ship America, captained by Jacob Frederick Engelbrecht, returning from Bengal. The capture occurred in latitude 28° N, longitude 35° W from London. The cargo belonged to Mr. Jacob I. Chapperouje of Hamburg.