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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Captain Conkling, after repairing his ship on an unnamed island, faced hostile inhabitants who stole his boat. He led a party ashore to retrieve it, resulting in a skirmish where he and three men were killed by clubs; two islanders died from gunfire; the lieutenant and six marines escaped.
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LONDON, Feb. 1.
We are informed of the following: the death of Capt. Conkling, who has been a considerable time at the island where he met his fate, and all the while very friendly with the inhabitants. Upon sailing from thence he met with a sloop [that put a] dent in the mast of his ship, and returned [there] to repair it. The people then shewed a different disposition, and took away one of his boats, which they would not return; upon which the Captain, with a Lieutenant and nine marines, went on shore to compel them to deliver the boat; they seemed very riotous and rude, particularly one man, whom the Captain ordered to be fired on with small shot, which they not regarding, he ordered bullets to be fired, which killed the most daring man and another; upon which they rushed in upon the Captain and his people with large clubs, and killed the Captain and three men; the Lieutenant and the six others escaped.
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The Island
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capt. conkling and three men killed; two islanders killed; lieutenant and six marines escaped.
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Capt. Conkling, after a friendly stay on the island, sailed but returned to repair damage from a sloop encounter. Inhabitants then stole his boat and refused to return it. He went ashore with a lieutenant and nine marines to retrieve it. When they resisted, he ordered firing small shot then bullets, killing two. The islanders then attacked with clubs, killing the captain and three men; the rest escaped.