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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Spanish commanders at the Gibraltar blockade report wounding three soldiers on April 10, destroying enemy batteries and parts of the town, capturing an English tartan, and attacking ships on April 20. The enemy squadron departed the Straits after unloading stores.
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The last letters from the Commanders of the blockade of Gibraltar advise, that the fire of that Place wounded three of our soldiers the 10th; and that our fire has made fresh havoc among the enemy's batteries, and has again set fire to several parts of the town.
A bomb fell on the Powder magazine, but had no effect. The fire of our gun-boats and bomb-ketches annoy very much the enemy's ships. but we perceived it did not prevent their unloading them with precipitation.
The 11th the same fire was continued, and we perceived that the flames had destroyed the convent of La Merci, which served for a magazine; and that several buildings were on fire. Notwithstanding that ships of every rate were cruising in the Bay, one of our feluccas took an English tartan, with 11 men laden with provisions. The 18th and 19th we continued to molest the enemy's ships, even in their anchorage, and the fire from our line on the town burnt another magazine.
The 20th, at ten in the morning, our gun boats attacked again, and fought for upwards of an hour, the ships of war at anchor in the bay, and several others that were under sail; and did not give over until the wind became too strong for them. The fire from our line again caused another conflagration in the town.
The wind beginning to blow from the east the enemy began to prepare to leave the Straits, and they hurried their manoeuvres in such a manner during the night, that the whole squadron had got into the ocean, without waiting for the convoy from Mahon.
During the stay in the port, they had good weather, favourable to the unloading of their stores, and which did not permit us to make use of our fireships that were in readiness for the purpose.
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Gibraltar
Event Date
April 10 20
Outcome
three spanish soldiers wounded; english tartan with 11 men captured; convent of la merci and several magazines/buildings destroyed by fire; enemy squadron departed straits after unloading stores.
Event Details
Spanish forces at Gibraltar blockade exchanged fire with the town on April 10, wounding three soldiers and damaging enemy batteries and town areas. Gun-boats and bomb-ketches harassed enemy ships unloading supplies. On April 11, fire destroyed the convent of La Merci used as a magazine and other buildings. A felucca captured an English tartan laden with provisions. Continued harassment on April 18-19 burned another magazine. On April 20, gun boats attacked anchored and sailing enemy ships for over an hour until strong winds intervened, causing further town fires. Enemy squadron then fled into the ocean without awaiting convoy from Mahon, having unloaded stores in good weather that prevented use of Spanish fireships.