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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Capt. Hunt arrived in a sloop from Jamaica, bringing news from Sept. 9 newspaper: HMS Princess Mary returned to Port Royal after grounding on Fourmie Bank on Sept. 4, sustaining damage but escaping with help from HMS Edinburgh; a Virginia ship entered Port Royal with people and partial cargo saved.
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That on the 4th of said Month, His Majesty's ship the Princess Mary returned to Port Royal from a Cruize, having received considerable Damage on the Fourmie Bank two Days before, where she was thumping near an Hour, but by being lightened got off; she threw out a signal of Danger to the Edinburgh Man of War, by which Means she escaped.
That a ship from Virginia was just going into Port Royal; and that the People and Part of the Cargo were saved.
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Port Royal
Event Date
September 4
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princess mary received considerable damage but got off; people and part of cargo from virginia ship saved
Event Details
Capt. Hunt arrived with Jamaica newspaper reporting HMS Princess Mary grounding on Fourmie Bank, damaging it but escaping via signal to HMS Edinburgh; a Virginia ship entered Port Royal with survivors and partial cargo