When was it published?

November 3, 1781 in The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Foreign News November 3, 1781

The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Naval Affairs, Military Campaign, War Report

Q: What keywords are associated?

Minorca Surrender, British Prisoners, Captured Artillery, Frigates Transports, Gibraltar Blockade, Don Luis De Cordova

Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

News from Cadiz reports the surrender of Minorca on August 17 to combined forces, with 1023 British prisoners, artillery captured, two frigates and 16 transports taken. Combined fleets under Don Luis de Cordova to blockade Gibraltar.

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We hear from New Windsor, that a gentleman was arrived there from Philadelphia which he left on Saturday the 13th instant, and brought with him a hand bill just printed, of which the following is a copy, viz:

By a vessel which arrived the 10th instant, at Baltimore, from Cadiz, (in Spain) we have the following intelligence -- That a cutter had arrived there the 22d of August, which brought the account that Minorca surrendered on the 17th of that month. The garrison consisting of 1023 prisoners, chiefly British, with 43 pieces of brass cannon, and 97 iron ditto, 13 mortars of different sizes -- with an immense quantity of ordnance stores of all kinds. Two frigates and 16 transports were taken the same day. -- And that the combined fleets under Don Luis de Cordova, were immediately to proceed to the blockade of Gibraltar.

What sub-type of article is it?

Naval Affairs Military Campaign War Report

What keywords are associated?

Minorca Surrender British Prisoners Captured Artillery Frigates Transports Gibraltar Blockade Don Luis De Cordova

What entities or persons were involved?

Don Luis De Cordova

Where did it happen?

Minorca

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Minorca

Event Date

17th Of August

Key Persons

Don Luis De Cordova

Outcome

1023 prisoners, chiefly british, with 43 pieces of brass cannon, and 97 iron ditto, 13 mortars of different sizes, an immense quantity of ordnance stores; two frigates and 16 transports taken

Event Details

A cutter arrived in Cadiz on the 22d of August bringing account that Minorca surrendered on the 17th of that month to combined forces. The combined fleets under Don Luis de Cordova were immediately to proceed to the blockade of Gibraltar.