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Foreign News
April 19, 1794
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Mr. Perkins reports from Martinico on March 20: No French fleet had arrived, British troops continued besieging Fort Bourbon but were unlikely to capture it due to severe illness among their forces.
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FROM MARTINICO.
Mr. Perkins, mate of a vessel belonging to this town, who arrived yesterday from Martinico, via Salem, informs, That he left that island the 20th March, at which time no fleet had arrived from France, and that he heard nothing on the subject until he arrived in the United States :--That the British troops were still investing Fort Bourbon, but that it was not expected they would be able to carry it ; and that the British forces were very sickly. Thus unfortunately evaporates in fumo the intelligence in the papers of Thursday.
Mr. Perkins, mate of a vessel belonging to this town, who arrived yesterday from Martinico, via Salem, informs, That he left that island the 20th March, at which time no fleet had arrived from France, and that he heard nothing on the subject until he arrived in the United States :--That the British troops were still investing Fort Bourbon, but that it was not expected they would be able to carry it ; and that the British forces were very sickly. Thus unfortunately evaporates in fumo the intelligence in the papers of Thursday.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Campaign
Naval Affairs
Colonial Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Martinico
Fort Bourbon
British Siege
French Fleet
Sickly Troops
Where did it happen?
Martinico
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Martinico
Event Date
20th March
Outcome
british forces very sickly; not expected to carry fort bourbon
Event Details
No fleet had arrived from France; British troops still investing Fort Bourbon but unlikely to succeed