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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Philadelphia report from Providence letter: Prize brig arrives in Boston with April intelligence of British Ministry's gloom over American victories at Trenton and Princeton, leading to denied foreign supplies and defensive orders for Generals Howe and Carleton. Anecdote from Newport on inevitable French war upsetting Tories.
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Extract of a letter from Providence, dated June 2.
Last week a prize brig arrived at Boston, taken in the channel of England eight days after she came out. She brings public intelligence to the beginning of April, whereby we learn that they had received the account of our successful attacks on Trenton and Princeton last winter, which caused the blood-thirsty part of the Ministry for some time to carry gloomy countenances. The effect was glorious for the noble Americans: The Ministry were refused any farther foreign supplies, which we understand were previous to this agreed for. Howe is ordered this summer to act only upon the defensive; Carleton to retire to Quebec, and forward all his troops to the assistance of Howe, excepting a sufficient number to act on the defensive in Canada.
"This day I saw Mr. who informs me of his mother, coming from Newport by a sloop Saturday week; he says, a few days before she came away, she was at the house of Mr. John Miller, who came in and said, 'the jig is over with us.' Mrs. Miller asked why. He answered that upwards of thirty letters were then in town, received by the officers from England, all agreeing that a French war was inevitable. Good news to hear of the Tories crying out 'the jig is over.'"
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Boston
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Last Week From June 2
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british ministry denied further foreign supplies; howe ordered to act defensively this summer; carleton to retire to quebec and send troops to howe; rumors of inevitable french war
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Prize brig captured in English Channel arrives in Boston with intelligence from early April: British reaction to American successes at Trenton and Princeton causes Ministry gloom; supplies refused; defensive orders issued. Anecdote from Newport via Providence: Mr. John Miller reports letters indicating French war inevitable, upsetting Tories.