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Vast Atlantic News and Privateering Moves Abroad
Letters report a large body of New England colonists privately plotting to exterminate white inhabitants in the ea Province, halted by a friendly chief who informed authorities. Merchants in Jamaica trade fitted out the Nesbitt Galley for a privateering voyage commanded by Captain John Macky with 24 six pounders 96 swivels and 300 tons. Reports indicate French fleet at Brest prepared for war, English transports and troops ready for Lord Cathares expedition, and Havana harbor bolstered with a protective chain. Privateers sail from New England and New York while Portsmouth warns of Admiral Balchen and Commodore Anson orders to weigh anchor and sail. The era’s turbulence touches Britain, America, and Europe with ships, cargos, and evolving power plays.