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Privateer plans and naval dispatches amid Atlantic tension
Reports from Cape Spartel to Paris and Dublin describe a corsair engagement off Cape Spartel sunk with 200 aboard, flotilla ships ready to sail, militia and privateering plots, and court communications on potential conflicts with Britain. Updates note naval promotions, ship recalls, rising insurance premiums, and local notices on debt and land rents in Dublin and Cork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waffanaer
Sallee
Cape Spartel
West Indies
Naples
Madrid
Spain
Great Britain
Paris
Canada
Quebec
New
Sweden
Caralbroen
Carelshaven
Cape Brands
Mississippi
Montargis
Bristol
Bath
Ollivant
Robert Riche
Col.Campbell
Harkett
Broad Street
Lyons
Connecticut
Newport
New-England
Point Judith
Black Island
John Tatem
Samuel Tatem
Mark Lave
Sne
Col
Hadffyd
Foot
Chester
William Jenkyns
Tobias Jenkyns
City of
York