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Spanish Privateer Threat Looms Over Atlantic Seaboard
Reports from New York and Virginia detail alert status for volunteers and colonial forces to assemble for possible convoy to the West Indies. British ships, including the Seahorse and 20 gun privateers, engage Spanish targets while the Fleet at Liverpool and Woolwich prepare bombs, stores, and a large expedition under Sir Chaloner Ogle to strike in the Americas.
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Gregory
Joe Harts
Coast Service
Faimouch
Yue Matier
Menin
Nationale
Alto
Mitchief
Limeburner
Seahorse
Portsmouth
Plymuth
the India Company
Helena
New-York
Voluntiers
Massachusets Bay
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
Virginia
Maryland
Pensylvania
New Jersy
St. Kit's
Martin
Earl of Strafford
Earl of fJolderness
Earl of Crawford
Jamaica
Vernon
Lord Tyranly
Lisbon
Wrest-Indies
Ferrol
Dunkirk
Brest
Antin
Cadiz
Toulon
West Indies
Admiralty
Chatoner Ogle
Blue
America
London
Europe
Earl of Waldgrave
France
Deptford
Verney
Viscount
Fermanagh
Miss Herring
Henry Herring
Mincinglane
Bank of England
Ceal Fortune
George Wight
Newgate
Shadwell
Oldford
Marten, Sargent
Geo
St.Lo
Normandy
Hungary
John and Mary
Farrill
Havre-de-prace
Dublin
Chaloner Ople
Torbay
Spithead
Duke of Cumberland
John Norris
Ris
Caraffac
Petersburg
Stockholm
Finland
Hanover
Great Britain
Hector
Hampton Road
Augustine
Cape Henry
Roach
South Carolina
North America
Flamborough
Pearse
Phenix
Fenshew
Tartar
Townshend
Squirrel
Warren
Spence
Laws
West
Dandridge
Vander Duffen
Carolina
Oglethorpe
South Parcs
Georgia
Mann‘d
Annastatia
Shoreham
Cuba
Nurrendes
Warco
John Blomait
Bristel
eiShip Alias
Jol Sixayse
Gallipoli
Cape Finistre
Groyne
Harrington
Jastis
Dheublic Cers
Holland
Harwich
Asi
William of Hesse
Duke of Lorrain
Spain
Lorrain
Duke of
Charles Wager
Board of Admiralty
India
Royal
Sis
Bark
L'ss
Prem
Exchequer
Sim