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Sea Horse and Unicorn Engage in Searing Naval Action
An extraordinary account from Plymouth details the Seahorse’s fight with a French frigate, later joined by Unicorn and prize Weal. The 29 gun Seahorse, outmatched in tonnage, inflicted heavy damage, with 11 killed and 42 wounded among 162 aboard. The encounter ended when the Unicorn appeared and the French vessel withdrew, hailed as a major British victory. Extra letters confirm broader wartime intelligence and private notices follow.
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Spithead
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His Majesty
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East-Indies
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India
Clevland
Welfz
Bayonne
Tha
Juan de Luz
Hlinds
Berfey
Cain
North Carolina
Virginia
London
St. Maro’s
Tag Mary
Elizibih
Woodcock
Viana
Vigo
Africa
Whitehiven
Co. Howe
Lord Howe
Lloyd
St. Bartholomew the Great
Great Wakering
Esex
Cafe
William Cartwright
Ely
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Henrietta Street
Cavendish Square
Lord Bolingbroke
Grosvenor Square
Tottenham Park
Wilts
Manlove
Holbourn Bridge
Spain
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St. Saviour’s
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