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Pirate action and ship damage described in 18th century letter
An officer on board the Anne reports a close encounter with a French privateer. After exchange of broadsides and a brief boarding attempt, the Anne sustained damage and five shots with one wounded, while the enemy suffered oars damaged and eventually withdrew. The letter details other naval actions, prize captures, and current maritime rumors, including privateer activity along the coast and anticipated deployments for the North America and Mediterranean theaters.
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Anne
George Richardson
London
Newcastle
S. E
Uss
Derk
Nicholson
Brown
Sunderland
Lynn
John Rogers
Cornwall
Lizard
Marquis de Puisieulx
St. Malo
Dubois
Minorca
Gibraltar
Toulon
Marseilles
Corsica
Whitehall
Great Britain
North America
Samuel Speed
Ling
Southampton
Winchester
M. Samuel Porter
St.Paul’s
Lan
Canterbury
Henry Moses
Dover
Ziporah Polock
Curlers Builds
Houndsditch
Kensington Sware
Anne Counte
Salisbury
Thomas Earl of Fhanet
Owlpen
Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Daunt
Thomas Daunt
George Synge
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
Cloyne
Ireland