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fc ♦Y Captain Davis, from Jamaica, we hear ths? Admiral Vernon wea« to intercept the Ferrol b'qaaatod, bat was obliged to return 10 Jamaica without meeting withi?, having in his Voyage met with very badWeather, wbeicby his Fleet was greatly damag’d.*Chirks-Town, bept. p. On Monday hft arrived here Capi. Tiirafhsr, Matter of the Ranger PlatterSchooner of faraiica, in whom was Captain Rennet andhis Crew, whofc SlOop was caft away the 2pth of Au-gaft laft as Loggerhead K^y, in a violent Hurricane. He confirms the taking of two SpanifbPrivatcers whichwere fitted out fey Don Bbfs to take the faid Benneiand Thrafher. That Captain Thraftier afterwards fail’d to Porto BetlO, where they took feveral Mer-chant SMps, and mTom’d one bt the Capuias of the Privateers for two thdafand Pieces of Eight, acd then went ro Campcachy, where they cruiz’d for fome time, aud the Inhabitants fitted oat a Schooner and GaMry id order to take them, bat suer an Engagement of sluegbt)Spjniirds made their E cjpe inch fliallow Water. From thence they fail’d to Loggerbaad-Kay, where Caps. Ben net WdS caft away, as above. Oa Monday Etching 'Capta in Beonet had the Misfortune to fall o fer-board, a nd Was drowned, bd! his Body is not yd found; he is much lamented by all that knew him.— __ m mm * » m Am
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Dublin Gazette
Dublin, Dublin, IE
Tue, Dec 20, 1740
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