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Voyage Log Fragments Tie Privateers To Atlantic Routes
A dense 1761 dispatch chronicles ships near Newfoundland and Guadaloupe, detailing the St. Anne and others, captures by Dunkirk privateers, convoys, and British forces. It notes naval movements, ice encounters, and a ministry debate over Belleisle’s strategic value, alongside local incidents and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Long
Liverpool
Newfoundland
St. Anne
Wauchope
Downs
Guadaloupe
Jragon
Cary
London
Pitt
Shaw
Prince Frederick
Frereton
N. Long
Leven
Peter Burns
Arbroath
Dunkirk
Gottenburg
Elfineur
Cork
Elizabeth
Lisbon
Heron
Craw
South Carolina
Susanna
Byer
Dantzick
Londonderry
Goodwill
Thompson
Cadiz
Duke of Cumberland
Alwary
Antigua
St. Joseph and St. Ann
Knight
Bay of Aberdeen
Hind
East Indies
Madrass Road
Jason
Plymouth
Belleisle
l’Orient
St. Martin’s Road
North America
St. John de Luz
Bayonne
Bourdeaux
St. Martin's
France
Bay of
Biscay
Rooke
Barton
Germany
Paris
Mr. Pitt
M. de Bully
Kingston