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On Wednesday last was carried into Portsmouth, by the Hancock Privateer, who sailed from Philadelphia, a large three deck'd ship named the Reward, of between 5 and 600 tons burthen, she was a 20 gun ship last war, in the service of the British King, she was from Tortola, bound to London, and had on board between 10 and 11 hundred hogsheads of Sugar, 86 hogsheads of Rum, 12 Bales of Cotton, 9...
Date: 9 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Yesterday Capt. Wingate Newman, arrived in the Privateer nam'd the Hancock, from Philadelphia, she brought in as a prize, (which is now safely anchored before this town) the ship Nancy from Antigua, Capt Keys, bound to London, having on board about 400 hogsheads of sugar, 90 of rum, and a few casks of Madeira wine. Three or four gentleman passengers, and a lady came in the above ship. — He...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6