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We have nothing new with us worth mentioning excepting that the American Barge that went to New Orleans some time agoe, has repassed here in her way to fort Pitt, the other Day; it is said she has 15000 some hundreds of Gun Powder on Board, she never called here going up or down.
Date: 2 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
. . . I am in hopes that you & the Gentlemen of your Place that their fears are Expell'd in regard to the three Rebel Ships of 18 Guns each that was sent out to prevent Mr Mims and the other Vessells for the Mississippi arrival, as there is six of them safely arrived now in the River, make no doubt but Mr Mims and the Store Ships is safely arrived e're this as it is supposed they have enough...
Date: 5 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Last Night between Nine & ten OClock a friend of mine on the otherside the water, sent me word, that the Spainards of N Orleans had seized on all the English Vessells, at or about that place, that all the English Merchants there had orders to quit the place in 15 days ー as for the Vessells being taken and the English Gentlemen ordered out of town is true, what the reason is for so doing can't...
Date: 23 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
. . . I make no Doubt but you have heard ere this comes to hand, of what has happened at [New] Orleans, and that, all the English Vessells at and about that place have been taken by the Spainards, the Captains, Mates & Men are all in Prison Morgan & Mather lost a Vessell with 22 Negroes on Board. Mr Waugh['s] Vessells Loaded with goods, another that had sailed for England, that had not...
Date: 28 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8