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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… escaped, having been within gunshot. The James gave chase to a French privateer of 24 guns who had taken an …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… Major, a privateer of Jersey, but he seeing they gave me chase made all the sail he could from me, but sometime after …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… and afterwards saw two sail under the shore who gave me chase, so I stood toward the Land's End and hoisted Genoese … the east, within two leagues of the shore, and gave them chase. The fog came in so thick I lost them. The wind N.E. … Falmouth on the 24th we learn that the Sandadoes was in chase of a French privateer, which, after six hours' pursuit, …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… sail of privateers are out already; our scouts have given chase to several, but they outsail us; so will Du Bart …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… and the Captain reports that, near Cape La Hogue, he gave chase to a French ship and forced her ashore, after which he …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… This morning, off Ushant, four sail of privateers gave us chase for two hours. At noon we steered into Broad Sound, and …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… the French fleet had passed us. Next morning we gave chase to a sail and came up with her; she was one of the St. …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… on the 20th in the morning, seeing a fleet of ships I gave chase to them, Capt. Wishart keeping with the convoy. About … lawful prize. As soon as I secured what I had taken I gave chase to the rest of the fleet in hopes to retake the rest of …