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Ship taken off the coast of Virginia...



Item # 700896

December 29, 1746

THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Dec. 29, 1746  Page 3 has a brief item noting: "The Rose, Witts, from Virginia for London, is taken by a French man of war from Chebectou, near the Capes of Virginia, the captain and crew are carried into Port Louis, but the ship was not arrived when the letters came away." Also mention of other ships from North Carolina and Virginia.
Four pages, 7 1/2 by 10 inches, very nice condition.

Item from Catalog 353 (released for April, 2025)

Category: The 1600's and 1700's