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Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 14th August 1739 reads: "By a letter from Pool dated the 6th instant we have an account that the "Samuel and Hannah", Captain Vallis, who arrived there that day from London, met with a French Man of War off Beachy and another off Fairlight standing to the eastward. He supposed them to be ships of 50 guns."
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Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 4th September 1739 reads: "Pool. "The Three Friends" John Barret is arrived at Lisbon from San Sebastien. The Captain reports that he met with 5 sail men of war cruising off Cape Finister under the command of Sir Chalaner Ogle, who had taken a vessel of about 200 tons with Genoese colours, laden with ammunition etc for the Spanish in Galicia."
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Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 2nd October 1739 reads: "A vessel belonging to Pool- Glead, Master, bound from Newfoundland to Bilbao, was lately taken off Cape Ottigal in Galicia by a ship of 50 guns bound to the Caracas from St. Sebastian to which last place was sent in a prize."
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Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 9th March 1747 reads "The "Young Green", Cheeseman, from Lisbon, and the "Mary", Twogood, from Newfoundland, both for Pool, are taken and carried into Bayonne. The "Success", Watts, from Pool for Carolina is taken and carried into Bayonne."
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Extract from the Salisbury Journal 28th December 1747 describes the capture of "The Industry", master Segar, sailing from Newfoundland to Poole and carried into St. Sebastien by a privateer.
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Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 12th January 1747 reads: "The "Thomas and Robert", Taverner, from Newfoundland for Poole, is taken by the French and carried into Brest. The master was unhappily washed overboard and drowned."
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Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 2nd December 1740 reads:
"The ship bound from Newfoundland to Poole, mentioned in our last to have been carried into St. Sebastian proves to be the "Clement", Ketcher, master."
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Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 9th June 1746 reads: "The "John", Brigantine of Pool, from Cork to Newfoundland, and a French ship (a prize) with 170 Hogsheads of sugar and some Rum is taken by the French and sent to St Malo."
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Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 22nd January 1740 reads: "On Saturday last came advice, that the "Sarah", Captain Adis, of Pool, bound from Newfoundland for Viana, was in his passage taken by two Spanish Shallops, and taken to Gijon on the coast of Galicia."
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Transcription of extract from the Salisbury Journal 11th March 1740 reads:
"The ship which Capt. Wadham found at sea, without any person on board, and put his mate and 5 hands into it is safely arrived at Pool. The ship and cargo will amount to several thousand pounds."
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