HISTORY OF CAPE HENLOPEN
AND BEYOND
PIRACY AND PRIVATEERS AT
THE CAPE AND LEWESTOWN ON DELAWARE
1746 PRIOR THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Another news item from a
pre-Revolutionary War newspaper of interest to those into
piracy at the Capes and
does one other thing, it proves there was a Lewes with activities
prior to the war of
independence .
Sunday, June 2, 1746,
Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia :
Yesterday, heard from
Lewes Town at the Capes, that four sail vessels were taken Sunday
morning last in a fight off
the Cape but it is as yet unknown what privateer it was. In
addition
a sloop from Boston for
Virginia was chased into Lewes Roads which came to anchor
under the command of the
shore battery gun. The enemy had sent their boat out to cut
the sloop off but some
shot from the cannon on shore striking near put them about hastily
and off they went, and the
sloop got safe into the creek afterward s.
After it was known the
privateers were in the Delaware as sum of money was raised to fit
out
one or more armed vessels
to clear the bay and coast and protect the trade met with a stand
of
centure. Last year the
Warren was fit having much discourage with it. All foreign trade
is now at a stand with the port as much as shut up.
The Association mount guard
every night at the Great Battery, near Lewes town on Delaware
in case of an alarm in the
night. All well disposed persons are desired to place candles in
lower windows and doors
for convenience of marching militia and other who may volunteer
to join them.
Abstract: The Pennsylvania
Gazette, Philadelphia, Sunday, June 2, 1748, page 3.
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