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CJ-B.778.031
5 Nov 1778:32 (128)
Intelligence Extraordinary. We are credibly informed that
the French vessel lately taken, brought dispatches of great
importance to Count d'Estaing. . . [9 lines, a satirical
account of a dispatch to Count D'Estaing, ordering him to
make every member of Congress swear allegiance to Louis XVI,
followed by:]
This vessel, besides dispatches, brought a considerable
cargo consisting of the following articles, viz. Mass
books, 50,000
Racks and wheels, 200
Consecrated wafers, 3,000,000
Crucifixes, 15,000
Rosaries, 70,000
Wooden shoes, 200,000
Five chests of paints for the ladies faces,
Pills for the cure of the French disease, 10,000 boxes.
We also learn that the passengers on board were all
priests, in the disguise of hair-dressers, tooth-drawers,
fidlers, and dancing masters.
By letters brought by the same ship, we are likewise
informed, that Dr. Franklin has abjured the protestant
religion, and that he is decorated with the order of the
Holy Cross of Jerusalem.
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