The first known Nova Scotian privateer to be mobilized during the 1790s was the Royal Edward which, in late 1796, brought a very lucrative Spanish prize into Jamaica.
numéro de référence: Nova Scotia Archives Newspapers: Royal Gazette 21 March 1797 page 3
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