Citation - Salem Gazette (Hall): 1782.10.31

SG(H.782.036
31 Oct 1782:31,32 (2/55)
Extract of a letter from Paris, dated May 31.  The Court has
at last received the original dispatches of the Count de
Grasse, respecting the unhappy affair of the 12th of April.
. . [column describing reaction of French nobility and
people to replace ships lost in action]
The Queen shares this misfortune with her Royal consort. On
that melancholy occasion she countermanded a concert that
was to be given in her apartment.