I have the satisfaction to acquaint you that the cruizers from this island have been very successful against the Americans, and almost knocked up their trade by the many captures they have taken; but notwithstanding all this, our shipping have suffered greatly, and consequently insurances get up, which reduce the profits much. The crops are not to brag of, and what with the want of provisions and lumber, bear hard upon us and the other islands.
1. London Chronicle, May 24 to May 27, 1777.