Last Friday arrived a Brig laden with dry Goods, &c. bound from Bourdeaux, in France, for Newbury; was taken by His Majesty's Ship Grayhound and sent in here.¹

The rebel privateer brig, brought in here by the Milford, was mentioned in our last, is the same that engaged the Glasgow last Summer. She is called the Cabbot; fights 16 six pounders on one deck, and had 182 men on board, one Joseph Olney, commander. She sailed from Salem the 23d of March in company with the Tyrannicide and Massachusetts, two Rebel privateers of much the same force with the Cabbot; all three bound on a long cruize to the southward. They had been out but a few Hours when they fell in with the Milford, and courageously bore down, seemingly with a full intent to engage. ー The Cabbot was to receive the first broad-side, while the other two were to attack, one on the quarter the other on the bow; but coming near enough to perceive the King's ship was already prepared to receive them, their courage began to fail; and one of the Captains named Fisk insisting (tho' within half Gun shot of the Milford) that she was a line of battle ship and not a Frigate; the others readily took the hint, and all three instantly hal'd their Wind, and crouded off with all the Sail they could pack. The Milford pursued them for two days, and at last run the Cabbot ashore near Cape Vison, where said Olney, and his motley crew (including what they call a Captain, two Lieutenants, and a numerous party of Marines) fled into the woods in the greatest hurry and confusion, carrying their small arms and ammunition with them, but could not spare time in their fright to set fire to their vessel, which they might very easily have done. Olney himself was the first man in the boat, having jumped into her whilst they were hoisting her out.

A party of 20 seamen and about as many marines were detached from the Milford as soon as possible in quest of them, but the Rebels having started first, proved too nimble of foot to be overtaken. Marching along shore to the northward of the Cape, they seiz'd upon a light schooner, plundered the adjacent houses for provisions, and set off for N. England, to blaze a broad their heroic exploit. —

Their Vessel, the Cabbot sails extremely fast, is exceedingly well fitted for War, and is thought will be taken into the King's Service.