On Monday the following well known enemies to American Liberty, transported themselves from this city, in the Rebecca and Frances transport, Duncan Campbell, commander, in the service of Gen. Gage, for Boston, viz. Jonathan Simpson, merchant, and Samuel Waterhouse, addressers of Gage and [Thomas] Hutchinson, Doctor Benjamin Loring, late of Philadelphia, appointed house surgeon to one of the ministerial hospitals there, and Mr. Sheaf, also the famous, or rather infamous George O'Sullivan; they had on board 67 recruits, 10 women, and 14 children; the recruits were supposed to be procured hy one Campbell, a surveyor, who went on board recommended by W[illiam] T[ryon] Esq;1
On Sunday last the King Fisher sailed for Virginia, in order to take on board Capt. M'Carty [John Macartney], commander of the Mercury, who is suspended on account of shewing (what they call) too much lenity to the rebels, for which he is to take his trial at Boston. This was the Captain who refused protection to a large body of run-away negroes from the town of Norfolk, who wanted to enter on board his ship; he received the public thanks of the magistrates of the town for his conduct, and this is supposed to be the cause of his present disgrace.
