[Extract]
You no doubt have heard of Captain Manly, who goes in a privateer out of this harbour, because his name is famous, and as many towns contend for the honour of his birth as there did for that of Homer's. Capt. Manly has brought into this harbour in the course of a fortnight two large brigs of 220 tons each, laden with military stores and provisions, two ships 300 ton each, laden with English goods, porter, live hogs, &c. to the amount of forty thousand pounds sterling the whole ー A sloop is just brought in here from Virginia, laden with corn, oats, potatoes, &c. The Capt. was a midshipman belonging to the Otter sloop of war there, she was bound to Boston, and had been out 14 days ー of the people on board, are two members of their Provincial Congress, two other persons of note, whom Lord Dunmore had taken prisoners, and ordered to Boston to be tried ('tis supposed) for their lives ー There is likewise a Tory Col. who had inlisted 300 slaves and convicts, but was defeated and obliged to fly to Lord Dunmore, who advised him to go to Boston, and recommended him to Gen. Howe for a commission.
The prisoners, with all the letters and papers (some of which are of great consequence) are just gone off to Head-Quarters.