Came in his Majesty's ship the Acteon from Portsmouth for America, and his Majesty's bomb ship Thunder, from ditto for ditto; and this day his Majesty's ship the Solebay sailed express for Ireland from this place.
Yesterday his Majesty's ship Deal Castle, from Portsmouth, coming-to between the island and the Main, ran on shore at Easter-king Point, and was obliged to cut away all her masts; she got off the same day, but with some damage. Happily no lives were lost.
1. London Chronicle, January 4 to January 6, 1776.