News from America.
The Tartar man of war, just arrived from Boston in twenty-one days, brings the alarming advice to administration, that three more of their transports, with troops and warlike stores for the King's service, were, after a smart engagement, taken by some Provincial privateers, who carried them with great triumph, into one of their ports, unshipped the stores for the immediate use of the rebel army, and marched all the men and officers prisoners up the country.
We learn from the same quarter that Capt. Montague of the Fowey man of war had taken a provincial letter of marque with 70 soldiers on board; the colours she carried were an ensign, on which was displayed a pine tree on a white field.
London.
Can a stronger proof be required, that Providence militates for the Americans, than the following facts:
The Actaeon frigate sails for America, but she runs ashore, and receives so much damage as to retard her at least three months; ー
The Boreas frigate is sent on the same service, and shares the same fate; ー
The Triton sails to cruize against the Americans; but soon returns dismasted; ー
The Deal Castle, in her way from Portsmouth to Plymouth, runs ashore at Easterking Point, in Plymouth harbour, and is obliged to cut away all her masts; ー
The Bristol of 50 Guns, sails on the same service, but the winds have driven her back, and the genii of America have driven her ashore: ー
The Rockingham sails with troops; but when even Rockingham goes forth against America Rockingham shall suffer, and her troops perish: ー
Two other transports, with British troops have shared the same fate since September: ー
The hardy sailors, coming from the North to combat America, perish in that rash enterprize even on their own element, for five ships in which they were passengers, were driven on the sands in November, and they all perish.
