The store ship mentioned in our last, taken by the people in New-Jersey, is called the Green [sic Blue] Mountain Valley, burden about 400 tons, commanded by Captain [John Hamilton] Dempster (brother to a member of Parliament of that name) her cargo consisted of 120 chaldrons of coal, 100 butts of porter, 300 sacks of potatoes, 10 pipes of sour crout, four four pounders; some powder and arms; and sundry other goods, with 80 hogs, most of which died on the passage.
Wednesday se'nnight [January 24] died of an Apoplectic Fit, George Clepham, Esq; Purser of his Majesty's Ship Asia, in this Harbour. His Remains were deposited the next Evening in Trinity Church-Yard, attended by and under the Direction of the Marine Society.