Major [Philip] Skene has been sent to Hartford, in Connecticut. When he marched off, he behaved with the countenance and spirit of a true British Soldier . . .

Last week was seized near Gloucester, on board a ship from Cork, one Major [Christopher] French, and two officers, with 45 pacakages, containing 7500 suits of clothing for the army in Boston.² The Major and Officers set out yesterday for the camp at Cambridge as prisoners of war. Next week we will have 13 row gallies here, armed and manned. They row twelve and fifteen oars on a side, and carry each a 24 or 32 pounder, some placed in the stern and some in the bow, with swivels, cohorns, &c. round almost every part . . .

Yesterday the men of war lying at Newcastle took a schooner from Hispaniola, with some powder and arms, and the Port penn stage boat. They have confined their Captains, and are sailed out of the river for Boston, as it is supposed.³ Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia, is on board a man of war; as is also Governor [Josiah] Martin, of North Carolina.