On Wednesday night, a number of people of this city, proceeded (according to a resolve of the Provincial Congress) to take off the cannon that were mounted on the Battery, and were desired to be as silent as possible to prevent being discovered by the Asia man of war, when they came there they observed two of the man of war's barges, lying a little distance off, from which it is evident that some infernal villain and enemy to the country, had informed Capt. [George] Vandeput of their design; however they began dragging the cannon with the utmost expedition; when they had got twelve or thirteen away, the barges rowed within musket shot of the Battery, and then fired, which was immediately returned by Capt. [John] Lamb's company of Artillery; the man of war fired three shot which alarmed the city; the drums beat to arms, and the inhabitants mustered as far as possible; this did not deter our people from pursuing their design, but they hauled away the cannon with as much spirit as before; the man of war then began firing very hot with grape shot, eighteen and twenty-four pounders, and volleys from the tops; all this time the people kept dragging the cannon up the Broad-Way, and did not desist till they had got them all ranged before the Liberty-Pole; though the Battery and streets were full of people, happily no lives were lost, their guns were well levelled, and the balls came singing over our people's heads, and on all sides as thick as hail; the fence between the Fort and Battery, and the houses around, are full of shot holes, and a number of balls found in the houses. It occasioned a great consternation among the women and children; numbers of people have moved, and are still moving their effects out of town: We had only two men wounded, which is almost incredible, considering the numbers that were on the Battery at the time of the attack. There was one man killed, and four or five wounded belonging to the boats.

Yesterday arrived here from the Eastward, his Majesty's ship King-Fisher, commanded by Capt. [James] Montague.