A vessel from St. Eustatia belonging to this state, laden with canvas, is arrived at Edenton.
The enemy's ships of war found means, the week before last, to cut out from Chingoteague about nine vessels. Some they carried off, and burnt others. They were chiefly French vessels.
Last Friday morning the Emerald frigate, lying off our Capes, took the following vessels, outward bound, viz. Capt. Cluverius, in a small schooner; and the captains March, Philipson, Moodie, and M'Fee, in small sloops.1 The brig Liberty, capt. [Thomas] Herbert, belonging to this state, and a large sloop, capt. Johns, both got clear, besides a number of other vessels.
