Thursday Evening of last Week a Schooner Privateer belonging to Newbury, Capt. Bentley,1 arrived here: The Day before, off Montauk Point, he fell in with and re-took a French Snow, bound into Newport; her Cargo consisted of Salt, a large Quantity of Calicoes, &c. the most valuable Articles were taken on Board the Privateer and brought in here: The Snow was ordered to Newbury.
Sunday last a Boat bound from Block-Island to Newport, was taken and carried into Stonington, by an armed Whaleboat. She had on Board 14 Calves, 30 Bushels of Corn and some other Articles of Provision for the Comfort of the Inhabitants of Newport.
Wednesday last, a Brig with 62 Pipes of Wine, was brought in here by Capt. Pelton:—She was owned in Boston, and bound to that place from Tenerif, but had been taken six Days before, by Sir James Wallace,2 and ordered into Newport. There were two Midshipmen on Board.
Capt. Lathrop in a Ship,3 and Capt. Ripley in a Brig,4 both from this Port, were lately taken, on their Passage from North-Carolina to Holland, and carried into Delaware-River.
The sloop Friendship, Capt. Crary, from Stonington, bound to North-Carolina was taken ten Days after she sailed, by a ten Gun Sloop fitted out at Bermuda.5
The ship Betsey, Capt. Wm. Packwood, belonging to this Port, is arrived in North Carolina, from the West-Indies in 46 Days Passage
The French Ship Lyon, Capt Michel,6 sailed from hence last Friday, and we have since an Account from Long Island, that she fell in with an English Frigate, south of that Island, with whom she had an Engagement which lasted four Hours, and that they afterwards parted.
