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Dear Sir,

By a person very lately from Charles Town we are informed that two English Privateers who have captured many of our Merchant vessels on our Coast, have been lately taken and brought into Charles Town—and one of those Pirates was commanded by Capt Osbourne I believe from Jamaica fitted out. The Capt of the other, I have heard his name—but it has slipt my memory[.]¹ The manner of their being taken is as follows—They were seen off the Bar some days, Cruizing at the same time a Twenty Gun Boston Ship,² lying in the harbor of Charles Town—The Commander of which offered his service to go out and take those privateers provided the Inhabitants would man his Ship, which they did, many Gentlemen of the Town were of the number, who went on board for the laudable purpose of enabling the Captain to execute the plan he proposed, at the same time fitted out a proper vessel and manned her also as a Tender to the Ship. They proceeded in quest of the Pirates, in short time saw them, the Tender going pretty near the two -Pirates, gave chase to the Tender upon seeing the ship, they left the Tender and gave chase to the ship, seemed to stand for Charles Town Bar, her Ports all closed the Privateers pursued the Chase, making all the sail they could until they run along side of the Ship on each side, when the Ship opened her ports and gave such a Salute that the two Pirates was under the necessity to strike and being near the Inlet was in a few hours brought to an Anchor in Charles Town Harbor. 

Since writing the foregoing account of the Privateers being taken, I have received a Charles Town paper wherein is mentioned the same account, under the Charles Town Head June 24^th. in the words following to wit. . . .

In celebration of this day great numbers of Guns have been fired, at Stanly's³ Wharf, and M^r Ellis' ship⁴ three different firings from each from early in the morning midday and Evening, and Liquor given to the populace. Stanly and Ellis seemed to vie with each other, in a contest who should do the most honor to the day, but M^r Ellis had the most artillery. . . . I am your Excellencys [&c.]