... Captain [Alexander] Stockdale likewise informs us, that the Experiment privateer brig, of New York, Captain David Squires, commissioned by Governor Bruere of Bermuda, who passed in sight of this Bar the 18th ult. has been cruising on the coast of North Carolina ever since, quitted only 12 days ago, with 7 prizes, amongst them a French ship1 of 20 guns bound for this port, to a part of whose crew he gave the long boat, in which they got ashore at Bogue inlet.
A letter from North Carolina of 19th inst. says, Lord Howe has ordered 4 men of war to Chesapeak Bay, to cut out all French ships they may find trading there.2
The Comte de Sabran, Captain Bartholemi Garguy, mounting 26 guns, is safe in this port, from Marseilles.
Last Saturday night arrived here the sloop Dolphin, John Roberts late master, from Jamaica, intended for St. Augustine, till the 20th instant, when six Americans that were on board (who had been a considerable time prisoners in Jamaica, and had no other way to get off the island, but by assisting to navigate merchant vessels belonging to the enemy, or by entering on board their ships of war) thought proper to alter the voyage, by taking charge of the vessel, quitting convoy, and steering for this port. The fleet of which this sloop was one, consisted of 104 sail, and sailed from Blue fields Bay in Jamaica, the 25th of June, under convoy of the following ships of war, viz. the Southampton Frigate of 26 guns, Capt. Garnier,3 the Hind, Ostrich and Camel of 20 guns each,4 and the Stork sloop of 14, which last left them about the 10th instant, to proceed for her station at Pensacola.5 The sloop's cargo consists of, 80 hogsheads of rum, and some other sallable articles And there were passengers on board, Mr. James Jamieson, formerly of this town merchant (but some time since compelled to depart this state, on account of improper correspondence with the enemy) Mrs. Jameison (his lady) and 4 children and Mrs. Margaret Bennet.— Amongst the papers found on board are several letters of Capt. Venture,6 Henry Mickie, &c. &c. to Mr. Jamieson, and strong recommendations of him by the Captain to Lord Howe and others.
By the Jamaica News-papers to the 20th of June, we find, That on the 5th a Jamaica privateer carried into Montego-Bay, a Dutch snow called de Verre Keyker, Capt. Kamer, laden with elephant's teeth, tobacco, coffee and some rum, taken off Tiberon, on suspicion of belonging to Mr. Murray of Jamaica, and trafficking with the Americans; but by her papers belonging to Flushing, had been to the coast of Guiney for slaves, sold them at Curacoa, and from thence was returning for Holland.—
... Our other advices from Jamaica are, that a few days before the fleet left that island, two New-England vessels were carried in there, by the crews.— That a brig was fitting out at Montego Bay, which might sail about this time, to cruize on this coast, called the Wasp, to mount 16 guns, and to be commanded by Capt. John Smith. And that the conduct of Admiral Sir Peter Parker (who now commands the fleet at Jamaica) to such Americans as have the misfortune to be carried there, is as widely different from that of his predecessor (Admiral [Clark] Gayton) as the true Gentleman's character differs from that of the savage.
