Yesterday an accunt was received that the following ships are absolutely taken by two Provincial privateers, called the Revenge and Montgomery, viz. the brig Henry, Blyth, from Barbadoes to Halifax, taken the 28th of May, laden with rum; the Rover, Hun[t]er; from Antigua to Dublin, taken the 13th of June, laden with ditto; The Isabella, Kirk, from ditto, for ditto, taken the 13th of June, loaded with rum; the Harlequin, Goodwin, from Nevis to ditto, taken the 2d of July, loaded with sugar and rum; the Devonshire, Fisher, from Antigua to ditto, taken the 1st of July, laden with rum; the Polly, Lear, from ditto to London, taken the 2d of July, loaded with sugar and rum, in lat. 34.55. lon. 53.36.
Capt. [Christopher] Stephenson arrived in town yesterday, and gives us the following account of the capture of his ship the Lady Juliana, from Jamaica to London, in company with the Reynolds, Capt. [Keylock] Rusden, from ditto for ditto, and the Juno, Capt. [Samuel] Marsden, from ditto, for Bristol. "on the 9th and 12th of May last they were attacked by two American privateers off the Matanzas, bearing S.S.E. and that the Reynolds, Rusden, was taken by the American privateer [Congress], Capt. Henry [sic George McAroy] , mounting six three pounders, and ten swivels, on the 9th of May; and Lady Juliana, Stevenson, and Juno, Marsden, were taken by the Chance, Capt. [John] Adams, who mounted four six pounders, and ten swivels, the 12th; that the Provincials put the captains and passengers on board a Spanish vessel that was leaky, who carried them into [New] Providence, where the captains purchased a vessel, called the Baltimore, which is since arrived at Plymouth."
The amount of the cargoes of the prizes lately taken by the American privateers, we are informed, is equal to the sum of 140,000 l.
Capt. Williamson, of the Frances, who was taken with the Jamaica ships by the Provincial privateers, was told while on board her, that several privateers were cruizing in the Gulph and windward passage for the homeward bound Jamaica ships.
