Extract of a Letter from Capt. Moore, late Commander of the Mary and James, dated from on Board the Hampden Packet Boat, arrived at Falmouth.

"You will be surprised at hearing from me in this part of the world, the reason you will see by the protest handed to you. I was taken by a privateer called the Rover, a sloop of eight carriage guns and 14 swivels; when she left America she had on board 80 men, but when they took me they had only 38. The Captain's name is Simon Thomson [sic Simon Forrester]; where she belonged to; I could not learn from them. They appeared more like pirates than any thing else. They had taken six vessels before mine, but I do not remember any of their names; she had also an engagement with a snow belonging to Bristol, Capt. Bates, which blew up after fighting six hours; only three of the crew were saved out of 26,¹ two of whom were landed on the coast of Algarve, with three masters of vessels and their crews, and the others entered on board the privateer. There were men of different nations on board her; but the captain and major part of the crew were Irish."