Last Sunday arrived at Saco a small prize-Schooner sent in by the Putnam Privateer, John Harmon Commander, having on board 300 bushels of salt and some oyl. Next day arrived another schooner, taken by the same privateer, having on board 375 Quintals of green fish; and some oyl; she brings an account of another small vessel taken that is not yet arrived, and one that they took, which was afterwards drove ashore by a frigate ー the Vessel lost, but the people got on board the privateer again; the frigate drove the Privateer into a harbour, and came to anchor with intention of keeping her in; but Capt. Harmon got one of his guns ashore on a point of land, & fired on the frigate, when she returned whole broadsides into the woods at them, but did no damage ー Capt. Harmon after a few shots was so lucky as to cut away her fore-stay, which obliged her to come to sail, and put io sea.
Last Wednesday arrived at Falmouth, a Prize ship, of between 3 & 400 tons, from Portsmouth in England, to Quebec, laden with Powder, Nails, Beef, Butter, &c. has 16 carriage-guns, 8 of which were mounted. She was taken by a Privateer from Newbury, by stratagem.
Since our last arrived in this Port, two prize Schooners, the Glasgow and the Neptune, laden with fish & oyl, to a considerable amount, taken off the banks of Newfoundland, by Capt. Robert Parker, of this Port.
This morning a small prize schooner with 200 quintals of fish was sent into this harbour; she was taken by Capt. Calton [William Carleton] in the General Gates Privateer from Salem.
