Capt. Arthur Crawford, of this Place, has taken and sent into a safe Port a ship from London, bound for Quebec, laden with Blankets, woolen Cloths, Irish Linens, Sheeting, Dowlas, Shoes, Stockings, Boots, Brandy, Port Wine, bottled Porter, Cheese, &c. Her Cargoe, when she sailed, was estimated at Fifteen Thousand Pounds Sterling. He has likewise taken two Ships from Jamaica.
Tuesday last [October 8] arrived from a Cruize the Sloop Providence, Capt [John Paul] Jones, in the Service of the United States. During her Cruize she took 13 Prizes, most of them Fishermen, six of which she burnt or sunk, after taking out the Hands, and ordered the others to different Ports. One of them is arrived at the Eastward.
Capt. [Abner] Coffin, in the Favourite Privateer, of this Port, has taken a Ship from Jamaica, bound for London, laden with Sugar, Rum, Limes, Pimento, &c. This Prize is also arrived in a safe Harbour.
Thursday last arrived the Privateer Industry, Capt. [Thomas] Child, of this Port. About a Fortnight since he fell in with a very large Jamaica Ship, mounting 10 Carriage Guns, which he engaged for several Hours; but the Sea running high, and-his Vessel making much Water, he could only bring two of his Guns to bear, and was finally obliged to quit her. Capt. Child had two Men killed, and five or six wounded.-
Capt. [John] Ayres, who arrived at Boston on Tuesday last, in an armed Schooner, on the 27th ult. in Lat. 39:45, Long. 49, saw a Fleet of 49 Sail, among them five Frigates and two 3 Deckers.
Two valuable Prizes, a Snow and Ship, laden with Provisions, bound from England to New York, are taken, and carried in at the Eastward.
A Brig from Falmouth, bound to New York, is taken and carried into Townsend, at the Eastward, having on board a Captain and about 20 Privates of the 16th Regiment of Dragoons, with their Horses and Accoutrements, also the Chaplain of said Regiment.
We hear that a Privateer belonging to Newport has taken two valuable Prizes, and sent them in at the Eastward
We hear that the Cerberus Frigate has this Week retaken two valuable Prizes, that had been captured by some of our Privateers. The Hands that were put on board one of them escaped in their Boat.
[Advertisements]
All Persons having any Bills against the Privateer Sloop Montgomery, for the second and third Cruizes, are desired to exhibit them on Thursday next to Messieurs John Smith, David Lawrence, or Joseph Cooke, of whom they may receive their Pay. Providence, October 11, 1776.
Providence, October 11, 1776.
Notice is hereby given, that on Thursday the 17th Instant, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon, at Capt. Joseph Crawford's Wharff, in Providence, will be Sold at public Vendue, to the highest Bidder, the Brig Lawrence, Burthen about 110 Tons, with her Appurtenances and Cargo, consisting of Rum, Sugar and Sea Coal
Also the Brig Elizabeth, Burthen about 110 Tons, with her Appurtenances and cargo, consisting of Salt, Virginia Tobacco, Flour, and two Carriages, one a Phaeton, the other a Kitatega; also 7 Negro Men Slaves, 3 large Cables, and 2 large Anchors, &c. pursuant to a Decree of a Court erected in the State of Rhode-Island, &c. for maritime Affairs, held at said Providence the 1st of October inst. by the Hon. John Foster, Esq; Judge of said Court.
Paul Tew, Sheriff.
N.B. Part of the Salt will be sold in small L[ot]s.
Whereas a Number of Persons have purchased Goods of said Tew at public Vendue out of several Prizes sold some Time past, and neglect to pay for the same: All such Persons are hereby requested respectively to make immediate Payment, otherwise their Names, [illegible] of respect to Persons, will be exposed in the Public P[lace], more [esp]ecially those who do not live or reside in the Town of Providence. Also all Persons that have Money lodged in their Hands for the Subscriber, are desired to pay the same immediately, that the Sale may be compleated.
To be Sold at public Auction,
On Monday the 21st of this inst. October, at Messieurs
Greene's Wharff in East Greenwich,
The Ship St. James,
With her Appurtenances and Cargo, consisting of 372 Hogsheads of Sugar, 82 Puncheons of Rum, 11 Bags of pimento, 1800 Pounds weight of old Copper, and 36 Pipes and 4 Hogsheads of Madeira Wine, and to continue till all is sold.
Henry Rice, Sheriff.