By this day's post a gentleman of Gosport received a letter from Plymouth, advising him that four prizes were sent into that port by his Majesty's ships Foudroyant and Nonsuch; two of them retaken ships, and the other two American property, laden with rice and indigo.
The hospital at Forton is quite fitted up, and every necessary contracted for. The prisoners are to be removed from his Majesty's ship Terrible, now at Spithead, to-morrow, to the prison. 2
1. London Chronicle, May 8 to May 10, 1777.
2. Prisoners were from privateer brigantine Rising States. They were the first American prisoners in Forton prison, but were not actually transferred until June 14, 1777, Connor's Journal, LC.
