Last Monday [January 29] one of the Continental Cruizers got into a harbour to the eastward, having been chased by the Lively man of war, who fired about 170 shot at her.
A wood vessel, bound to Boston, was taken by one of our cruizers this week, in the Bay.
Last Thursday morning [January 25], Capt. Manley, being on a cruize in the Bay, discovered a ship a league or two S.E. of Boston light-house. He immediately gave chace to, and took her within sight of the ships in Boston harbour. He then stood for a snow, which he espied off Cohasset; and soon coming up with her, she struck to him without hesitation. Just as Capt. Manly had manned his last prize, a schooner of eight carriage guns, with many swivels, and full of men, convoying two little provision vessels from Halifax, came up, and began an engagement with Capt. Manley; but being soon convinced of her error, she sheered off for Boston. ー Capt. Manly would undoubtedly have taken her also, with the two provision vessels, had not his crew, (which was at first much short of the complement) been considerably weakened by manning the two prizes. In the engagement, his gunner was wounded, and his rigging much damaged. We have not heard what loss the enemy sustained. Both of the prizes, which were loaded with coal, from Whitehaven, in England, Capt. Manly got safe into Plymouth the ensuing night.
