On Thursday last was brought in here by Sir James Wallace, of his Majesty's Ship Experiment, a Dutch Ship of about 600 tons, called the Lady Margareta,1 Capt. De Ruyter,2 laden with a very large and valuable Quantity of Salt, Medecines, amongst which are between four and 5000 Weight of Jesuit's Bark, Wine, Brandy, Cordage, Linens, Tea, and mercery Goods, bound from Cadiz, as they pretend, to Coracoa, but more probably to South-Carolina, will turn out a valuable Prize to the Experiment, and a great Loss to the Rebels. This is the fourth Prize taken, and arrived in our Harbour, within the last twelve Days, by this vigilant and gallant Commander, and we doubt not that this present Cruize off this Coast, will soon produce us many more Arrivals of equal Importance with those now lying at our Wharfs.
The first Cost of the abovementioned Ship's Cargo at Cadiz, amounted to 84,000 Dollars.
Thursday last the Brig Hannah, Capt. Sybels,3 arrived here from Halifax, in 17 Days: He sailed from thence in Company with sundry other Vessels, some of which were for this Port, and the Rest for Rhode-Island, under Convoy of his Majesty's armed Brig the Cabbot.
Captain Sybels informs, That Prizes were daily brought into Halifax, by his Majesty's Frigates, and that when he sailed the Blond, Milford, Orpheus, Scarborough, Fox, and Albany, lay in that Harbour.
Thursday last the Ship Tom,4 Capt. Lee,5 arrived here in 8 Weeks from Liverpool.
On the 28th. of December, in Lat. 48, 48. Lon. 3'7,35. Capt. Lee fell in with the Rebel Schooner Privateer Warren,6 Capt. Revel,7 from Beverly, in Massachusetts Bay, of ten Guns, and fifty Men, which he took, after a short Engagement, carrying away their Fore-Mast, killing one of their Men and wounding three, with no other Loss on his Side, than one Lad wounded, named John Neal. Capt. Lee took the Guns and every other necessary out of the Privateer, and then left them to shift for themselves.
The next Day Capt. Lee fell in with and took the Schooner Friendship,8 Capt. Ellenwood,9 from Salem for Surinham, with Fish and Lumber, and ordered her for Liverpool; and the 9th Ult. Lat. 35, 55. Lon. 61,46. he also fell in with and took the Schooner Two Brothers, Isaac Elwell, Master, from Newbury, for Trinidada, with Lumber and Fish, which he ordered for this Port, but parted from her in a Gale of Wind.
The 16th following in Lat. 37, 57. Lon. 63, 45. Capt. Lee engaged a Sloop of 12 Guns and about 70 Men for a considerable Time within Pistol Shot, when she was glad to sheer off, with considerable Damage, and as Capt. Lee put one third Part of his Men on board his Prizes, he thought it most prudent to pursue his Voyage hither.
The Zeal and Loyalty of the Liverpool Merchants, in Favour of Government is eminently evinced by the Number of Vessels they have already armed and stationed for the Annoyance of the Rebel Commerce and Communication with the natural Enemies of Great-Britain; the following are now cruizing in the American Seas, The Sarah Goulbourn, Capt. Holland, of 20 six and nine Pounders;10 the Brilliant, Capt. Priestly, of 20 six and nine Pounders;11 the Belcour, Capt. Moore, of 18 six and nine Pounders;12 the Ellis, Capt. Jolly, of 16 six and nine Pounders;13 the Pole, Capt. Maddock, of 18 six and nine Pounders;14 the Marlborough, Capt. Dawson, of 16 six Pounders;15 the Fanny, Capt. Wignal, of 12 six Pounders,16 and the Sally Sloop, Capt. Powell, of 12 four Pounders.17
Lieut. Wright,18 Commander of the Brig Dunmore, Tender to his Majesty's ship the Otter, sent in here Yesterday Morning, a Brig from Dartmouth, N.E. in Ballast, for Ocracock, in North-Carolina;19 and a French Sloop from Guadaloupe, for Virginia,20 loaded with Camp Equipage, Wine, Dry Goods, &c. &c.
