The Privateer Sloop Bever,¹ Capt. Dodge, sailed from Bedford on a Cruize, last Saturday Se'nnight, and on Monday fell in with the Maidstone Man of War:—the Wind being light, the Maidstone sent three armed Boats to attack the Sloop; but one of them was soon sunk by Capt. Dodge, on which the other two returned to the Ship; and a thick Fog setting in about the same Time favoured Capt. Dodge's Escape. The Sloop had one Man killed and four slightly wounded. Capt. Dodge arrived here on Thursday Afternoon, and brought in two empty Sloops which he took the same Day, off Montauk, bound from Newport to New-York.²

Last Saturday the Mifflin armed Schooner,³ Capt. Kerr,⁴ returned here from a Cruise up the Sound,⁵ and brought in six Prizes, coasting Sloops and Schooners, laden with a Variety of useful Articles.⁶

Sunday Night last, two Boats under the command of Capt. Dayton⁷ and Capt. Chester,⁸ with 24 Men in both, went to Long-Island; and carrying one of the Boats across a narrow Part of the Island at South-Hampton, they went about 60 Miles up the South-Side of the Island, to Fire Island Inlet, and took Possession of five Sail of coasting Vessels which lay there, laden with Lumber, Oysters, Houshold-Furniture, some Dry-Goods, Provisions, &c. The Prizes are all safe arrived.⁹ More might have been brought off could they have manned them—Among the Prisoners is a British Sergeant. 

Last Tuesday a Prize Sloop, laden with Wine, was taken going into Newport by two armed Boats, and carried into Connecticut River.