Tuesday Captain [William] Meston, late of the snow Dickinson, of this port, arrived here from Bristol, but last from the West-Indies. ー He sailed from this place last February, bound for Nantz, but the Mate, assisted by the crew, seized and confined the Captain on the coast of Portugal, and then altered their course for London; the southerly winds driving them into Bristol Channel, they arrived at Bristol the 28th of April, when the mate proposed to set off immediately for London with all the letters and papers on board for the inspection of government.
The vessel was detained at Bristol till the determination of government concerning her should be known.
By accounts from the Capes we are informed; that a brig from St. Thomas's with 400 barrels of powder, arms, dry goods, &c., coming into our Capes on Saturday last, was chased by the King-Fisher, and run aground off Cape May. Captain Barre [John Barry] and Weekes [Lambert Wickes] sent their boats to assist in unloading her; having taken out all the arms, cannon, 160 barrels of powder, and some dry goods, as much as their boats would hold ー they discovered the men of war's boats coming to her, upon which they opened the remainder of the powder, and spreading some doubled canvass upon it they laid on the canvass live coals, and left her ー one of the man of war's boats having got along side, they had hardly boarded her before she blew up.