Last Tuesday arrived here in 21 days from Halifax, Capt. John Salter, of this town, Capt. Nathaniel Dowle, Capt Crawford, Mr. Skinner and Mr. Jones. ー On the 6th Sept. 1775 Capt. Salter in the ship Crisis, sailed from Newbury Port for the Island of Antigua [upo]n the 12th was taken by Capt. [Thomas] Bishop, of t[he] Lively, and carried into Boston, where his chest was broken open and all his money, (to amount of 800 Dollars) with sundry other valuable articles stole. On the 12th March following, from a false representation to General Howe was sent on board the ship Thames, kept in irons 10 days and 4 weeks a prisoner ー then sent ashore at Halifax, and there continued three weeks in goal ー On the 28th of April, by order of Gen. Howe was released without any tryal, after petitioning the General for a hearing.
An Express passed through this town last Thursday, who bro't an account that Capt. Mowat in the Canceaux, had taken all the fishing boats which lay within his reach, to the number of 20 sail, at the Eastward of Casco-Bay, it's supposed has carried them into Halifax.