The Friendship, Nastel; the ————, Moulpied, and the ————, Ahier, from St. Croix, bound for Guernsey, are all taken by the Americans.
The Charming Mary, Halliday, is taken by an American Privateer, between Newry and Dublin, where she was going to join the Convoy, which was intended for the Protection of the Linen Ships, on the News of some Americans being on the Coast. The above Ship is valued at Seventy thousand Pounds.1
The American Vessel, which put into Bilboa, was detained by Order of the Consul there. She mounts only eight Guns, and says, when she left Rhode Island, she had 50 Men; but having taken a Transport that mounted 14 Guns, and a Ship (the Susannah) from Oporto, with 300 Pipes of Wine, and a very valuable Cargo in Specie, besides three other Ships, she has put all her Men on board except 14, the Number she brought into Bilboa.
Fourteen Sail of the Fleet which sailed from Jamaica, consisting of 118 Vessels, are arrived at the several Ports.
The above Fleet, like most others, left the Men of War when they thought themselves out of Danger; in Consequence of which we have already received Advices, that one of them was taken in Lat. 36, and it is feared we shall soon hear of several more.