The Americans call the West India Islands their Plantations, and it appears, by the Number of Captures which have been taken within these six Months, that they can call them so with as much Propriety as Great Britain; for as many of their Ships are carried to North America as are brought to England.
Two American Privateers are taken and carried into St. John's, Newfoundland; and by Letters from thence of the 20th of Sept. a large Fleet sailed a few Days before for a Market under Convoy of a Man of War, and another Convoy would sail in October.
The Catharine, Oram, and Polly, Elford, were taken by an American Privateer in Sept. last on the Banks of Newfoundland.
Letters from Faro mention, that several American Privateers, carrying 12 and 16 guns each, have been seen off the Coast, and that they had taken two or three Prizes.
Advice is received, that the Galatea Frigate, after retaking two of our homeward bound ships, sailed for Bermuda, to release a vessel which was blocked up there by the American privateers.
