Last week the Jenny, Duncan, arrived from Antigua in ballast. She sailed from thence the 23d of December. Mr. Thompson of Greenock (who was carpenter of the Carron, Montgomery, when taken) came home in the Jenny by the run, and was an active hand in retaking the Ronals of Bristol, loaded with about 500 hogsheads of sugar.

She had been taken by an American privateer, and was fitted out from Providence for Curasseau, pretending to load salt there, in return for beef, pork, fish, flour, staves, onions, and potatoes. The master and two mates were Americans; the crew, consisting of 14 hands, were English, Irish, and Scots, who, by necessity, had been driven to take employ in the American service.

During the voyage, they formed a resolution to carry the vessel to a British island; but having made Deseada, the master directed a man at the helm to steer S. and by E. but one of the crew called out to steer W.N.W: immediately the Captain laid his quadrant on the companion, and the sailors coming abaft, on the quarter deck, he said, "What do you mean, my lads." "To carry the vessel to Antigua," replied the tars. "You know, my lads," returned the Captain, "I have all along used you well, and now entreat you to 1esist from your purpose. I shall purchase you a sloop, or there's the long boat for you; take what you please out of the vessel, only carry the ship into a French island, and go where you will." " 'Tis true," said they, "we have been well used, and will use you no worse; but as we are resolved to get among our friends, after being so long prisoners, arguments are in vain; you and the master may take the long boat, and what you will, or go with us to An[ti]gua." They preferred the latter.

When they arrived at St. John's, a pilot set off to bring her in, of whom they asked if any ship of war was there, and being answered in the affirmative, they desired him to carry the vessel to Param, a place about 12 miles from St. John's, which he did, and when they came under the fort, the pilot clapt the broad arrow on the main mast, declaring her his seizure.

When the sailors got ashore, they applied to Mr. David King, a very considerable merchant in St. John's, and a firm friend to Government, who immediately embarked in their cause, entered a suit in the Court of Admiralty, and obtained a decree, viz. That the whole cargo and one eighth of the vessel was the property of the man of war, who alone had commission to seize her; but as it was a rule laid down there, for the encouragement of the seamen, to give the half of all captures made in that mann;er, the half was accordingly assigned them; the other seven-eight[h ]s of the vessell fell to the owners at Bristol, and the pilot was to be discharged from ever acting there in that capacity.

The sentence was applauded, and the sailors share amounted to near thirty pounds sterling per man. The command of her was given to Mr. James, who had assisted three Scotsmen in taking and bringing in a schooner to St. John's, loaded with flour from Rhode Island; and was to proceed with her to Bristol.

When they took possession of ithe vessel, they searched the cabin, and found that the master's private instructions were, to dispose of the cargo, and bring in return, arms and ammunition.