The Ann, Kennedy, from Jamaica to New York, is taken by the r<;bels, and carried into Philadelphia.

The Polly, Denny, from the West Indies to Liverpool, is taken by the Americans, and carried into Philadelphia.

The Lords of the Admiralty have put his Majesty's frigate Venus into commission.

Postscript.

The following is a list of prizes taken by the Alfred frigate in one month: ー Sailed from Rhode Island with 140 men, Nov. 2, 1776; the 12th took a brig with a valuable cargo from Liverpool for Halifax; on the 13th took ship Mellish, bound for Quebec, with cloathing for the army; she had 12,000 complete suits; on the 16th a snow from Gaspee for Barbadoes; on the 22d chased a transport, on shore off Canso, laden with provisions, and burnt her; on the 23d three transports, under convoy of the Flora frigate; on the.26th a ship from Liverpool to Halifax, mounting 10 carriage guns; on the 16th of December arrived with the Mellish, in Nantasket road, with 140 prisoners on board, among whom are the Attorney-General of Canada, his lady and family, with several officers and soldiers.¹