We hear the sloop Grampus, John Brakett [Bracket], master, loaded with bread and flour, bound from Baltimore to Cape Cod, on Tuesday last [February 15] fell in with, and was taken by a number of armed vessels (part of the British navy) off the Race Point; they took out of the sloop the master, mate and all hands except one, and put in their place one midshipman and three seamen, and directed them to sail for Boston. ー The morning following they struck on Cohassett rocks; the people took their boats and went ashore. ー The inhabitants of Cohassett went on board the sloop, took out part of the cargo, and have got off the vessel. The men are on their way to head-quarters. At the same time the above armed vessels took a large schooner from Baltimore, and have sent her into Boston.
We just hear, that the Yankey Hero, of 14 guns, Capt. [Thomas] Thomas, belonging to Newbury-port, took and sent in there last Friday [February 16] a Bark of about 300 Tons, laden with Coal, Pork and Flour, which was designed for the use of the Ministerial Butchers in Boston.
