A great number of letters for officers in Boston were taken in the ship Capt. Manley sent into Portsmouth
(as mentioned in our last) many of which mention great difficulty in raising recruits for the American service, and that it was apprehended the British army will be very little superior, the ensuing campaign, to what it was the past.
Yesterday 7'night Capt. Manly sent into Cape-Ann another fine prize, a ship of 300 tons, out 17 weeks from London, bound to Boston. Her cargo consisted of 180 casks of porter, and 50 casks of sour krout, together with coal, cheese, &c. She also brought out 164 live hogs, but only 3 of them lived through the passage.
A large Ship of 300 Tons Burthen, laden with Coal, Porter, Cheese, &c. which had been out from White Haven about 16 Weeks, after having received considerable Damage, and been repair'd at New York, was on last
Friday 7 night taken by a small Shallop of about 26 Tons, and between 20 to 30 Hands, with only small Arms, after about one Hour's Resistance, and carried into Dartmouth. The Captain of the Ship, before he struck, received a Ball, which went through his Thigh. . She had on board a very valuable Box of Jewels, and is supposed to be. worth at least £ 2500 Sterling. This, it is said, is the seventh Prize from White Haven, and the last, it is currently reported, and believed to be true,
Capt. Manley drove on Shore, the Beginning of last Week, at Squam, near Salem.
We also hear a Sloop laden with Provisions for the Ministerial Butchers at Boston, was taken and carried into Dartmouth the same Day ー We have not yet heard where she was from.
