On Sunday last arrived the Swallow Packet, Capt.Copeland in 9 Weeks from Falmouth, which he left the 7th of January, with several Passengers, and a very large Mail, which we hear was taken on board the Asia Man of War.
The ship Julius Caesar, Capt. John Thomson, of Chester town, Maryland, having safely landed her cargo at Falmouth, received freight, and the ship being discharged, the men were also paid off and discharged, and the ship lade up safe in the harbour, for the benefit of those concerned, viz. Mess. Smyth and Ringgold, Chester town, Maryland.
From undoubted authority we can assure the Public, that a ship belonging to Messrs. Franklins, loaded with salt and wine, sometime ago taken by the men of war here, and sent for Boston, was, on Wednesday last cast away on the rocks on Montock point, at the east end of Long Island; the vessel is entirely bilged, and the salt all run out; the people had great difficulty to save their lives, some of them being much bruised when taken out of the water. There were 14 men and an officer belonging to the Asia, on board, who were all made prisoners, and on Monday they set off with a strong guard for this city, and may be expected in a day or two. ー The officer is named Smith, and said to have been very active the night the Asia fired on the town; he behaved with great insolence, and ori:lered Colonel Mulford to provide a coach to carry him on board his ship.
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