Charlestown, April 3.
On Friday the 22d ult. Capt. [Joseph] Turpin, in the Provincial armed Brigantine Comet, of 16 Guns, retook the Sloop Hetty, of this Port, which Capt. Tollemache seized off this Bar in December last. Her Name was changed to the General Clinton; she had some Cohorns and Swivels, with twelve Men on board, and served as a Tender to the Falcon Man of War. A hard Gale separated Capt. Turpin from his Prize; the former arrived here on Sunday se'nnight, and the latter with Capt. [Simon] Tufts, on Saturday last. We hear that the Brigantine Georgia Packet, Captain [George] Bunner, from Philadelphia for Savannah, with a Cargo of Flour, &c. has been taken by the Men of War at Cockspur; 1 and a Sloop ,from this Port for New-York,2 and another from Georgetown for Salem has been taken by those on the North Carolina Station. 3 We hear from Savannah, that a party, in which were some Indians; lately went to Tybee Island, where they took thirteen Negroes and some other Prisoners, and killed three or four Marines.
1. The Georgia Packet, laden with flour, bread, beer and rum, was taken by H.M.S. Raven, off Savannah bar, on March 12, 1776, Shuldham's Prize List, April 24, 1776, PRO, Admiralty 1/484.
2. Ibid., the sloop Hope, Andrew Brown, master, with rice and indigo, taken March 10, 1776, by H.M.S. Mercury.
3. lbid., May 23, 1776, the sloop Adventure, Francis Boardman, master, with rice, indigo and skins, taken March 8, 1776, by H.M.S. Falcon.
