The Fox, said to have been taken by Capt. Manly, was, we learn by the Cartel arrived here from Halifax, retaken by a 64 Gun Ship, and carried into that Place.
Captain Thomas Dalling, in the Schooner McClary, spoke with the Privateers Active, Capt. [Andrew] Gardner,and———— [Speedwell] Capt. Grieley [Jonathan Greely], in the Lattitude of 43 04 N. 9. Longitude from London 45 30 West, which had parted from Commodore Manley's Squadron, had met with no Success, but were all well on board.
When the Raleigh Frigate went down the [Piscataqua] River, every well Wisher to the Cause seemed to vie with each other in paying Respect to the Continental Colours as she passed along — particularly at Fort Washington, where the lines was man'd, and the Soldiers all drawn up in great Order, the commanding officer "Prick'd" them on to shew their Joy, in a most extraordinary polite Manner, Lt. W————E saluted with his Pike, in a method quite new; the Soldiers took every Motion from the Lieutenant, and went thro' the whole Maneveers in a most surprising Manner— the Day was so very windy, made it impossible to hoyst the Colours at either of the Forts; — but to shew their Humiliation to the Thirteen United States, they laid their Flags low in the Dust.