I yesterday boarded a sloop from North Uist, with Kelp, who had on board two men belonging to the brig Venus, of Liverpool, Weeks, Master, from Greenland, with one fish, who was taken on Sunday the 3d instant, within six or seven leagues of the Island of Barra, by an American Rebel privateer cutter, of 16 four pounders, double forti­fied, and as many swivels, manned with 100 men, some English, Irish, Scots, and French.² The names of the two men are John Brown and James Tay­lor. They were the only men set at liberty, by having one of the brig's boats given them; the rest of the brig's company remains on board the privateer.