A Dutch ship, named the Spoors, Capt. Anthunson, spoke at sea, the the 28th of July, with three American privateers, viz. the Satisfaction, a sloop of 14 guns, a sloop of 10 guns, and a brig of 12 guns, from Rhode Island, in lat. 38. long. 40.30. West. They had taken two brigs from Jamaica, belonging to Liverpool.
July 6th, spoke with Capt. Holland, from Liverpool; he had taken a snow from Carolina, and sent her to Liverpool.2
About twenty-five leagues to the westward of Ushant, spoke with two American privateer brigs, of 14 guns each, with two Jamaica ships in company, which they had taken the day before: one ship had engaged them two hours. They had also taken sloop and a schooner some time before, and sent them to Nantz, and they intended to carry the ships they had with them there; this was on the 9th of August. The next day spoke with an American privateer, of 24 guns, named the Mars, from Boston; she was off Scilly.
