“The Master of the Lion armed transport, arrived at Cove, says, that in lat. 50, 3. long. 20, W. she fell in with an American privateer, who fired a gun at him, and bid him strike to the United States of America; that he hoisted British colours in return, and fired a broadside into the privateer; that they continued a running fight for upwards of two hours, when the evening coming on, and they both seemingly having enough of it, the privateer sheered off, and the Lion continued her course. The privateer was a small brig, mounting ten guns, and the Captain of the Lion says, he verily believes she would have boarded him, but that his vessel was light, and consequently high out of the water, and the privateer very low. Had she boarded him, he says she must have taken him, as she seemed full of men, and the Lion was but weakly manned, four of his hands being ill, yet those would come on deck during the engagement, though they could hardly crawl.”