“We have no late news from America; the French in these islands (notwithstanding all their protestations to the contrary) still continue to assist the Americans openly; prizes are still carried in there and sold, and every protection given them. Last week 16 sail of vessels, American and French, left St. Pierre's, Martinico, for America, under convoy of a 14 gun brig, a 10 gun sloop, and a French frigate.1 This is a fact, and what they do frequently. Nine sail left it about a month ago, under convoy of a French 64 guns ship, who saw them clear of the islands.2 We are much plagued with French privateers round this island.— They have lately taken a sloop called the Fly, with 21 hhds. Rum, 10 hhds. Sugar, and 6 negroes; also another sloop.
"The Botetourt government sloop3 has brought in a schooner from Carolina, with 219 tierces of rice, and the Delight, a small schooner privateer of 14 swivels, belonging to this port, has sent in here and into Tobago prizes to the amount of 20,0001. currency."
