The two armed schooners belonging to this place (the Lady Keith and Rovewell) have been lately very successful on their cruizes, having taken five prizes within this month past; it is true they are sloops and brigs, and are mostly loaded with lumber, rice, flour, &c. which, though they do not turn out to a very great amount, are very acceptable here; some cash has been found on board two of them, to the amount of about 500 1. in Spanish dollars. We have a great many prisoners here, many of whom are French, Spaniards, &c. taken out of the little privateers fitted out from Martinique. The Admiral, in this last fleet from hence, sent to England a great many, three or four in a ship, according to their size and complement, in order to lessen the number, as victualling of them here is very expensive, and they were of great service in the merchantmen, who gave receipts to deliver them at Portsmouth or Plymouth. This island at present looks very well, and promises good crops, which are much wanted here, as every thing from Europe has risen considerably on account of the rise of freight and insurance.
