Messieurs Printers, In your paper of the 25th instant you mention, "last Sunday a ship of 200 tons burthen, commanded by James Arnout, was sent into this harbour by Commodore Hopkins, &c." In the same paper, we observe that a certain Caleb Hopkins, who calls himself "Commander of the armed ship called the George, &c." has libelled the ship called the Queen of England. We are greatly surprised at his assuiance, in libelling said ship, as she was not within one and half miles of the George when she struck, and an island between them, and the Commodore (as he is called) did not come on board the Queen of England, 'till an hour after she struck, and then was employed only as a pilot.

Winthrop Gray Zebedee Redding

Captains.1

Hull, July 29, 1776.

Friday last was taken to the Eastward of Mount Desart, by two Whalemen, and last Wednesday sent in here, a large Schooner of 160 Tons, from Jamaica bound to Halifax, laden with Rum, Sugar, Pimenta, &c. She, it is said, was formerly owned in Salem.

Last Lord's Day was carried into Marblehead, the Ship Peggy, commanded by James Kennedy, mounts six 3 and two 2-pounders, bound for New York, taken by the armed Vessels Hancock, Capt. [Samuel] Tucker, and the Franklin, Captain [John] Skimmer. She is one of the Fleet of 24 Sail, who, it is said, by those that were taken in her, came out with transports, under convoy of two men of war, the Renown of 50 and the Flora of 20 guns, having on board a number of troops. ー The cargo consists of 75 doz. hose, 180 yards Irish sheeting, 2 boxes cord, 74 doz. porter, 83 doz. strong beer, 31 1 tierces salted beef, 6 barrels herring, 24 camp kettles, 5 doz. canteens, 2 doz. kettles with covers, candlesticks an'd spoons, 2648 mutton hams, 50 doz. Rappee snuff, 100 gallons rum, 3884 yards oznabrigs, 12 and half doz. claret, 4 barrels flour, 2 kegs barley, 230 doz. red port wine, 50 doz. Sherry, 53 doz. white port wine, 16 doz. strong beer, amounting to £.1509-1-9 sterling, and some cash. Also the following Tory gentlemen and ladies, viz. Patrick Reed, Thomas Frazier, Robert Semple, and wife, Elizabeth Burns, John Burns, Abigail Pecit, Thomas Semple, and the pious Benjamin Davis and son, Thomas Pamp, and John Whitehead. The Privateer Warren, Capt. Burk, engaged with another of the fleet, and near taking her, when by some accident she had three of her men blown up and seven wounded, which obliged them to put into port.²

The above Tories were brought to Town in a Marblehead Schooner on Monday morning, and escorted up to Gaol; ー they inform that they left Halifax the 4th July; that they sailed in Company with 3 Transports with Hessian Troops bound to New-York; and that the Day they left Halifax, they saw a fleet of 40 Sail, which they supposed to be Transports with Hessian Troops.