Friday, Oct. 11th ー Peter Linnard, a fisherman late in the schooner Dragon, arrives from Canso in a shallop, and informs that about 14 days ago the schr. Dragon was taken by a privateer, William Carlton, com-mander, as she was lying in Fisherman's Harbour, and sent to New England.2 The skipper Knowlton went with her. He also informs that the rest of the crew were kept on board the privateer till she went to Canso, and [illegible] where she was run ashore by Capt. [George] Dawson3 Carlton and his Lieut., with some others made their escape. About 25 were taken with two of the fishermen ー B. Holmes and John Peach, and put on board the brig Diligent, Capt. [Edmund] Dod. He also informs, a sloop, Capt. Jones, of Rhode Island has been in at Canso, and taken away 5 sail of ships, brigs, etc. Burnt, sunk and destroyed 5 or 6 more, and taken some things out of stores.4
1. Harold A. Innis, ed., The Diary of Simeon Perkins, 1776-1780, Champlain Society (Toronto, 1948), XXIX, 133-34.
2. The Massachusetts privateer schooner General Gates.
3. H.M. Sloop Hope.
4. The Continental sloop Providence, Captain John Paul Jones.
