Saturday last was sent into this port a prize brig, bound to Bilboa, with 2000 quintals of fish, taken by a Salem privateer.

Yesterday was brought to this town, from Falmouth, 16 English Light Horse, which were taken some time ago in a prize, and carried into that port.

Monday 14th inst. arriv'd at Falmouth (C[asco] Bay) a large ship from Jamaica, bound to London, laden with 500 hogsheads of sugar and 50 ditto of Rum, taken by the privateer Retaliation from Beverly, [Eleazer] Giles commander. The ship mounted 6 carriage guns and fought the Privateer two hours before she struck.¹

Tuesday last arrived at Falmouth [Casco-Bay] a large brig (the Mary and James) commanded by Thomas More; she was from Falmouth in England, bound to Naples, laden with balls, boxes of goods, cocoa, pepper, allom, tin, head, &c. taken by Capt. Simon Forrester in the privateer sloop Rover from Salem.