Last Friday arrived at Cape-Ann the Continental Brig Cabot, Capt. Elisha Hinman: — by Letters received in Town from said Brig, we learn that he has taken, during her cruize, four Ships and a Brig, all richly laden with Rum, Sugar, Cotton, Coffee, &c. from Jamaica.
Yesterday arrived in Town, via Long-Island, Mr. Elias Thomas, who was taken by the Galatea of 20 Guns, Capt. Gurden [Thomas Jordan], about the first of September, in the Britannia, Whaleman, belonging to Nantucket, and carried to New York, where he was put on board the Chatham. — He made his Escape from the Enemy last Wednesday se'nnight, and says it was currently reported on board the Fleet that the ministerial Army lost 3000 Men, in the different Actions of sunday and monday se'nnight, chiefly Hessians, that 78 wounded Officers were brought into New-York — That in the attack upon Fort Washington the Phenix was torn almost to Pieces and two Frigates greatly damaged — That General Clinton, who commanded the ministerial Troops at South-Carolina, lately died in New York of the Wounds he received in the attack on the Fort at Sullivan'sIsland — That 100 sail of Transports were shortly to sail to England under convoy of the Bristol, Rose and Swan — that the noted capt. [James] Wallace is promoted to the command of the Experiment, of 50 guns. 1
Four of the Enemy's Ships are now cruising near Block-Island, viz. Lark, 32 guns, [Richard] Smith; Cerberus, 28, Symonds [John Symons]; Merlin, 18, and another ship of 28 Guns. Last Thursday the above Ships lay in East-Bay at Block-Island.
Since our last a Number of Troops from Rhode-Island, from the East-End of Long-Island and from Connecticut, embarked at New-Haven, and landed at Shetocket, on Long-Island with a View of bringing off some Tories and the Effects of a Gentleman friendly to the American cause; being interrupted by some Tories who fired upon them, they killed 10, and have brought off 23, two of the latter were deserters from our Army. A sergeant in our Party was killed in the contest.
About the same Time, one Samuel Glover, a notorious Offender, was taken at Mastick, on said Island, and is committed to Goal in this Town.