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I suppose you have heard of a fleet which came up pretty near the Light and kept us all with our mouths open ready to catch them, but after stayingnear a week and makeing what observations they could set sail and went of to our great mortification who were [prepared?] for them, in every respect.2
If our Ship of 32 Guns which [was] Built at Portsmouth and waiting only for Guns 3...
Date: 14 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
As to news we go on Briskly taking prizes. We have a plenty of Sugars. Within these ten days Sugars have fallen from 4 pounds to 3 and 2.5 by the hundred. A Brigg was carried into Newburry this Week, from Antigue laiden with Indigo and hides, and a Jamaca Man carried into Marble Head.2...
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The privateer Independance which saild from Plymouth about 3 weeks ago has taken a jamaca man laiden with Sugars and sent her into Marblehead last Saturday. I hear the Defence has taken another.
I think we make a fine hand at prizes.
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6