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The Barbadoes packet, ————, from Philadelphia, is arrived at Bristol, in thirty two days. Governor [John] Penn is come over express in the above ship, by desire of the Congress. They left Philadelphia the 12th of July, and arrived at Bristol on Sunday morning, and have brought over a petition to his Majesty from the Congress at Philadelphia.
The Commerce, Capt. Rice, from Philadelphia, is arrived...
Date: 15 August 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Our trade with Waterford, Corke, Belfast, and Derry, is entirely at a stand, in consequence of the swarms of American privateers, which infest our coast. Sixteen sailors from on board a Boston brig, landed yesterday near Skerries, and staid in that part of the county several hours; they behaved with great civility to the countrypeople, whom they upon all occasions excite to rebellion. The...
Date: 9 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Last night a fish-boat arrived here, the master of which declares, that in the morning, about nine o'clock, he was brought to by three American privateers, one of 22 guns, another of 16, and the other of 12 and some swivels; that he was ordered on board the largest, where he was about two hours, during which time [he] was asked many questions concerning the strength of many places in Ireland,...
Date: 12 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
A few days ago was brought in here the Princess Massareno, Capt. Wharton, from North Bergen to Venice, who had been taken by the Warren Provincial privateer, of 14 guns, and a number of swivels, and full of men, who put a prize-master on board.
Date: 12 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
On Tuesday the 29th past arrived at Marstrand [Sweden], a free Port in the neighbourhood of Gottenburgh; a brig of about 160 tons burthen, called the Molly, ——, Master, from Philadelphia, laden with rice, and indigo, to a person formerly of Scotland, but now of Gottenburg, which Gentleman dispatched for the Congress last January, from Marstrand, a cargo of gunpowder and other implements of war;...
Date: 6 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
The Phillips, Capt. Crockett, laden with staves, from Castleamer to London, was on the 24th of July, in lat. 47. 56. long. 9. 30. attacked by the Civil Usage Provincial privateer, Capt. Gibbons, mounting 14 guns, and full of men, who took him; the Captain of which told him he had been out three months from Newbury, and had only taken three other prizes the whole time.1
Date: 19 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
On the 5th curt. we left Cove, and in about 23 hours met the Oliver Cromwell, Capt. J. Cole [William Coles], who took us; he paid no attention to our Portugueze pass and colours; immediately he removed all our crew to his brig, leaving only Mr. Tibby with the passengers on board our vessel. Towards evening he went in chase of two brigs, with whom we saw him engaged at night for near an hour....
Date: 21 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Several English vessels have been brought in here as prizes to the American privateers within these last six weeks, before which time we had not seen any American vessels for some months; we suppose, the ports of France being shut, they have brought such of their prizes as they do not think worth sending home into our harbours. About ten days ago a vessel belonging to Scotland, and another to...
Date: 7 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
London.
The Centurion, Capt. Forger [Thomas Folger], from North-Carolina to Cadiz, is taken by his Majesty's frigate Levant, and sent into Gibraltar.
The Mercury, Rowland, from Leith to Gibraltar, was taken off Ushant by the General Mifflin privateer; the crew were put into a boat, and met with the Beehive off Guernsey.
The Active, Clark, from Quebec to Great Britain, of eight four pounders, was...
Date: 10 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
The Hawke Gribble, a letter of Marque, has taken the Juno,1 an American vessel laden with rice, indigo, &c. valued at 5000l. and sent her safe into Sandwich.
Date: 7 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
"On the 5th inst, the brig Jenny and Betty, of Larn, Mark Workman master, bound from Antigua to this place, was taken by the Bellona American privateer,1 mounting sixteen carriage-guns, besides swivels, and was re-taken on the 8th inst. by the Champion, of Bristol, commanded by Captain Wm. Peacock, who behaved with the greatest spirit and bravery on the occasion...."
Date: 8 October 1777
Volume: Volume 10
"The Cochran Letter of Marque, Bolton Commander, belonging to Glasgow, mounting twenty-two carriage-guns, and twenty swivels, has brought in here an American schooner, called the Independence, laden with tobacco from Maryland, bound to France. She was taken in lat. 45. long. 6 30 West, and is reckoned, according to present price of tobacco, a very rich prize."1
Date: 16 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
LONDON.
Extract of a letter from Whitehaven, April 26.
“We are all in a bustle here, from the late insolent attack of the provincial privateer’s men.1 I hope it will rouse us from our lethargy. Every precaution is now taking to give our unnatural enemies a proper reception, should they pay us another visit. Advice is this night arrived, that after plundering Lord Selkirk’s seat, they...
Date: 1 May 1778
Volume: Volume 12