The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-23
ay, where | destroyed the fisheries and
Took Sixteen Prizes.


VESSELS.
Took Sixteen Prizes.
I, Il after thls I set sal for 1lo Madame.
where i made two desccnts at the same
time, destroying all the fisheries ind
burning all tho vessels could not carry
away with me. Hnving accomplished
this, I returned to Rhode Island, after
an absence Of six weeks and five days
from the Delaware. During this inter-
val 1 had taken sixteen prizes without
Including those destroyed.
st,yrhe oinmnndcr-in-chlef, who had re-
manned all this time In harbor, now
! adopted Il plan proposed BY me- ana
which consisted
go. IN the destruction of tho encmy's
| fisheries at lie Royale; and III
O. or restoring to liberty more than
! three hundred American prisoners de-
! taincd there in til, conl mines.
/ ...rhreo vessels were destined for this
scrvice--thc Alfred, tho Hampdcn and
1.-THE Providcnce: but the Hampton having
received considcrnb lea damage ln8conse-
quence drumming on rock, could f,no.'
accompany ine I, however, embarked
! on board the Alfred, and, taking the.
Providence by way of consort, set sail.
and on the I'd of November, 1T6. made
| d prize OF a. vessel from Liverpool. and
| soon aftor.ith Mellish. a large armed
vessel, having two British naval Off
GERS on hoard and Il captain belonging
| TO the land service, with q company or
soldiers. 81 This ship was carrying ten
Thousand complete sets Of uniform 70
] Canada, for the army posted there, under
+ tho order Of Generals Carleton and Bur-
goyne. q 5s5 u II. 81 4.
'.The Providence having now left the
Alfred during the night without the
| leas t tpretcxt whatever I4rantained alone
and Il ha t, too, amid he stormy season
on : the ,cnemy,s coast; anbut, notwith-
standing this, and that was also great
lyt3 barrassed with my prisoners, !
accordingly effected a. descent. Edestt Dyed
a Transport Of great value. and also
burned Ethc magazines and 8buf ld!ngs des-
tined for the whale and cod fisheries III
&"In addition to this l took three trans
| ports and a vessel laden with ling and
l{flirs, near lie Royale;t these prizes were
escorted BY the Flora frlgate, which.
i happened to q be d Il a small distance, but
which was concealed from us by II dense
fog. Having taken a prvatcer from Liv-- n
erpool X mounting sixteen guns, IN q the
course of theme day. I Instantly re.
turned with my prizes to the United
States; but, when In the latitude OF Bos-
ton, + fell IN with Milford frigatc. which
I unwillingy engaged. Toward night
PithCCu liz -
the enemy and my prizes, and, having
given the necessary instructions to the
latter8to make for the nearest port !
changed my course, set. up lights and
l3byH$this strategcn saved the vessel y
had captured, as the frlgate continued
in chase for me. Next, I&mysef was
fortunate cnoughsto escape, after a very
ed until dark, and even then in q con-
sequence Of a hard gale of wind.
Paid Wages Of Crew.
"Having returned to- Boston Deem
her 10, 1T76. the Intelligence of the uni;
| forms taken on board the Mellsh re-
animated the courage Of the army under
| General Washington, which at that pes
| Rod happened to be almost destitute Of
clothing. Let me add, also, hat this
unexpected succour contributed not a
little to the success of the affair at
Trenton against the Hessians, which took
place Immediately after my arrival.
Isl now paid out of my own purse the
| wages due to the crews of the Alfred and
the Providence, and lent the rest of my
money to the Congress-. That assembly.
| transmitted my orders from Philadelphia
the 5th Of February, to undertake a
secret expedition Of great Importance.
the design OF which, was to lay the island
of st. Christopher and the north side of
\ JdIIldlGit tTstiASSi
| We were attacked at Pensacola. This
/ first project was first received by me-
and then communicated to Mr.. Norris
afterward minister Of finance; but such
was the jealousy of Hopkins, the COM.
mander-in-ch that it was never car
| rled into execution Hc was, however
soon after suspended, and then dismissed
lfrom service. 4, ss5 5s3 3l
"rhe season being now too far nd
l5vanced for the execution at the West
| indies. myself and crew received orders
TO remove on board the Amphytrltc, a.
French vessel, destined to sail from Ports
mouth, New Hampshire, to France,
whence we were to pass into Holland
| and take possession Of the lndlenne, u
large frlgatc, constructing there for the
! Congress-; some difficulties, however, en-
| sued and was ordered to prepare the
Ranger a vessel mounting eighteen guns.
"When General Burgoyne and his army
were Obliged to surrender Mt Saratoga, 1T
was Iwho was the first to carry this
Interesting Intelligence to Nantes, whittier
arrived on the I'd of December 1777.I
In the course OF my voyage I took two
prizes, forming apart of a convoy from
the Mediterranean, under the protection
of the Inyinclble, a seventy-foui gun
ship, Of which one OF them was tAken,
(ro be Continued,)
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