The New Hampshire Gazette

SALEM, June 10.

Last week, Capts. Strout and Sage, of this port, arrived home from St. Pierre's, Martinique, where their vessels and cargoes had been Adjudicated. Capt. Strout put into Trinity, in March last, in distress, being the first port he could make after having sprung his mast; and there he fell into the hands of the British, who were then in possession of that port—from thence he was carried to St. Pierre's, where he suffered the common fate.—They learnt at St. Pierre's that it was one article in the bargain between the Government and the Commanders of the expedition, previous to their coming out, that they should be entitled to the proceeds of all the vessel they could make prizes of, and to all the plunder of the islands they might reduce :—of this there can be no doubt, as the fate of our vessels being fore-ordained, they were all sold at vendue a fortnight before they were declared condemned by the Court : the legal process, when it took place, was so simple, that the whole number (upwards of 40) were condemned in a few minutes. The Judge, we understand, was allowed by Admiral JERVIS £50: for each vessel he condemned, over and above his ordinary fees and perquisites.

Every person who arrives from St. Pierre's, relates with horror the cruelty of the British, in forcing from their houses and connections upwards of 40 women of the first families in the place They were torn away, without being permitted to take any clothes or other conveniences with them— Their friends followed them with bundles of clothing, &c. which they were not allowed to receive—It was at the close of the day—they were hurried into boats; and have not since been heard of,—A gentleman who had two beautiful daughters thus ravished from him, sent a boat to different parts of the island, and to other islands, in quest of them—but in vain—and he finally sat down with the heart-cutting persuasion, that they were devoted victims to British lust and brutality. Such is the war which the British carry on, in the prostituted names of humanity and religion.

When JERVIS and Grey took St. Lucie, after plundering every thing they could immediately lay hold on, they levied a contribution on the islanders to the amount of one tenth of their estates, as a condition of not driving them off entirely.