The New Hampshire Gazette

Last Week a French Flag of Truce, with a Number of English Masters of Vessels belonging to different Parts of the Continent, arrived at Plymouth from Martinico..... Two of the Captains, who had taken the Small Pox whilst they were confined in Goal, died of that Distemper on the Passage, but that the Vessel was clear from the Infection several Days before she got in; one of the Masters who died belonged to Newbury, the other 'tis said belonged to Casco.

Capt. John Stevens of this Town came in the above Vessel, and informs, that while he was at Martinico, which was 29 Days, 62 Prizes was brought in there, 8 into Grenada, 2 into St. Cruz, a large Ship with 700 Hogsheads of Sugar from Jamaica, was sent to France, 15 Ransoms were also brought in there, and two Vessels were retaken by our Ships of war : during his stay in that Island there was an Exchange of Prisoners by the Reasonable Man of War, of 100 Men ; and that about 200 others remained in that Island confined as Prisoners of War.