The Virginia Gazette

BOSTON, July 14.

Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in the West-Indies, to his Friend at Boston, dated June 12, 1746.

The French Fleet is arrived at Martinico, under Convoy of 6 Sail of the Line. There are 120 odd of them, but 40 for Martinico, the rest go down for St. Domingo. One of our 60 Gun Ships (the Dreadnought) had a narrow Escape from [pend L-- will be as soon as possible he can, after the Arrival of them, but is now safe in English Harbour, where you may de-] the French Men of War [a terrible Expression become in the Years of our English Commodores.] In short, if there were but common Justice done to some certain Men in Power in the West-Indies, they would be h---d; and unless some Method be speedily gone about to suppress the trifling French Privateers in these Seas, the English Islands will be in great Want by the Time the Hurricane Months are over; which they plainly see, but cannot help themselves. —Such is become the English Spirit so much boasted of! at which the French themselves are much surprised; so that what will become of us at last, God knows.