The New Hampshire Gazette

LIVERPOOL. (a rich and populous Market Town and Sea-port of Lancashire, in England, a very flourishing Place of Trade, having a good Harbour) Octob. 12.

On Saturday last arrived here the la Glorie, a snow of 330 tons, Guillaume Sybillo, of Bordeaux, (lately belonging to M. Raymond Belaey, merchant, there) from St. Domingo, with 136 hogheads of Sugar, 104 barrels of white sugar, 259 hogheads, 13 tierces, 6 bales of muscovado sugar, 108 hogheads, and 114 barrels of coffee, 12 hogheads and 2 barrels of indigo, and a parcel of hides; taken by the Blakeney privateer, of this port, commanded by the brave Capt. William Day. Capt. Day fell in company with the Hawke privateer of Exeter, Capt. Hewston, a snow of 10 carriage guns, 2 and 3 pounders, 8 swivels, and 62 men and boys; with whom he made an agreement to cruise in consort. On the 6th instant, (Cape Finisterre bearing W. S. W. about 25 leagues) in the morning they discerned 4 sail, to whom they gave chase, and between ten and eleven o'clock came up with them; they proved to be 2 ships and 2 snows. from St. Domingo, and drew up in a Line to engage the privateers; the Blakeney being the foremost, shot ahead of the ship Robuste, a French guineaman, of 16 guns, and forty odd men, and engaged the ship le Juste, Capt. Connel, a ship of 450 tons, 22 guns, (10 of which proved to be wooden ones) 3 swivels and 70 men, who returned his fire very briskly, aided by one of the snows that lay ahead of the privateer, and the other upon his weather quarter: They fought the Blakeney 4 glasses, and then the le Juste struck.-In the mean time the Hawke came up, and bravely boarded the Robuste. that was a stern.(it having been agreed on by the two Captains, as the Hawke's metal was not heavy enough for the ships) the Frenchmen ran from their quarters immediately on the Hawke's people boarding her: When Capt. Day had Secured the le Juste, he gave chase to the Glorie, who crowded away as fast as she could, while he lay by shifting his main and fore masts, the former of which had been wounded by a 4 pound shot, and the latter with a bolt and two swivel shot, which took him up 3 quarters of an hour: As soon as he got alongside of her, he engaged and took her; she having thrown overboard 4 carriage guns, 6 pounders; a Sheet anchor, and best bower cable in the chase; when she struck she had 4 carriage guns, two swivels, and 35 men on board.' In the engagement a cross bar shot broke the shank of one of the Blakeney's anchors,a piece of the bar passed thro' William Kelly, mariner's thighs, and took most part the flesh away on each side. John Harper was wounded in the neck with a splinter, and Ben. Powett the wrist with a small shot, all at the same instant. The Hawke had a man killed, one man's arm shot off. another's leg broke, and received two shot in his hull under water, carried away his flying jibboom, and sprain his bowsprit and fore yard, at the time of boarding. As soon as he had secured his prize he gave chase to the other snow who was running off, called the Victorie, mounting ten 6 pounders, but the night coming on he escaped,and the Hawke returned to her consorts. When the Blakeney engaged, she had only 13 guns, viz. two 9 Pounders, one 6 pounder, two 4 pounders, eight 3 pounders, 20 swivels, and 67 men and boys on board : Capt. Day parted from le Juste. 90 leagues to the westward of Ushant, on Friday the 15th inst. in a hard gale of wind, at N. E. having put on board 11 Frenchmen, and 12 Englishmen; for as he was obliged to man both his prizes, he had only 45 men left on board his own ship, besides Frenchmen, which was superior in number. The Captain of the Robuste received a shot in his thigh; and one man on board the Juste was wounded in the shoulder with a musket ball. All the ships were ill damaged in the engagement, and lay by some time to refit. The Juste's cargo consists of 96 hogheads, 3 tierces, 1 barrel of white, 288 hogheads, 15 tierces, and 21 barrels of muscovado sugar, 180 hogheads. and 40 barrels of coffee. 3 hogheads, 2 barrels of indigo, and 210 hides. She is daily expected in here: 'Tis presumed her nonarrival is owing to the easterly winds which we have had of late. The Blakeney privateer is refitting with the greatest expedition, and intends sailing from hence next week if possible, on a cruise. There are two other ships fitting out here, on the same errand, besides the Mercury and Anson whose names and captains are not yet fixed on, but the ships are in the greatest forwardness, and will mount from 16 to 20 guns.