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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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Capt. Jones, Mr. King, and Mr. Leeds arrived in Boston on March 7 from New London, providing details of vessels captured by the Saturn off New York in late January, including the Comet, a recaptured brig, Industry, and Friendship, with accounts of a retaking incident and a gale on the Friendship.
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Capt. Jones of the Comet, Mr. King and Mr. Leeds (captured in the Friendship.) arrived in town last evening, in the stage from New-London. Mr. Leeds has politely favoured us with the following information.
The Saturn, on board which these gentlemen have been, had captured the following vessels during a cruize of near two months off New York, viz. schr. Comet, of Norfolk, captain Jones, from this port, then three days out. January 26, re-captured a brig, prize to the Lawrence privateer, Hooper prize-master. Jan. 28, schr. Industry, Cahoone, from Wilmington, N. C. for New York. Jan. 29, the sloop Friendship, George of Philadelphia.
The brig, when captured by the Lawrence had a prize-master, mate and three Frenchmen (a part of the crew of the Lawrence) put on board. Shortly after, the Frenchmen, assisted by the former captain, retook the brig; in doing which they killed the prize-master's mate and one man: After having possession of her three days, they gave her up again to the Americans. One of them (a mulatto) however, refused to submit, and jumped overboard. Every effort was made to save him, but without effect—The other two are now on board the Saturn.
The brig was afterwards re-recaptured as before stated,
The Friendship previous to her capture had been upset in a gale, and five out of seven on board were washed overboard—none however were lost.
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Boston
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March 7
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killed: prize-master's mate and one man in brig retaking; one mulatto drowned after jumping overboard; friendship upset in gale, five washed overboard but none lost; vessels captured by saturn.
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Capt. Jones of the Comet, Mr. King, and Mr. Leeds arrived in Boston last evening from New-London. Mr. Leeds reported that the Saturn captured schr. Comet (Norfolk, Capt. Jones), re-captured a brig (prize to Lawrence privateer, Hooper prize-master) on January 26, schr. Industry (Cahoone, from Wilmington N.C. to New York) on Jan. 28, and sloop Friendship (George of Philadelphia) on Jan. 29, during a two-month cruise off New York. The brig was retaken by Frenchmen and former captain, killing two, held for three days then returned to Americans; one mulatto drowned. The Friendship was upset in a gale prior to capture, with five of seven washed overboard but all survived.