The New Hampshire Gazette

Galicia, June 23. Three Catalan barks with three other small vessels, laden with provisions for Ferrol, being chased by an English Frigate of 30 guns, and a privateer of the same nation, took refuge on the 18th instant in a creek under Cape Finisterre. In the night the enemy put a person on shore, in order to nail up four cannon, which defended the entrance into the creek. Their emissary was seized by the peasants, and immediately conducted to Corunna. As he was apprehended under the character of a spy, we are preparing to bring him on his trial.

On the 19th, the English seeing that he returned not, attempted a descent. Twenty men were landed by them, who, as we had no troops to oppose them, nailed up the four cannon, and planted the British flag on the post. But this a peasant soon after carried away, while the English were amusing themselves by drinking in a village: the enemy's frigate, however, with the privateer that accompanied her, fired upon the barks and the three other vessels, out of which they took four: the remaining two escaped being taken, by running ashore.

To enter the creek the English made use of a stratagem: their frigate hoisted a Spanish flag, and cannonaded the privateer: the latter feigning to strike, the frigate still kept up her false colours, and conducted her pretended prize into the creek.