The Massachusetts Spy

Providence, June 13. Monday last a sloop from New-York arrived at Newport, and after reporting her cargo at the Custom-House, was proceeding up the river on Tuesday. The Gaspee armed schooner, then lying near Newport, immediately gave chase to the sloop, crowding all the sail she could make; but the people on board not being acquainted with the river, at three o'clock in the afternoon she ran on Namquit Point, near Pawtuxet. About twelve at night a great number of people in boats boarded the schooner, bound the crew, and sent them ashore, after which they set fire to the vessel and destroyed her. A pistol was discharged by the Captain of the schooner, and a musket or pistol from one of the boats, by which the Captain was wounded, the ball passing through one of his arms, and lodging in the lower part of his belly. He was immediately taken to Pawtuxet, and we are told is in a fair way to recover.

We hear that one Dagget, belonging to the Vineyard, who had served the before-mentioned Schooner as a Pilot, but at the time of her being destroyed was on board the Beaver sloop of war, going ashore a few days since at Narraganset to a sheep shearing, was seized by the company, who cut off his hair, and performed on him the operation of ear-ing in such a manner, that his ears and nose were in imminent danger.