The New Hampshire Gazette

NEW YORK. Dec. 8.

On Monday last arrived here Capt. Cornelius Livingston, from the Musqueto Shore. On his Passage here, on the 16th of September, on a desolate Island, or Reef Of Rocks, about 3 Leagues from Atwood's Keys, lies in Latitude 23, 10 Long. 73, 35, he saw a Wreck, to which he sail'd as near as he could, and sent his Boat, but found no Person on board. The People who had escaped from the Wreck to the Rock, seeing the Vessel, made Fires, and a Signal, and fired a Musket they had saved. Capt. Livingston sent his Boat to them, took them on board his Vessel, and brought them in here.

They are Thomas Jewon, late mate of the Schooner Margaret, Capt. Moor, Henry---, a boy belonging to the said Vessel, and a Frenchman---, from them we have the following Account:

The Schooner Margaret, Capt. Moore, sailed from Philadelphia about the 6th of August, bound to Jamaica, on the 13th, in Latitude 36, 3, they were taken by a French Schooner of 10 Guns and 20 Men belonging to Cape Francois (who had before taken several Prizes) who had taken out all the Men except the Mate and a Boy, and put five other Men on board, ordering the Vessel to the Cape. The Prize Master and three more were Spaniards, the other a Frenchman. The Spaniards form'd a Scheme to run away with the Vessel, and carry her to Barracoa, at the East of Cuba, on the North Side; which Scheme they communicated to the Mate, who acted as Pilot, and promised him the Vessel, and Money to ballast her to Philadelphia. On the 13th of September, they came in Sight of Hispaniola, where the Spaniards took Charge of the Vessel, told the Mate they had no more Business for him, he might go to sleep, they were then Pilots themselves. The Afternoon before, upon some light Occasion, they stabbed the Boy but it did not prove mortal, they had also beaten and abused the Frenchman. He then proposed to the Mate and Boy, to join in retaking the Vessel from the Spaniards, which they agreed to, and that Night carried their Design into Execution, by surprizing and destroying the four Spaniards; they then sailed to the Northward, intending for Providence, or the first Port they could make, but on the 14th at Night run upon the Rocks aforesaid, (being not noted in the Draughts of those Seas) they with Difficulty got ashore in their Boat, where they remained 'till Captain Livingston took them off on the 16th.