American Watchman And Delaware Advertiser

Captain Mason, of the British sloop Widow's Son, who arrived at Ragged Island on the 22d Feb. from Bocca Cavallo, states that he was boarded off the Mocosas, by 3 boats, manned with 27 men, who searched his vessel, and finding she was not worth capturing, permitted her to pass. They told capt. M. that they were in search of American vessels, and intended to murder every American they fell in with: they pointed to a schr. at anchor in shore, which they had captured a short time previous, and said they had put the crew to death. Captain M. asked them if they were not afraid of the American cruizers; to which they replied that they always carried their nets and lines with them and whenever they fell in with an American cruizer they threw their arms overboard and went to fishing. Capt M. also reported, that while at Bocca Cavallo, 500 bbls of flour were brought in by two small vessels, which had been taken from Americans. There were about 45 men on the Mocosas, who were of the same concern with those in the boats.