The New Hampshire Gazette

CHARLES TOWN, S. Carolina, Sept 22. On Thursday last arrived Capt. Taylor and Capt. Duncan from the coast of Africa, by whom we have the following information, viz. That the Amethiste French frigate, some time since mentioned to have arrived on that coast, came on the 12th of June to the Banana Islands, within which is a very good road, where then lay the Flora of London, James Taylor master, with 200 slaves on board, and the Hare, of Liverpool, Captain Colley, with 500 more; but he arrived too late to come within gun-shot of the English vessels: Captain Taylor sent his boat to enquire who he was, when the Commander of the frigate took two negroes out of her, and making use of the ships, sent her back for the masters and their papers: Captain Colley being on board the Flora when the boat returned, immediately went on board his own vessel, cut his cables in the night, put to sea, and got safe off the coast: but Captain Taylor finding it impossible to get away, put his slaves on shore, and set fire to his ship, so that Monsieur was sadly disappointed in the morning of his booty: That about 40 leagues southward of Sierra-Leone, the said frigate took a brig belonging to Liverpool, Captain Ray, with 100 slaves on board, bound to Virginia: She also took a sloop belonging to Rhode Island, one Alcock master, with 20 slaves which he took out, and burnt the vessel. And that he left the Bananas the 1st of July, proceeding further down the coast, where it is probable he has made many other captures.