The New Hampshire Gazette

Letters from Newport, Rhode-Island, we have Advice, that there was brought into that Port last Saturday was se'nnight, a large French Prize, being a Letter of Marque of between 30 and 40 Tons, loaded with about 600 heads of Sugar and Coffee, and a few Bales of Cotton: She was mounted with 12 large Cannon and 8 wooden ditto, bound from Martinico to Bourdeaux, and was taken after making a gallant Defence of some Hours, in which the French Captain and several of his Men were much wounded, the Ship's Top-masts, &c. shot away, by Capt. George Hunt, Commander of the Privateer Brig Mars of Newport, Capt. Paul Tew in the Sloop --- of Providence: Hunt, who sustain'd the whole Fire of the Enemy, behav'd (as did his Officers and Seamen) with great Reputation, and has the Satisfaction, in this short Cruize of seven Weeks, of making a handsome Reprizal for a fine Brig in the Merchant Service, which the Enemy took from him a few Months past. On board of this French Ship we hear there were several Ransomers of English Vessels which he had taken, who now very luckily have regained their Liberty; but have no certain Accounts what Vessels they belong'd to.