DUBLIN, May 3
(London on Dublin 85-4ths
Exch.
(Dublin on London 73-4ths
Extract of a letter from Cork, dated April
25, 1777.
"This day a disagreeable piece of
intelligence came to hand, that four strong
American frigates are cruizing [cruising?] off
Cape Clear to intercept the fleet from hence to
Quebec."
Letters from Antigua, dated Feb. 14
mention, that the Hungerford, with a fleet of
about 50 sail of vessels from Corke [Cork?], laden
with provisions for New York, had been
obliged to put into that place, after being
several times blown from the coast of America.
The claim of the English frigate to the
American prize, the Aurora, lately carried
into Liverpool, was tried in the Admiralty
Court; London, and given in favour of the
four sailors who took her; it having appeared
in the course of the trial, that the
frigate had not given any assistance for at
least 24 hours after the English sailors had
become masters of her - Her cargo contained
about 416 [hogsheads?] of tobacco, was
sold at the Commissioners warehouse,
Liverpool, duty free on Monday the 28th
ult. for inland consumption only.
