| Description | "Somerset" at Boston "This town still remains blocked up by 50000 rebels who have fortified every eminence near this town, and for twenty miles round it", "The rebels in 40 whale boats with 500 men have burnt Cape Ann Light House as also Boston Light House, where they took a party of 30 Marines and killed their officer, Captain Linsey of the Falcon has miscarried in 2 skirmishes", the one at Dartmouth near Rhode Island, the other at Cape Ann, is in hopes of being ordered home though at present the ship is under orders to sail for Halifax, privations of the troops, ten transports arrived with provisions, list of ships left at Boston, advantages that would accrue to the English if they could possess Rhode Island Harbour and the town of Providence |