On Monday the 19th Inst. arrived in this Harbour the American Schooner Nancy Jno Gladden Master with Tobacco and Staves from Bath in North Carolina; she was piloted in here by the Bierhaven Barge on her way to Dublin under the Commands of Francis Raycroft Mate, who gives the following Account of this Transaction. That after putting Mr. Hodder his Surveyor on Shore sick at Bantry on Sunday the 18th Inst. he received Information in the Street of Bantry that a Brig and Schooner were hourly expected to run their Cargoes in Bierhaven which Informaton he says was corroborated on his arrival at Beirhaven that same Evening that about 7 o’clock haveing taken a third Super    on board, he sail’d out of the Harbour of Beerhaven, at eight observed two Sail to the S.B.w off Black Ball   distant about an League Standing close to the Wind which was then N.B.E. a fine moderate Breeze and pleasant Weather about 9 he cou’d plainly distinguish one to be a two masted Vessell and the other an Hooker which had just quitted the Schooner and to which he gave Chace but cou’d not come up with her as she was so much nearer to L   harbour than he was, whilst he chaced the Hooker he lost Sight of the Schooner but at ½ after 10 at night he fell in with her again lying Hull to, or with all her Sails down, within about 4 Miles of the Shore, or Black Ball head, which with Sheepshead forms the Extrance of the Bay of Bantry, on hailing her he was answered she came from Martinique was bound to Glasgow, and wanted Sails, that she wou’d go into Harbour, but did not want a pilot. But on Mr. Bydroft’s offering to furnish them with a Pilot Gratis, they accepted his offer and he sent his Coxon for that purpose, with directions to follow the Barge to the Eastward which they did so, and arrived in this Harbour about 1 o Clock on Monday the 19th Instant. On their way the Barge came pretty near the Schooner and hailed her again, and was answered she came from Guadalupe and was bound to Bordeaux with Tobacco., Staves and other Articles, and after her Arrival in Harbour, Rycroft went on board of him, when the Captain (Jn Gladden) declared to him the the Schooner he commanded was called the Nancy belonging to Bath in North Carolina, her Burthen 50 Tuns that his Cargo consisted of 30 Hogsheads of Tobacco 600 white Oak Staves and 20 Shingles that he had no Bills of Lading, Cocketts, or other documents being owner himself of both Vessell and Cargo, that he came from Guadeloupe and Intended for the best Markett, that he belonged to a free Country and was determined to proceed to such port in Ireland as he thought his Cargo wou’d sell best at. Soon after this Report to Roycroft, he made the like to the Officer of this Port who boarded him with this difference only, that to the 30 Hogsheads Tobacco he added the words more or less that he cou’d not be particular as he was not on board at the Time of loading the Schooner. The Coxon told Roycroft that when he was put on board the Schooner, the Captain was very particular in his Enquirys about the Force of the Barge, and was informed by the Coxon that she mounted 8 6 pounders her Compliment of Men 36 but that she had only 23 on board at that Time which false Reports he Imagines was the Cause of their being so quiet as they were well armed and had 10 hands on board. The Schooner was a Letter of Marque under the Command of Gladden untill the conclusion of the warr. Thus far Mr. Rycrofts Report, and now I beg leave to trouble your honours with the particulars of what happen’d after. First then I must observe that the Schooner was very clean is well manned and armed and by all Accounts as swift a going Vessell as any in Europe or America. The Master himself confessed to me that he cou’d quickly come up with any Vessell he ever met. This being the Case Captn. Donovan of the Waller, whose Zeal and Activity in the Sabre cannot be too much commended on this as on every other Occasion, took her under his Care untill I shoud arrive from Cork, which happend on Saturday last when he (Capt Donovan) informed me he had private Intelligence of their being upwards of 70 Hogshead Tobacco on board beside a number of small packages, all of which Cargo we are certain was intended to, and woud have been landed in Bantry Bay that the Beerhaven Barge happen’d critically to fall in with her, this and the false Reports, Evasion and prevarications of the Master induced Mr. Donovan, Mr. Hungerford and me to concert together how we shou’d disappoint him and Secure to the Crown the Duties of so large a Cargo Accordingly I went on board and took his Report myself, which corresponds nearly with that which he made to the other Officers Vizt: that his Cargo consisted of 30 Hogshead more or less which he persisted in    Time but had no Clearance, Cocketts Invoice, or papers of any Kind to produce, and that he was bound to Cork or Dublin, as he might be a stranger to the Laws of this Country, I caution’d him of the Penalty annexed to the making a false Report of his Cargo and him to recollect himself    to mention the exact Number of Casks, which he cou’d not but be in possession of, as he     Owner of the Ship and Cargo, but all was in Vain, he still persevered and said that 56000 Weight was the whole of his Cargo Tobacco, and that there was none on board in packages under 500   This I said wou’d not satisfye me, as my Information sad he had a number of small packages on board, and that his coming in Close under lnad Vizt within 2 or 4 Miles of it, in such     Spot for Smugling, his lying Hull to there, when he had a fair wind, to Cork, Dublin     and was not in the smallest Degree distressed or in want of any Necessarys, the Weather remarkably   at the Time (Sunday the 18th May) his many false Reports and Prevarications, carryed at least the app    of such fraudulent Intentions, and as render’d it necessary to take him further up the Harbour to a place of Security alongside the Waller, in order to rummage him and come to a Knowledge of the true Contents of his Cargo which we cou’d not extort from him untill Captain Donovan gave Orders in consequence to unmoor him, in order to run up the Harbour from the Mouth of it where he then lay and if he had slipt out I will take upon me to say that not all the Barges and Cutters in Ireland wou’d bring him back again if he had but one half Miles   of them, for I never did see    formed Vessell, on Capt Donovan’s calling out to unmoor (as I said before) the Captain seemed much agitated and requested of us to have a little Patience and to come down to the Cabbin with him that he wou’d endeavour to satisfye us, accordingly we went down with him, when he Instantly produced an Invoice of 72 Hogsheads of which the inclosed is a Coppy, but positively denied his having any small packages on board. Yesterday, however having got her alongside the Waller, we took out part of the Tobacco and Staves and found nine Casks of various Sizes, none amounting to 500   and one only to 400. Inclosed is an Invoice of those small Packages which I had this lodged in the Kings Stores here, but have deferred Laying the Vessell under Seizure untill yours     further pleasure shall be Known, for which purpose I shall send this Letter Express to Cork    to hope no Time will be lost in favouring me with your Instructions as Mr. Harvey from Coke came here this Day and has taken the Captain back with him, I suppose to enter his protest &c. on Account of the Detention of the Ship. I must here observe that the Captain is an Artful Man, and threw out Insinuation of an Antipathy or Dislike Still subsisting between    Nations, which prompted us to this Measure, But this Matter I cleared up in the presence of Mr. Harvey and others, to the Satisfaction of any reasonable Man, and even consented to proposal of permitting him to proceed to Dublin on his Bond and sufficient Security    he refused to do after, and said he wou’d give sufficient Security to proceed to Dublin and to     his Cargo at the Custom House there. But wou’d not bind himself to pay the Duties, to which I also consented under a proper Guard of Officers, but neither his friend Mr. Harvey or any other Person wou’d join him in such Security, for these Reasons I have determined to continue here, under Cover of the Wallers Guns, and to submit the whole to your better Judgment. For my Part, I have been guided upon the whole by Justice and Lenity and a strict adherence to that Duty which I owe to the Crown and the fair Trader and I hope your Honors will approve of what has been done, and if you shall be inclined not to enforce the Laws by laying the Vessell under, Seizure, I know the Master will be happy to compound the Matter, by entering and paying the duties for his whole Cargo which will produce near £4000. to the Crown and as to the    lodged   the Stores here yours Honors are also at Liberty to dispose of it in what manner you shall think proper. But if he shall be permitted to sail for any other port I will stake my Existence on it that he will smuggle every ounce of it upon some part of this Coast.

If your Honors should think proper to order the Schooner round to Dublin she could go under Convoy of Capt Donovan who will be ready to Sail by the Time I shall receive your Answer to this I am &c