Altho” we were all strangers, he cordially took us by the hand, as americans, and told us, that he was 2^{d} Leut,” of the American Frigage C--s[6] Cap^{t.} Porter that ship, in the harbour; was the British Sloop of War Elert, prize to the C--s, and that, through the impertunity of the British Cap^{t.}, she had been sent in, by Cap^{t.} Porter, with her officers & crew, all on board, to be exchanged, for the same number of Americans.--But, said the officer, I have cause to fear, that I may be a prisiner with you, for, said he, I left the old Admiral, in a violent rage, at Cap^{t.} Porters proceedings, of making a cartile, on the high seas. the officer told him, he had no terms to make, his orders, from Cap^{t.} Porter, was, to lay there 24 hours, & if the terms were not complied with, to proceed on to America, with the Prise & her Crew, or, be your _prisinner_, said he, as I’m in your power, however, in a few minuits, a note was received from the old Admiral, saying, that upon a re-perusual of Cap^{t.} Porters dispatches, he found that the _honor_, of the British officer was pledg’d, for the fulfilling of the contract, & as he knew his government, always redeem’d the pledges of their officers; he wou’d receive the officers & crew of Ellert, he wou’d give in exchange, every American prissiner in port (& there were 2 to 1) & that we must be off in 24 hours. Now, commenced a Scene of confusion, and bussle; the Crew of the cartile was soon landed, and the Americans as speedily took possession, & the next morn”, at about the suns rising, we weighed the anchors of the _Ellert_, left the harbour of S^{t.} Johns, and made sail for New York, with 246 Americans on board.--We came on, without falling in, with any floating object, untill we were in the Longitude of the South shoal of Nantucket when saw a topsail Schooner, running off S. Easterly, upon which we fired, & brought her two; she hoisted Sweedish colours, & lay bye, untill we boarded her; We found she was from Boston, bound for the West Idies, and gave us the pleasing account of the American Frigate, the _Constitution_, having captured the, British Frigate the _Garreire_,