The captain coming on board with his papers, she proved to be the Starlight, of Boston, from Fayal to Boston _via_ Flores.

She had a number of passengers; among others, some ladies.

Put a prize crew on board of her.
Brought on board all the United States seamen, seven in number, including the captain, and confined them in irons, and ordered the prize to remain close to us during the night.

Some dark clouds hanging over the island, but the wind light and the sea smooth.
Among the papers captured were a couple of despatches to the Sewards, father and son, informing them of our operations at Terceira.

This small craft left Boston only six days before we left Liverpool in the Bahama.