[5] In July, the Antigua was attacked while sailing from Barbados on the windward side of Martinique by a 16-gun French privateer.

The two ships exchanged fire until two more French privateers arrived and the Antigua broke off the engagement and safely reached English Harbor.

[7] The Antigua, under commander Weston Varlo, engaged a 12-gun French privateer off the windward coast of its namesake island on 11 December.

The battle lasted for a half hour and resulted in the capture of the French ship, with 5 privateers killed and 9 wounded.

Another privateer, a sloop loaded with beef and wine, was captured on 23 January while it was en route from Sint Eustatius to Martinique.