Capt. Evan Malbone, arrived here, in 54 days from London Derry in Ireland. . . . ー Capt. Malbone was detained on board the Rose man of war till last Thursday, and his ship is still in her custody.
The fore part of last week, one of the men of war's tenders having taken a sloop from the West Indies, bound to Connecticut, a number of boats boarded the sloop, up the sound, and carried her in to her right owner, with 7 or 8 of the tender's men.1
Last Friday [September 8] the Swan sloop arrived here, from a cruize, and brought in several vessels, taken on the coast, in a legal trade.
The same day sailed, for Ireland, the brig Britannia, Capt. Fare, and the next day sailed, for the same place, the sloop New-York Packet, Capt. John Fryers.
The same day sailed, for London, the ship Francis, Capt. John Buckley; with whom went passengers Mr. Richard Smith, late of Boston, and family, Mr. Francis Rotch of Dartmouth, and Mr. Vassal.
The same day sailed, for London, the snow Flora, Capt. Thomas Forrester, with whom went passengers Capt. John Knowles, Mr. John Bell, and Mr. Gilbert Stuart, of this town.
All the above vessels, except the Britannia, were stopped by the men of war in this harbour, and are still detained contrary to acts of parliament. There are now upward of 20 sail of vessels, great and small, stopped by Capt. Wallace, and riding at anchor between Coaster's harbour and Brenton's-point.
