By a gentleman here on Wednesday last from Wilmington; in North-Carolina, we are informed, that the Scorpion sloop of war, and a transport ship from Boston, arrived at Brunswick, fifteen miles below, about the 12th ult. it was imagined their intention was to carry away the guns belonging to Fort Johnston. ー At the same time arrived a ship from the Isle of Sky, in Scotland, with a number of (report 4 or 500) Highlanders, all young men,, no women being on board; that they were supposed to be soldiers, being all dressed in the Highland manner, and it was said, some officers in the same dress were on board the ship; upon this inf ormation coming to Wilmington, the inhabitants were called upon, and chearfully agreed to take all necessary measures to prevent their landing, for which purpose they had determined upon laying some booms and chains across the channel, and were about erecting a fort at Hangman's Point, where a camp was marked out, and 400 men immediately took post there.

We are also informed that the Cruizer sloop of war was at Brunswick; that Lord William Campbell was on board the Tamar, cruizing to the southward as far as Charlestown Bar; that two small tenders were on the station off Ocracock, and the King-Fisher, Capt. Montague, was stationed between Ocracock and Cape Henry in Virginia.