Intelligence received from Monsieur Frederick Davenporte Owner of the Sloop Friendship, sail'd from Newberry the 18th Inst [sic June] and bound to Martinico.

The Amphitrite a French Ship from Havre de Grace mounting 20 or 24 Guns loaded with Military Stores arriv'd at Piscatua the beginning of April last, and likewise a few days after, another French Ship (Name for­got)² mounting 24 Guns, having on board Chevalier De Bore to act as Brigadier General in America, and if he remained 2 Years, was to retain that Rank in France, had a Commission for superceding the Governor of St Domingo, if stopped by a British Man of War, had on board 60 Artillery and Engineer Officers, the Chief of the Latter's Name, Du Plessis, the military Stores were sent from Piscatua by land to Boston, Monsieur De Coudre arriv'd with 4 more Officers in a small Schooner from St Domingo, the latter end of May and landed at Piscatua, both the above French Ships were after­ wards to proceed to Virginia or Carolina to take in a loading there for Bourdeaux, and that Monsieur F Davenporte heard from a Member of the Council at Boston that the Congress had given orders to raise a Regiment under the Command of Brigadier Little to march to Fort Frederick in the River St John in Nova Scotia, to take Possession of or destroy that Fort if rebuilt.