Since our last have arrived at safe ports; a transport snow of 250 tons, loaded with provisions for New York, taken by Capt. Uoseph] Jauncey; a bark of about 200 tons, from Jamaica, loaded with sugar, &c. taken by the Cabot, Capt. [Elisha] Hinman; a ship of 370 tons, loaded with fish and lumber from Nova-Scotia for Jamaica, taken by Capt. Job Pearce; a ship of about 300 tons, from Quebec for London, ballast with coal, &c. taken by Capt. [Thomas] Stacey; a schooner from the West Indies for Newfoundland, loaded with rum, &c. taken by Capt. [Abner] Coffin; and several others, but by whom taken we have not learned.
There is much talk, in tbe French islands, of a speedy rupture between France and England, and it was said that Jamaica was actually besieged.
Capt. Vickary, in [illegible] days from Hispaniola, informs that about a fortnight before he sailed, an English frigate took an American vessel, near that island, and carried her off for Jamaica; and that a French frigate, whose topmasts were then down, got ready and sailed in two hours for Jamaica to demand the American vessel, but had not returned when Capt. Vickary came away; and that no vessel is suffered to wear English colours in any French port; but Continental colours are displayed every Sunday, and much admired.