I arrived here on Friday last, after a passage of eight weeks. This country has undergone a variety of changes since I left it, and is now in a bad state, owing to a long spell of dry weather, and the want of an American trade, provisions of all sorts fetching an exorbitant price, to the hurt of many; and unless a speedy alteration, the consequences will be fatal to the planting business. We touched at Barbadoes, where they are in a starving condition, proce~ding from the same causes. We had one of our fleet taken from us almost in sight of Barbadoes. They are now fitting out at Martinico a great number of privateers, and have carried into that port, within the space of one week, upwards of 14 sail ofiour ships. We have no privateers out of this place, and few prizes taken. This you may depend on as truth.