On Monday [July 10] arrived in the road, the Mercury man of war, of 24 guns, full of men, but we know not for what purpose.

We just hear now of the arrival of the Boston¹ man of war in the road, and that the Magdalen armed schooner had put back in distress; so that we have now four men of war and an armed schooner for our "protection and defence!"

In consequence of which, it is said, 2000 men are to be raised and stationed at Williamsburg and York.