Thirty eight sail of the men of war and transports distined for North Carolina, from England, are said to be arrived at Cape Fear, and that they took on the passage a large French ship with arms and ammunition. 1 Captain John Dixon, in a vessel-from Gloucester, bound to the West Indies, who was lately taken by a man of war, and carried into Antigua, has returned from St. Eustatia, and landed a cargo in this colony COI).sisting of four thousand pounds sterling worth of linens, sail duck, &c. The Captain informs, that the A rgO sloop of war had chased a vessel among the islands, but was prevented from taking her by a French frigate, who exchanged a few shot with the Argo, took the vessel under convoy, and carried her safe into a French island.