The Report of General Clinton's having left North-Carolina is void of Foundation, he being still in that Province. It is said that two Transports lately arrived there from England with Troops, supposed to be Part of those under Lord [Charles] Cornwallis's Command. The North-Carolinians, by the last Accounts, were not in the least dismayed at these hostile Appearances in their own Country, but were making every Preparation for a vigorous Resistance, should they be attacked. General [Charles] Lee was arrived there.
A Brigt. having on board about eighty Recruits for our Provincial Artillery, from Philadelphia, was unfortunately taken about six Weeks ago, by the Syren, and carried into North-Carolina. We hear that several of them made their Escape.
On Sunday se'nnight two large Ships, and a Sloop appeared off our Bar. They have been seen several Times since, and are thought to be two English Frigates and a Tender.
Last Sunday a Spanish Sloop put in here in Distress. She was bound from the Havana to Porto Rico, and got her Mast broke in a violent Squall, the Day after she left the Havana.
