My Lord,

Hearing that a safe opportunity offers from S^t: Kitts for England I avail myself of It in order to send Your Lordship the several inclosures which contain intelligence that I think my Duty to communicate to Your Lordship by the earliest opportunity.—There is now actually passing by this Island a Fleet of eleven Sail under Convoy of a large French Frigate. They are mostly small Vessels, and are beyond a doubt American Vessels Convoy'd to S^t: Eustatia and other parts.—It may not be improper for me to embrace this occasion to acquaint Your Lordship that the Grenville Packet with the January, and it is likewise said the February Mails on Board has had a very severe Engagement with a Rebell Privateer of Force¹ and that both Mails are lost. There seems to be no doubt of the Truth of the matter with respect to the Fate of the January Mail; but it is hoped that the February Mail was not on board the Grenville.

I have the Honor to be, My Lord, [&c.]