Last Wednesday evening came to town from Halifax, Capt. Edmund French; ー he sail'd from this port the 1st of March, in a sloop, loaded with grain, bound to Falmouth, Casco-Bay, on the third, about 12 leagues from Cape-Cod he was taken by a large transport ship, of 6 guns, from England, and carried to Boston, he was there put on board the admiral's ship, where he liv'd among the common crew, till the 25th, when he was turn'd over to a transport, belonging to the fleet which had taken on board the troops who a few days before had evacuated Boston, in which vessel he went to Halifax, being obliged to do the duty of a common seaman, which was very hard, as the vessel was very short handed, which it was said was the case with all the transports. ー Capt. French says, that they were put to an allowance, on account of the scarcity of provisions in the fleet. ー That the town of Boston was evacuated so precipitately, that they had not time to stow their holds, but all kinds of stores, &c. were tumbled in promiscuously. ー That at Halifax, all kinds of provisions, especially fresh, were very scarce and dear, that butter was sold at 2/6 per lb. beef at [12]. mutton and veal at 1/8, and that he saw a fresh cod fish sold at a dollar. ー Capt. French, with several other prisoners, made their escape from Halifax the 8th of April; they traveled about 20 miles on foot, to Cape Sambro, where they procured a boat, in which they came to Port Rosway, from whence they were put across the Bay of Fund[y], and got to Pemiquid, from which place, Capt. French came on foot to this town. He confirms the accounts which we have received, of the wretched situation of the tory-refugees at Halifax.