Mr. Samuel Buffum arrived in town last Thursday, in 4 weeks from Liverpool, 15 leagues from Halifax, and informs, that they had certain intelligence the day before he came off, that all the troops at Halifax were then embarked, to the amount of 10,000, but where bound was not known; that they had been embarked and disembarked several times before; that there were 10 sail of men of war in the harbour of Halifax; that the number of store ships which had arrived from England, and the many American vessels carried in there, had made provisions pretty plentyful; that the small pox had been very rife among the troops, but was much abated; that the people of Nova Scotia in general are very much in favour of the Colonies, but can do nothing.

Mr. Buffum further says, that he sailed from Isaac-Cape to Liverpool with Captain Elkanah Andrews, of Dighton, with a cargo of rum, &c. &c. and that Capt. Andrews went there with intent to get a new register for his vessel, and to trade out of that place, where he landed about 40 hogsheads of freight for one John Thomas, a noted Tory, who ran away from Plymouth last fall; and that Capt. Andrews finding his vessel would be liable to seizure, put out of Liverpool again as soon as the could, and came this way.

Last Friday went up Narraganset Bay, the brig ———— Capt. [Samuel] Chace, from Curacoa, with 7 tons of powder, some arms, 10 cannon, &c. on account of the United Colonies.¹

Captain Joseph Mount came to town yesterday from the Eastward, and says his vessel, himself being on board, was cut out of Egg-Harbour last March by a tender belonging to the Phoenix;² that he was carried to Halifax, which place he left the 28th of May; that while he was there Capt. Martindale, and all his officers were brought in from England,³ having received the pardon of King George, but as soon as landed they were apprehended by a party of soldiers and committed to close jail, in which Capt. Mount himself was 2 days with Capt. Martindale, who was in good spirits, and told Capt. Mount that he expected to be set at liberty soon.