Early this Morning the great Fleet, with the second Division of the Hessians, Waldeckers, & British Recruits on board, appeared in the offing: about Noon, five or six Transports came up to the Town, the rest not being able to pass by the Hook through the contrary Wind. The Active Frigate of 28 Guns, Capt. [Anthony] Hunt, and the Cruizer Sloop of 8, also came into Harbor from the Southward.² The Intelligence of this Fleet arriving was good news indeed, and especially as a North West Wind has been expected almost every Day, which might have blown them so far off the Coast, as to have prevented their reaching it again all the Winter. It began to blow very fresh to-day. The Fleet had no sooner come under Land, but the Wind changed from S.E. wch was favorable to the N.W. and came on very strong.