Undoubted Intelligence is received from Newport, that the Enemy consider the Inhabitants on the Island as Prisoners of War, and have absolutely refused to grant the Benefit of their boasted Pardons to a Number who made Application for the same.

We also hear that the Experiment, of 50 Guns, commanded by the infamous Wallace, sailed for England a few Days since; and that the Asia, of 64 Guns, was soon to follow, with General Clinton on board, his Baggage being already embarked.

It is said that the Enemy's Troops in Newport have received Orders to hold themselves in Readiness for Embarkation at a Moment's Notice, but whether on board Transports or their flat-bottomed Boats is not mentioned: A Number of Carpenters have been busily employed in repairing the latter.

Thursday last [January 9] 98 Prisoners, taken in several of the Enemy's Vessels by the Alfred, in her last Cruize, arrived here, to be exchanged.

The Eagle Privateer, Capt [Isaac] Field, and a small Privateer from the Eastward, have taken a light Transport Ship of 500 Tons, bound from New-York to England, and sent her into a safe Port.

A Prize Vessel, loaded with Rum, taken by the Game Cock Privateer, we hear has fallen into the Enemy's Hands at Newport.

The Sloop which was dispatched from hence to Block-Island the 13th of November last, as a Flag of Truce, with a Number of Prisoners, in order to exchange them on board one of the Enemy's Ships, retumed here last Sunday: The Ship having gone on a Cruize, the Sloop, after waiting some Time for her Return, was brought into Newport by the Fleet which lately arrived there. The Officer who went with the Flag was detained as a Prisoner while at Newport on board the Commodore's Ship, and when permitted to return was informed that Lord Howe had sent a like Number of Prisoners to New-London; but it since appears that they were obliged to give their Paroles on leaving New-York. The Sloop was employed by the Enemy in carrying Provisions, &c. to the Shipping in the Harbour, and when delivered up was plundered of almost every Article on board.