[London] Wednesday, January 29.
A letter from Lisbon, dated Jan. 9, says, "The Zephyr sloop of war has brought in here two prizes; one of them the Argo, Captain Ward; and the other the schooner Betsey, Lebras, with 1100 quintals of Bachalaw, bound from New England to Bil boa, on account of the Congress."
The Lords of the Admiralty have promoted Captain George Montagu, of his Majesty's ship Fowey, to the command of the Romney, a sixty-gun ship, on board of which his father the Admiral is to hoist his flag as Commander in Chief and Governor at Newfoundland.
