Colonel [Richard] Corbin is returned from his fruitless journey to Lord Dunmore, who refused to give a commission for holding an Assembly, and only proposed that the piincipal gentlemen in the.country should sign propositions for an accomodation, with which he would go home; but we presume he must get them signed by his old friends in the fleet, or about Norfolk, as he will get very few Gentlemens names to it. He said Commissioners were to negotiate; but did not say who they were.

His Lordship is not recalled, but has leave to go if he chuses it. His conduct is approved of, and he has unlimited powers to draw on the treasury. Col. Corbin says that he, General Clinton, and Capt. Hammond, all appeared in good humour, the latter declaring he had forbid his tenders to offer injury to individuals or their property, his sole design being to watch the water, and enforce the acts of trade. General Clinton had four companies who had not landed, but, on the contrary, the transports with the Mercury had fallen down into the road (Hampton) under sailing orders; he did not mention his destination, but it was gathered from the young officers, that they were to pay a visit to Governor Martin, at Cape Fear, and then proceed to South Carolina. On hearing that part of our letter to Col. Corbin read, "that we were not authorized pr inclined to intermeddle in the mode of negotiation, which must be left to Congress," the General said there was nothing America could ask in a constitutional way but would be granted, but if we relied on the Congress, we had nothing to expect from Parliament. Lord Dunmore wanted to borrow his troops to drive ours from Kemp's; he asked if ours would not return? the other said he supposed they would; then, says the General, I don't think it worth while to meddle with them.

P.S. We have just received intelligence from Hampton, that Gen. Clinton, with his troops, the Mercury, Kingfisher, and two or three tenders, went out of the capes yesterday.