Today the Admiral sent to Mr Arbuthnot a Copy of the Intelligence, which he had received from Captain Hamilton at Quebec, and acquainted him that as that Intelligence had come to Boston, before he had opportunity of sending Orders for the Somersets sailing, he had determined upon keeping her somewhat longer: that he had ordered the naval Contractors Agent, at Halifax, to supply a Quantity of Provisions for the Militia intended to be embodied to throw up Redoubts, Intrenchments &c, although he feared the Winter was too far advanced for such work and that the Labour already bestowed would be useless. And he wrote also to commodore Le Cras on the necessity for detaining the Somerset.