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News from the Ports. ー
Portsmouth.
It is believed that the frigate Triton sailed for Halifax and the corvette Hawke for Boston. The Admiral himself wrote the orders for this corvette; an officer carried the package on board and she sailed immediately.
The transport ships which are to take the 36th regiment in Ireland have arrived. There are very few men on board the ships and the frigate Pearl does not have a single one even though she had been commissioned for three weeks.
Plymouth.
The corvettes Wasp and Wolfe arrived with recruits from Ireland.
The cutter Folkstone sailed, destination unknown. It is believed it will be used against the smugglers in the Channel because it is fit only for this duty.
Chatham
The frigate Repulse, 32 guns, will be repaired.
The holds of almost all the frigates are being prepared as if they were going to be commissioned. They are still working on the frigates Blonde, Eolus, and Galathea. The corvette now being build in Harwich will be called Cormoran. Two fire ships, Strombolo and Carcass, are being commissioned. The latter has on board 60 sailors and 20 artillery men from Woolwich.
Destination: Carysfort is destined for North America; Aldborough and Ranger for the Channel; Carcass and Strombolo, two fire ships to serve outside.
