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Yesterday Captain John Rice commander of a Lookout Vessel which we Stationed at Cape May arrived here from his Station and informs us that Five of the Enemys Ships with three Tenders are in our Capes. The Roebuck and Fowey are of the number, the names and force of the others we are ignorant of — We presume they do not intend up our River, unless General Howe's future movements should encourage them. . .