The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

PHILADELPHIA. August 22.

Letters received by the Elthia, Job Pray, Master, in a passage of eleven days from Cape Francois, bring the following interesting intelligence.

That Count de Grasse had sailed from thence with a large squadron for the Havana, where he was joined by eleven Spanish ships of the line, besides frigates, and was to take on board seven thousand land troops, which, when added to the French troops already embarked, would amount to fifteen thousand. That the reduction of St. Augustine, Savannah and Charleston, formed the immediate objects of this grand armament; and at the beginning of October, would be in readiness to commence their operations in concert with the arms of the United States for the disposing the British of the posts they hold in the city of New York and the bay of Chesapeake. The vessel which brought the above important news sailed under convoy of the French fleet for three days, and saw them all well, standing for Cuba.

There can be no doubt but these great and generous exertions of our beloved Ally will excite an universal ardour throughout the federal Union, & that the only point of emulation will be, who shall catch the glory of contributing most, in the course of the campaign, to the establishment of these rising, extensive, and independent republics.