Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger

CHARLESTON, Feb. 13.

Another French Fleet at Sea.

The British frigate Sea-Horse, arrived at Kingston, on the 18th ult. despatched from Lord Collingwood, off Cadiz, with intelligence that eighteen French line of battle ships supposed to be from Brest, had been seen steering west.--This news had excited considerable alarm in Jamaica, and it was expected that martial law would be proclaimed in a few days. Times.

A gentleman who left Point-Petre, (Guad.) on the 23d ult. in the brig Amity, capt. Dunlap, for Savannah, and touched at St. Thomas: from which place he sailed on the 31st ult. has furnished us with the following intelligence:--In passing the islands of Nevis and St. Kitts, on the 26th ult. he counted nine sail of the line and one frigate, under British colours, being at anchor under the batteries, which were supposed to be the fleets of admirals Cochrane & Duckworth, united: On his arrival at St. Thomas, he was informed by the captain of an American vessel, who had arrived the day before from the city of St. Domingo, that on the 26th ult. in the Mona passage, he was boarded by a French squadron of 10 sail of the line and 10 frigates, by whom he was detained two hours. The fleet was understood to be commanded by admiral Gantheaume. This intelligence was confirmed by another vessel which arrived at St. Thomas also from the city of St. Domingo, the captain of which stated, that in coming out of that port he passed the same French fleet of 10 sail of the line and 10 frigates, then standing in for that place.

This intelligence confirms the above account from Jamaica, of a French fleet being at sea. The gentleman who furnishes it, arrived at this port yesterday in the schooner Adventure, having got on board that vessel the day before, off the mouth of Savannah river.