The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

NEW YORK, January 5.

Yesterday arrived the schooner Prince William Henry, Capt. Bowen, in eight days from Savannah, by whom we are informed, that the garrison of St. Augustine, had not yet been approached by Don Galvez from Havanna, who was appointed by the King of Spain, General of his Majesty's expedition; but this officer was preparing an embarkation for service, either against their own revolted subjects at Carthagena, Maracaybo, and other parts of Mexico, or to proceed against the above-named British post. Col. Clarke, commander at Savannah; where the fortifications were daily improving by the constant labour of 800 negroes, and a reinforcement of veteran troops had landed there from Charlestown; they were amply supplied with provisions; by recent arrivals, Mr. Greene, had been collecting provisions in the upper parts of Georgia, but had not appeared within thirty miles of the capital. The British fleet of forty-odd sail, under the convoy of the Rotterdam of 50, the Atres of 32, and the Duke de Chartres sloop of war of about 16 guns; with the Right Hon. the Earl of Dunmore, destined for this port, was safe arrived at Charlestown.