The Virginia Gazette

Last night an express arrived from col. Woodford, at Kemp's landing, with advice that lord Dunmore's motley army, after dismantling their intrenchment at the mills, and setting fire to the barracks and other buildings they had erected there for their convenience, had retired on board the fleet, which, to the amount of 70 odd sail, were in motion yesterday morning, and appeared to be bound for sea. They supplied themselves with wood, from a number of houses at the distillery, which they demolished for that purpose: and it was given out, that they intended for Halifax in Nova Scotia, with intent, it may be presumed, to enjoy the free exercise of their limbs and a vegetable diet, and undergo a complete scouring from the filth in which they have involved for a long while past.---They destroyed between 40 and 50 sail of small vessels, after taking out what they deemed to be valuable, but suffered all the salt on board to go to the bottom.

The same night an express arrived from major Hendricks, at Hampton, advising, that lord Dunmore's fleet had just appeared in the road, and seemed to be bound for sea.

By a gentleman from North Carolina, we learn that the remainder of the fleet destined for Cape Fear had arrived, and that the number of troops now with general Clinton were supposed to be about 4000, none of which had yet landed: and it was even suspected they had design upon some other quarter, and would not land there at all.