United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
The writer states that he has learned from a reliable source in London
that the whole force leaving for New York with Admiral Arbuthnot is made up of 2,800 men
and that the squadron convoying the transport vessels consists of four ships of the line
all of which are of 74 guns. A note at the end states that the Admiral, his fleet and
his convoy were windbound in Torbay on the 14th of May 1779.
