rived before a new change fucceeded ; and wc 

 were now told that it v^as finally fettled for 

 the Ulyffes to go in company with two or 

 three other fhlps of v^/ar, and make a run- 

 ning paffage to Martinique, in order to haften 

 thither a body of troops, v/ithout waiting 

 the interruptions, and tedious delays of a 

 convoy; and, to this end, veffels were to be 

 alongfide, early in the morning, to take out 

 all the ftores belonging to the St, Domingo 

 divifion. ^ 



Prefently, after we had heard the latter 

 report, the lieutenant, commanding the fhip, 

 came on board with inftrudtions to the fame 

 effefl:. This, therefore, ftands as the final 

 arrangement : but we have already known 

 fo many final arraitgements that we begin to 

 regard a lafi decifion, with refpe£l to the 

 Ulyifes, in the light of a diplomatic uU 

 timatum — -fifty times renewed ! What the 

 morrow may bring forth is yet In embryo, 

 and exceedingly doubtful : but the com- 

 manding officer having received his official 

 inftrudions, probability would feem to ren- 

 der the prefent decifion conclufive* 



