fleet shut up, having had the audacity to attack this convoy even in the port, the Chevalier d'Entrecasteux, who commanded it, had shattered them, after an engagement of several hours, in such a manner, that he had put them out of a condition to keep the sea, and that they must have retired to Paros." _Stockholm, 27th of June._ "The King having judged proper to name an Admiral General of his fleet, has chosen for this eminent post, the Major-General and Commander of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword, Henry de Trolle. M. de Moussin Puschkin, Envoy from Russia, is arrived here from Petersburg." _Hague, 10th of July._ "The Admiralty of Amsterdam has put in commission, with the advice of the Prince Stadtholder, the vessels, the Admiral de Reister, of sixtyeight guns, and the Hereditary Prince, of fiftysix." _Hamburg, 23d of June._ The Mars, a Danish man-of-war of fifty guns, commanded by Captain Luken, and three frigates, with seventyeight merchant ships of different nations, under convoy, sailed from the Sound the 18th of this month." It thus appears, that Russia, Holland, Sweden, and Denmark, are proceeding in earnest to convoy their trade, and increase their naval force, to protect the confederacy in favor of the rights of neutrality. I have the honor to be, &c. JOHN ADAMS. * * * * * TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. Paris, July 15th, 1780. Sir, It is worth while to lay before Congress the following statement, which is lately published in the papers. _English Ships of the Line._ Now under Rodney, including the Triumph of seventyfour guns, arrived from Cork, the beginning of May, 22 _N. B._ The Fame, of seventyfour guns, was taken to pieces last winter, to repair the other vessels of Jamaica. The Sultan from St Lucia, and the Hector from Europe joined, in March, the two sixtyfours which were at that station. Jamaica, 4 They say that Arbuthnot has sent to Jamaica the Russell and Robust, 2 The 15th of May, sailed with Graves, 7 The 3d of June, sailed with Walsingham, 4 -- 39 _French and Spaniards._ With De Guichen, 23 Left at Martinique, the Dauphin Royal, of seventyfour guns, to protect the port, 1 At the Havana, under D. Bonnet, 8 At St Domingo, under De la Motte Piquet, 5 Sailed from Cadiz, the 28th of April, under D. Solano, 12 M. de Ternay, the 3d of May, 7 -- 56