.OXDON^ wAdmiralty Office, Dec. 26, f] 80 Capt. Hartwell, of bis Malik’s liiipBrune, wlleft Antigin the larhoflaftmonth, and landed —. Raltimocr, in Ireland, the ith in ft. arrived thisj morning, with letters from Commodore Hotham,, and Comiriitiioner Laforey, to Mr. Stephens, of| which the following are extrat. • * IVengeance, 'Carcnage, St. Lucia, OH. *3, 1780.1On the 10th in the morning, The blanche,; which wateharged with my letter to you of that! date, laiied with the Alcincne for Antigua; a'^ (hort time made a great change in our fit nation ;j for on the night following, (viz. the loth) ther kirofe a hurricane at- N. B. which encrcafeA b the morning to a degree of violence that i» no to be deferibed. The Ajax, Montagu, ancf Eg mont, which had been anchored before the en trance of the harbour, were, before day-light all forced to fea, as was the Amazon fonn after and the Deal Caftle add Camclion, which been Rationed in Grot Iflet Bay for the protection of the Hofpitals, fltarea the fame juteThe Vengeance, with the Atna and Veftiyip bombs, and the Sad Vincente {now. were mowed within tne Carenage, and prepared with evft • t I 4 « * * I A 1