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serving on board, with a view to impress them. It appeared to be an arduous and delicate situa- tion in which the Commander of these ships was placed. Having to fulfil the orders of his Govern- ment on the one hand, and being in danger of giving offence to the America on the other, it seemed impossible for him to steer clear, unless possessed of a very uncommon share of prudence and discretion. In sailing up to New-York, we passed by the two French frigates, called the Didon and the the Sybille. They appeared to be very full of men. Soon after four o'clock in the afternoon, we ar- rived at that city; and coming along-side the wharf, we were handed on shore by J. W. who kindly conducted us to our quarters, and we were soon after joined by A. B. who drank tea and spent the evening with us. Thus, after a passage of 58 days, we were favoured to land safe in America, for which we have abundant cause to be thankful. In passing through the streets to our lodgings, I was struck with the great variety of fruit exposed for sale; such as pine-apples, melons of various kinds, peaches, &;c. &;c. Me- lons and pine-apples I bought for 3d. or 4d. each, and other fruit in proportion. On going to bed this evening, I found that after being so long habituated to the motion of the ship, I could get scarcely any sleep.