Philip Stephens. William Fowler, Naval Officer at New York, informs us that Vice...

Philip Stephens. William Fowler, Naval Officer at New York, informs us that Vice Admiral Viscount Howe has ordered the purchase of the following ships: The Betsey sloop, now called the York, for an armed sloop in place of the St. Lawrence schooner, unfit for service; the Rebel privateer brig, now called the Hinchinbrook, for an armed brig in place of the Hinchingbrook schooner, unfit for service; the Empress of Russia transport, now named the Vigilant, for an armed ship; a galley, now called the Cornwallis, as an armed galley and are sending copies of the dimensions of the two former and the complement of the Vigilant for approval.