ARRIVAL OF THE HORNET.
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The ". S. sloop of war Hornet, II. 7.
Kennedy, esq. commander, anchored at Old
Point Comfort on Thursday evening at 6
o'clock. in 9 days from Havana, having left
that port OH the 2sth ult. To Capt Ken
ncdy and Lieut., Cunningham, who came up
from the ship, the editors OF the Norfolk pa
pers are indebted for the following intclli-
gence:


The Hornet met going into Havana, a
French fret oils men Of 7Oar 10 Of them
sAias, four Of 7.hich cfthe LING. An impress
sion had recently prevailed iii Havana that
the sland of Cuba was cedcd to France, and
It was even reported that French irigate
with Spanish troops on board for Havana
had been captured bv British man of war.
The news of the recognition of Hayticn in
dependence had not reached Havana when
the Hornet sailed nor was any thing known
there of the French feet which lately visited
Port au Prince. 1t was very sickly at Ha-
vana.


The Constellation and John Adams were
off Havana giving convoy. The Spark was
cruizing on the south side of Cuba. The
Grampus, Fox and Terrier were at Matan-
zas We are happy to learn that the crews
of all these vessels, both officers and men,
were in excellent health, not a case OF fever
| (eXcept the two above named) having occur
red on board of one of them.


The Hornet has been absent 1S months,
and the average number of sick daily repoi'-
ted for the year ending 30th July has been
about IL, making total of $40 patients
attended during the year; of this number
there have been but deaths, one of bilious
remittent fever, one of paralytic, one of dis
case produced by intoxication, and the last
CDR. Van Brunt, the surgeons mate) Of a