Much surmise was hazarded...
Miuch surniise was hazar(led yesterday in the city, re. specting the flcet seen in the Gulf of Micxico by the Cap- tain of the IYalmer Caas1le on the Rth ilt., stecring for the westwvard. The general suppositiou is, that they wcre last from Havannah, and carrying troops for the relief of the garrison of St. Juan de Ulloa. On consulting at Lloyd's the list of vesscls sailing froin that port, whichi extends to the 13th of August, it appears that thc following vessels left it on the 29th of ffuly-viz., the Spanish sloops of war, Sabina, Captain JosE M. CHACO M;alria Irancisca, Cap. tain JOSE* antl the Znfiro, Captain J. VALERA-all lbound for the Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa. There sailed lalso fromn Havannah, on a cruise, on the I38th of July, the French frigate La Jean d'Arc, Captain DAr'O'rET, on1 a cruise. Supposing the latter vessel to have fornmed a junc- tion with the Spanish ships, there would still remain three orfournmore to be accounted forto complete the number seen. In this, however, there may be some error; and it is, on the Whole, probable that the three sloops of wat werer the oLyi vessels passea by the W,tfief tZ d- that their des.. tination was as above stated. 9.vi 'the 4th of August, the convoy mentioned by the Captain of lthe latter vessel was in lat. 22. N., longitude.. *Vr. They were then steering direct for Vera Oruz,. in front of . whicih place the tastle of St. Juan de MI1lOas situated.