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LONDO N.
Extras o, a liner from Geneva! Burgyme to 4 N^ e Lord, dated
Bofl{% lu^ 2§.
" D^TON '' a peoinfula joi^ to & ma ; n hid only by
* 1) a narrow Neck, which on the GUI troubles ^n. Gag,
fortified ; arms of the sea, and th, '!- boat furrotad the rest 00
the other ti le, cue of theft arms to I, ^rh h 1 hires To^n,
or father was, for it is n?w tunhifh. ^O 3ver it alarge bi 1,
wh'icb is also ( ke doftoi) a peninfbia ; to 'he south of th
town is ft (hit larger feepe vs ground conniving three bills,
joining Jib <o the m»ia by a tengue otknd, and ca led Do^ch^-
ter Neck ; tty Height as above described, both oorh and feath,
(in the Soldier's PteJe)coai mod the town, that it giv: an op
portunity ofere&iog batterer above any that you can nuke a
gainft them and consequently are mu<'n route ^vaetcgicos :
fa war ablo u.e'y neuefl^ry we ffieuM m.k^ oorfeives mullets of
these Heights, and We proofed to begin with Dorchefteru be
cause from pir icukr fixation of torture and flapping (00 to g
to describe sod unintelligible to you if I ^1) " wou'd erideot
Iv be effected without any confident c toh ; every thirg was
accordingly d fpofcrl my two CoU^gud and eyielf (who, by
. the bye have never d ffered in one jot of military (cotiment,)
bad io concert with Geo. Gage, formed the pan ; Howe was
to land the tranfyrs 00 the poipt, cii^o^ in the Center, anti
wo to-c^p^ade from the Causeway or the Week each to >'ae
ad,antage of cirronflances • ihe operations mu't have been
eMy ; this was to h^ been.executed 00 the 13 h On the
i7,h, at dawn of d^y we Found the enemy had polked intrench
m:ots with great diligence diring+he n;bt, 00 the Heights of
Char'es Town and we evident!, fiw that every hour gave them
fath lire gib ; it therefore becrae rec ff,ry to alter our plan,
and attack on th 1 file Howe, at fecund in command, was
deashed with about two thou^J men aid landed on the rut
wxrd file of th, pcniufula eot/reJ w^h fhippi'g. without 0p,9
Giion ; be w^ to advance from thence op the hi 1 which was o
ver Charier Town, where the (Length ofthe entity lay ; he hd
under him Ar'gaier General Pigot ; Clinton and myfelf took
out tbff. (or we han not any Sxed ,vft ) in a kr,e battery
dirc&ly oppofitc to Charles Town, nd commanded it, and a so
reaching the heights above it, and thereby facilitating Howe's
track. Howe's disposition was exceeding Soldier fke in my
opinion it was peifeft. As his fid arm advanced up tie h:H,
they m:t,whh a thousand impediments from Orong fences, and
were much exposed. They were also exceedingly hurt by mui
qie'ry from Charles Town, though Clinton and I did not per
ceive it till Howe sent us word by a boat, and desired us to r et
fire to the torn, which was immediately done; we threw a per
c:l of fhdls, and the whole was' infUndy in flames ; out battery
afterwards kept an iocefTeot fire on the heights ; it was fee nd
ed by a number of frigates, floating batteries, and one (hip of
the ine : And no v enfaed the greater feezes of war that can be
conceived ; if wejo?k to the height, Haw.'s corps afeendirg
the hill in the face of iatrenchmant; an^ in a very disadvantage
on: ground, was much engaged ; to the left the enemy peuring
is fre(h troops by theuGods, over the land, and in the arm of
th: fei our &„and Abating batteries cannonading them ; strait
before us a large and noire town in one great bl ze ; the church
fleeces being of timber, were great pyramids of fire above the
rest ; behind us the chorch Reep e$ and the heights of our own
camp, covered with fpeaators of our army which was engaged ;
the hills round the country covered wi h fpi&atcrr, the enemy
all io anxious fufperce ; the roar of cannon, mortars, and mus
poetry, the cruffi of churches, ships upon 'he flocks, and whole
Greets falling together in ruio^to fill the ear ; the storm of the
redoubts, with the übj 6b above described to Gil the eye,and the
refcaion that prehaps a defeat w*s a fieal lofi to the Britilb Em
pire in America to fill themiod.made the who'ea ptlure and a
complication of horror an' importance beyond ay thing that e
ver came to my lot to be witoefs to
“ I much lament Tom's* absence- it wis a light for a you%
Soldier that the longefl service my Lot formfh a^ain, and had he
been with me he would likewise have be^n out of danger, ferex
cept two cannon balls that went an hundred yards over our heads,
we were not in any parr ofthe dirc&ou of the envoy's ffijt. A
moment of the day was critical, How's left were Daggered, two
battalions had been lent to reinforce 'h^ra but we perceived them
on the beach feemieg in 'emharraff nect what way to march ; Clin
too, then next for htfoefs, took the part without waiting for dr
ders, tn threw himfef into a host to head them ; he arrived : n
# Hir nfpbi-e, : '•'Hon ''bornat Stm^y, Ljq; (and brother to
Lord Stati,) .who % gen, a ,otote#l> B:fc:1} in hit Mafofy's
fervite «
The Connecticut Courant, and Hartford Weekly Intelligencer.
M O ND A Y, November 27 1775.
lowing parallel ;
s^f rZERLAND
I Thry had fame rights
and liberties granted them by
Er ?eror# which do not ap
pear ver, confiicnble
2 T'e Emperors of the
W)ufe of Audria endeavoured
to federate them from the Ro
man Empire and bring^hem in
fuhjr&ion to the rifiog Houle
01 Austria.
3 Against this the Swiss re
monstrated, petitioned, and
pleaded their Charters.
4. Governors were feot a
moog them, who were to, aud
did oppiefs them io older to
draw them to some a& of def
pair, which their cuemioies in
tended to term rebellion, and
under pretence of it reduce
them by 'orce of arms.
5, This at length produced
confederacies fir& only of three
men by degrees of three fead
countries which increased gra
dually to thirteen Cantons, be
files some confederates.
6 To fobdue them,a flop
was 6fH put to their trade, 8c
afterwards they were attacked
by force.
7 When attacked they de
fended thc^felves with tucredi
ble braverj bonder every poffi
ble diUdvaotage refilled every
attack, and at left obliged their
enemies, not only to defi&, but
to declare them a free State ;
and, forrounded by Austria,
France, and Savoy, they have
continued free and brave ever
foce ; - and may they continue
so to the end of the world.
timeto be of fenice, ^ day coded with g'ory, and the faceup
was mod important e&G Bering the afcendeacv it gave the regu
lar tos ; but the lob war uncommon io effiem.for the num*
her er.^ged.
“ Howe war untouched, bet his Aid de Cam,, Sl/rwia, was
killed ; J^dan, « fr end of Howe's, who c^mc in gngc te de
<wur,w ke the carrpdgn, a Ship mate of curs on board the
Cerberus an^ who atUd as Aid«oc Camp, is bad y wounded.
Pigot w^r unhurt, but he bih^ed likea hcm. You will fee the
lift of (he ok. Poor Col. Abrierombie, who emrasn^ed the
^ criers d^d ycßcrday cf bis woueds. Capt. Addifoo, our
poor olj friend who arrived butthe day before & was to hirudin
cd wiih me on the day of ,h^ tfV^n,wat aria ki lea ; his Ton was
upon the 6c dat the tame time. Major Mitchell is but very
fl ghdy tun ; he is tut already ; young Chetwynd's wound is
also A ght. Lord Ptrccy's regiment h Meffyed the moll, and
behind th^ best ; his Lordfhp himf^f was not in the action :
Lofcß^deG behaved to a^aru ; bis name is cftabHh^d for life 8 "
Mr.WATSON,
so one ofyrur former papers I observed a short fetch of the rife
a^d progress of the States of Holland, who from the repeated
infills and oppreffijn ^ Philip 11 of Spain, gained to them
felv.% that itd.p:ndency, which now rank them with the firft
Poum in Europe ; and wno taught that Monarch by dear
bought experience how little the b^ft condua and bcfaß if
^h^ were able v waffled the torrent of a floboorn and co
rsged people A Gmditude there undoubtedly is, between the
States of Holland in their dependency under Phtop, and the
America Colonial ar the prefers josaore, but however well
the parallel might be drawn, it will perhaps fa feme degree
fJi Ibort of that which fulfills between America and the
Camorr. of Swirz^hn j. •I would beg you to infat the fol-
(Number 570 )
AMERICA.
I. They hsd ^ranted them
by the Kings of England, all
the rights and priveleges of na
tural and freeborn Englifhmp
within the ream of Great- Bri
tain.
2. The Ministry and Parlia
ment of Great Britain endea
voured to render them a (ope
rate pc°p'c by curtailing them
of their privileges, introducing
arbitrary power and illegal tax
ation, with ail its attending
train of evils.
3. Against this the Ameri
cans remoaflrated, petitioned,
and pleaded their charters.
4. Certain Governors were
feot among them who were to
and di zopprefs them, io order
to draw them to some ad of
despair which their enemies in
tended to term rebellion and
under a pretence of it reduce
them by fat ce of arms.
§ This at length produced
confederacies which increased
tn thirteen Colonies, betides
feme confederates.
6. To subdue them a flop
was firfl put to their trade, and
afterwards they were attacked
by force
7. When attacked they de
fended themselves with brave
ry, and under every poffibte
disadvantage reffled every ate
tack, and — »€esera—de(s<s.