The Newport gazette — Newport [R.I.], 1779-08-26 00:00:00, page 1

Newport, Augutt 24, 1779.
HERE being great Reafon 10 fup
-2 pole, that Solzion are monrm o
‘@..‘u Fields ard Godens, by iers
ives, oad otlv (qal Retailers, pu chafing
from them the 010 bles fo R.lee, the Gs
menas beth theréfare, ¢ hinder this thame.
fu! Preflice in fusnre, di‘cQed the Privof.
o Bal 1o fe'ds all Reuts, Vegetadl:s and
.oit b resfier expofed to. Sale, the Selle-s
of which csanet properly scconat for bavisg
pocured thew, asid likewifo 1o rapest chrir
&om. that Klesas may be tzkea to ezpel
fach Offeaders the Gusrilos,
By Ouder of Major General Passcorr,
: ; ﬂlN!f BARRY, Sec’ry.
Lxtra®k from General Orders,
dlated at Head-Quarters, in
Newport, the goth Day of
Avgalt 1779, -
C been made, that the
¢ £ \OMPLAINT having
King's Cattle are frighted and
dreve about by People Shodting
on the Farmis, en which’ they
graze.----No Perfon is to Shoot
on any of the Fields on the left
of the Weft Road, from Irithes
Redoubt, to James Potter’s, in
Middletown, till° further Or
ders.” j
~ By Order of Major-Genéral
PRESCOTT,
HENRY BARRY, Sec’ry
Vice dim Sir HUGH PALLISBR's Defenci.
M: PRESIDBNT iaswd GENTLEMEN
. . o ebh Cours. ' ,
EFPORE I eatsr Into the julkifi:ation of
@y conda& sgeiaft the ¢ru |, numereny
sttar ke thet bave beva made agriak me, moy
J be permtted to appral tv mea whefe minds
will comwiferate my un’ortunate £ vatioe—
eafortenste I mey furely call myfelt, for of:ep
4¢ y¥:ro forvice to my cometry, is which 1
have had my fhare of hardfhiye, aed have
elwa; ¢ recrived the favosable opinion of my
coosmy, sad have bad the geed fortans to
Bavy my laboers regerded,
Whes it was thsughe eapidiest éo £t out &
fesng nevil armemeds, aciwiAfanding |
h‘.&y the rumer2as ‘places | cz{?_“. s
fuliclescy to live' @oefe. | wes honoased
with IBe¢ third pofl ie the walk o' my profef
sa i Ih.t commoend, 884 receivid the appre
t_.ai:. ao‘l Adumins) Reppel with rsfpell 10 my
sonds % =
“The firet 500 Saving Boot with that faceefs
Dai sas compymen dupolind, fome Lsisads
pwEmg ST T R Mo. igy?
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‘j'\ oo C»‘“"f‘;-; arilS
. o ¥ \ﬂefﬁi'g‘l?‘? W
R, Ohalfl g\ g, .
'“ B L"!"nz 'n; .’;X’X :""‘9‘.‘ '\' AW EEKL T
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T H U RS'DANY, Avd vsT 6, t 779.
And dependants cn Adwmiral Keppel bigas,
‘on ane. astival o B-ilud. 1 throw cut
fome pary. (qvere Din's in she pedlic prinis,
ohos the wans of fuccsls om she-37h of July,
was salingly nwing te my sragedd.
. Jopplied 0 Admirsl Keprel for redrefs,
but conjd .pet mest with.i frem the Com
mender in Lhief, be woa'd mne excuf or ez.
calpacs gB, Whe:efare | way detgrmined ¢
bave .jullice done me, which § pught o sl
the fu-y of-an eeraged po iy, -
O+ the docif & of the lsw trirh 1 rol's
quithed 01l my p 1 i of honour sad emolumist,
cxcopt @y military rank ne 88 Admir:),
whi:h | relerved wich » view of baviag e
Coert Mariigl oa myfe'hs . .
1 bove s ngmber. of e:omies 10 sccafe me
fiogy batsatene will come forth him(s)( and
declara ohesein | am blemeabe; eve'y win
mefs c'sims the right of being ®y accaler,
bet 01l shatis mot cacugh te fotisly shem,
for they haye a'iemp ¢d 10 implore bis Maj -
t: o difeils me: o d if | em aug mech rife
tekes, te¢ Admirals, asd feveral Capusins,
figeed it, whe wrll keew ot the fame tLigme
thay were 10 be witaefl s sgaiaft me.
D B FENICHB ..
The gosersl fubje®t of my mitoadul ds
the third in commaend, clelms my agrentios in
p eferance of sil cihers, 98¢ ii is fi'f infing
sted, that 4. five o Jotk is the meraiag cf
the 27:h of Juif, 1 wee td 'teward, snd cos
fidersbly eut o my Hatien ; Ihat o fign:l wad
made 27 fevcral (hips of my divifion 12 croce
to windw rd, ia vrder theg they might ¢lyp
with the fA-et.
Adairsl Campbell made that figaal withost
srders from the Commander in Chief, snd
feems to endeaveur 10 jaftly bimfel’ wi b thy
propristy ef Ibe meaturs, alth.uzh it bad
qoite & gontrary effcd. : .
My aaf erto thetis, tha the Pormid - Wlé,
‘6n the merning of Ihe 371 h o July, was neitly
in ber Ration, +greesdle 1o whe ¢ fhe nsd been
placed the day be ore, 0o wilh2aadiag w ich,
Admir] Compbe.l plic.o @ in qeite ¢ difs
fe ent fitaailon, So e ] dm; Ihat | wai ever
Redivas 10 keep my fhip as aear in her Radon;
8s circomflances wosld periait,
My conds® deisg the slion was fich
that By duott bit er snemies have aot dared to
sccafe me, or ia the /ealt to difapprove of,
I oill {pesk o lo@ words with refpe® %
tho altion, | weativto it with.g wet difadvas
tage, and whatever was Ihe real fntsation of
the Ggns: made to chaco, it opeaed qeite
costrery, Thecentor and vde civifiony went
into sftles, a3d ware fuspersed by each
other, whilk 1 bad en'y tee fhips o go inte
altion ohth we, snd the searekt of -s:- 3
helf a m o ditonce. Before I begoa firing 1.
becked my mines 1o (ill, and borh dickived
¢ & 0o aiore fird Is caﬁ?.nu‘ of i, eed
bavied my wisd ¢0 clofp wita the twn flera.
mofk Dhips of.fhe encaiy whe §:d svcided :
greas part of the s&ion. I spprbend shat
nmu for more thipe then fell 4o my Biare,
wh A’.Ml ;.,wl.; e:eo by bis on’ﬂ
bo-B felf in et eply fix o I3yoa, 1t
be sgiidf misrloing thi’, iy W stvsnst
Jos (be damiges @y Biip seshived most then
say iocbu. sad coalvdesstly wasd more
“PA.d-lfll Keppel, in giviag his evidencey
e. 4
itis rue, faid, io d.inrwhat ] .id, J dud no
moe than my duty. [ wasacel way of
meationiag my conda@, eed & hopgh it wee
my fortune to have. more of the 1& 00 thae
the two etber diviflo:s, yet ] 4o 00t in the
Jesft mean to infor, but if the officers of @
other (wo divifioe o hid bad s mack Do LY
tbey would bave bedpv d ‘qually 3. weli.
;!lﬂpgilcd te Adairs) would Pave renewed
the allion immediately & tir p.fling the cor
of the enomy, aad was thersfore niling 9
t:ke the lesd, o:d ordered b+ fhip 10 be wire
di OQI-, without exzeminisg I.t her patiicue
b’ demages; my orde » were ex-cotes, »ad
by te: purary cp-asnd o.ber grvaicars were
im@edis ely. whith wis pliiaiy feen by
Ca.i. Murfhal), 3ir W, de saby, :nd a-pt.
Robiajon, £ ,
.. Some lime after the weer'ag | perceived
the figeal for battle hevl.d dowva oa boaid the
Adairal licewie os board Sir R.bérs Hae
pad’s divifive ; | thea th oght tbs Admiral
324 givea ii over, and fu.icg three P ecch
fiis pelas worards ms, l dv vo reslre 9
®ooinee io the i avti n | wa*, eafepporer dy
sad lisble 10 ke gut ¢F, there‘ore wo'e t@
mé ta~d) inthe bady of th- fl:.¢, sad hever
gid J u; Cal figesl Jﬂhlh ll':u eutil o.- S eafl
of the V-&-1p; ghich -#ill appear the lefs
IBtra.s:ioooy "; Robess Harlsnd bime
felt sever fa v it, &h 1o on the larb: 8:d sack,
o :ithe: did Copiai. Laforey while the Vil rp
was oa 8 4 teck. . “,
Had whe Ggaal for 'pe Velng foiis out ?
thele figtion beea mide, in plil Pthhlhy
muft have Rea it, o¢ it would have bech o 8
the main top mief-beod, sud which woiidy
in @y opini:n, bave béen s proper figedl
Hed 1 00t wore agein o 0 [ 4:d; the throw
Preach Bips wesld moft undosbredly . Rete
{epsiaied me, oad furely [ &g 2 ox sipeted
i thye, when Admliral Keppe! foys he ﬂw&
#ot have defervéd the ssme of e off .er
be led on o bat:le aguin. withont hié fßoes
being formod when he pislaly faw that of hie
escmy was; if the Vi&ol wae in 2 dangers
ous fiteation while on-the larbosd -ack with
{ou Nc.:hh hc(:, bov;ui‘.:'ﬁ 6 -:.
bave v onfu) . 080 bt
Admiial Korpl U&o-':'-'a for it rad Admi.
ral Campbeil, ever v.illing 10 §od fanlt, with
e, dif ppreves uf my cond:B sad spproves
of that ol 01l o.heve; Pow to accoun: :6r shi¢
Rrange pe-tin'icy I am st o Jofs, .
. The Formidable peff:d ko Viltoss ¢ Vivile
Before thite o'clock snd the ?-‘-t fot
wétiieg, aed the lise wae thon £:f ‘en,
Whick will be proved by feveral of .o&wh'uf
for; oad Nod nog & membee of "W goure
shked daipg he prefeat Irisf, the §ietiog
whothor o gon wos 6-od whea @sz el wag
®dag, & psrticalar 1 & cobld aéier have m.t
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of | . cogty R top
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