The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-05-29
Extracts from Rebel Papers.
bRscRIPTIoN # he AMERICAN
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tSTHE co ours oi he Amr,icsn Zee:
hsrcs ias ke with thir 'esh rs.tles, he
3cusiseAth budding, delcIibsd In the atgi-
p6. a gciug to Erike. with this motto,
bON'T TREAD ON Me. It is rsis ia
A.ra'dry that the wo,ihy properties a rhe
! shin,.l In the eisR borne thouid he eeyh.
/ iersd, s,d the 6sfe on, S como; be .ntcrd,d.
TIE Afcunss accounted =. 10 AXE CT ieipckt
G. emblem Of wif50m, and, in certain s,u.
k tsdes, Of endIeis Gu alton. The Iat,ls-
fake /, piopsrly Representative OF Ap,eTi-
E q, ~ tais ss'ms' !. f,upt in no other part
4 Of the wv:la. TIE s1s Of this eresiuts <x-
cs!s in srish;nef mch OF any other 'nmai.
/ She has 10 eye ids, and /, thsrs.ore an en-.
J bisn OF ,igiancs. Shse never bsgiIs an
sraek, no, ersf fuFreader,; ihs 10 there
fore, 81 snb'sR, Of msg q AFFINITY md true
sos.sss. When injured, or il dtnger of
hsirg injured. fhs never eoests I'll, lhe has
kivsn notice TO her ,eneaiss Of thsir danger.
M other o. her kind lnews fuch geeero!i.y.
When andaorted. and in peaee, flns dor'
BOT spctsf Z, BE- fsin fhed with weapsns Of
ihy kind. They are latent in ths roof Of
key nou;S, and esss when extended Tor her
dcI-be., apoeer TO ihcfe who sre Eot &C.
Ssa:ated with her to be weak snd contesop-
t;b's; vel. her wouLds however fmsll. are
d. live sad fatal. She is folitsry and az
fpc;a'eI with hss ki,d oaly, when II is rescl-
fay fer tasir Preieiva,on. Her Poifcn is
.. cree the nee. Giry means Of digcaing her
food, and es.,aia d'G 'UAion 70 her snsmi.s.
The .cver Of l!eina,ioa attributed. 10 her
BY gs-sross conitrges on. ei;mbtss IAme-
rici Tkofe who look ssadily On her are
delighted; and involpnt,ri!y advarce to.
wsras her, ard having once approached,
Ies., leave her, She is frequently found
wi.h s.i,tssn rat,e, and they ine'eaic year
y. Sac j, h:su,ii.i in youth. and her bees:
~ ;lc, ,ssfa.- with. ,ksr age. Her ,onspe is
Sue And fe.ksd - tie 1ishtaiAe.
RJLADEL LPHIA, April z9.
We learn By sn exer.i, arrived in towa
FAsd,y ira. Gea. CaYle'en is within forty
6v. r;ls, o! Tineande,oEa. The garrifon
.t,hss piece IL commsndedby Gen. Wayne.
Penny ylv.nia a.WAR-OFfiCE, Philadelphis,
April n. i777.
R.6,ved, Tha, Comui,tee cf Fifty Re
,ppoip,ed &c have me 6ireetisn snd fspeUn.
tsrdsnee Of the rsmcvs! Of all the provihen'
ana .hcr Noses ssw in this City, or hes, the
site, Ds'c~are il this fate. below the Falls
BIT, sk,or, tha, viii be ufeful to cur ese-
.m'e,, fhohld shey s,t reGe0ion Of them. o.
,hs, nay hr n.c' iisry 70 the army o. the Uni.
ca States.
II. Tha. tie inhabitas. Of hi. city ard j.
beyis. te allowed to rstsin =. much prcviii.
oas OF a., kind, ss,. ufual snd euAoma,y for
AH!li., 20 Sc rca,ced Of a, this Ge.los, il
beng the intsa ten Of this 8oJd to remove
ls.oxr.srdipary Il r.s only Of ihcfe Who
Iavs hsen ,e,YTr Sd, IS having gresisr quar-
title. ,hsr !, .fca.ly laid up by families OF
6nilsr .s:,tpmRsnsss in ccmman times.
I'LL. Tbs, ell ,reviGos. the p,oper;y cf
P>itze berlor., 70 returned 70 ibis Beard.
ever and above what is erRomSry 50 afcrc-
Eio, bs. removed into tie county, to fueh
Pace or pieces .. this Rcsrd saay dirsel.
HA,RT ORD, May s.
Lac Monday . psues. Of te.i's hen Neg
M ho;d, aaa cshcr rlsees, we're eou m;,ted
TO ,.s gpsI 10 his place, two Of with srs
ssdu fniebse OF death B. Cerrt marital,
bS; ;hs tine Of lhsir s1ee stioA 10 sot yes
Apcontsd.