The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-05-15

the Presbyterian Meeting .Houfe, with tssfs
wto vfue TO take part ia thsis R sbellion
where tasy fsfcr every iasoavsSi.ney and
iafult that tn, implaeabls mice of ,hsf,
ds'ing Imps can inhia.
We arc informed, char JOYCE, junior,
mestioned in our al under The BoRon hesd,
abou, two week, face. aprcsred early in the
mornioR, msksd aod armed cap a.pc<, ard
paradsd the crcr;: % that town, with a sun-
Der Of hii heroic aRoeiates. dragged fix To.
ries out OF their bsd,, plscsa ihsm on .
cart, aad drsve them out Of town thea
sil.isg the cart faddcnly, he drew his wat
like fsord. and with ,hsvoics Of . S,cnIor.
wore be would pu, eve y oae Of thsm TO
dsa,h, if they ever entered sgasn 10 esjoy
their ehates or fupport their fsmilie,.
In eonfequenee sf inform stioA Scesiv:d
Of the Rebels having eolItttst isgs msss.
ziae, a, Dasbufy, in Cyasecieut, . ds-
,sehmeu, Of age mes fsosS s.sh Of tbs fol-
lowing regiments, 4:h. SytA. z3t, s7sh,
44tA, and 64sh, . fuOs'ssrar eommaH! CT
dr'eoon', 800 o. Gov.rsor HsoSA'' eorP',
and Gx 3.reSnders, unaer tAs eeemand OF
Majo,. Gsnsral Trysn. add Brig. Generals
Asnew ssd Sir William Eikine, proceeded
up the Eaf River, snd oa F.iaay Eysnisg
lsR, ct fix o'clock, landed Ct Comps Point,
near Norwalk. The dsbarkation being
completed shout ten, the troops got ia
motion. asd sfssr q march Of IS uilss, az.
rived, without oppo6sien a, Danbury, at
three o'e!o:k on Saturday aite'nosn. Ths
rsmais der Of that day and par, of next
nor ming, wsrs employed In dsarsyiag the
40. e,. which were fouad 10 exceed their
expectation. At nine o'clock they bssaa
their march back to ,hs hippins. aad pro.
sssded without ia,srrupsioa uatil they ap.
preached Ridss6sld, whe Z shsy found .
Body Of the Rebels, under tbs conmsod Of
Mr.. Arsoid, who had fortified the entrance
ef the towa, which tAsy y'esrrisd after fmall
opp,6tio,, with eon6dsraele lois on ihe hde
Of III: Rebels; the Rssr rspulhog snoiher
body who attacked them st the fame time
sader NJ. .WooR.ry SMeePs ees,i..ed
,1ksI march cen Asse ss 1o9 o'clock.
AN1sbs'a 6.isl sxt Aasss and tsss,
bat as iuek diRs<ps ~ - ~ them i'tl:
injury. About h,lf 80 from lhs fhips.
~hee the uoap. halssas ban Of the Rebel
army, which cosfAs{ pfss leaa four ,hou-
fand, kept up . hesvy ars from Sshind
aoae walis, wiiln Two eolsnns made q
new Of .stsekins; bui part Of tn: de-
tsehmens charged them With fixed bsyo.
sem, and ps. tAsm 70 total rsut. sish
Conf lsrsble 1ssgh,er. TAs troops, af.er
rensia:ag fame tine upoa the ground,
snbarked with tss esssssa order and rssu-
ia,;,y, wi,hoa, fsr,hes isiensp ion from the
Rebels, whs ss,ss hsxsd .hsnfslys, moro.
The fpiis sst asnasfs tAsws By ,be
troops o. shis ocealos, doss ,hsm is6niss
hsa.sr.
The lois faaaised was "a msa killed. 10
okNs Aad % asa wounded. ssa Of .hsm
nisAdy.
ACCOUNT q shs Scorer. Ordnance. Pro-
vi6sas, &c. % nssfiy ss eoald b sfssr.
saissd,, fousd as the Nsbsi sso,ss. and
: dsaroysd By ,hs Nast Tsoop,. t Dan.
: bssy, &c. tf CuSSO lliets April n,
i777. 80
A asaniy Of s'dasaes Ao'", with iron.
&c.
Far ,hsslasd barrels Of beef and pork.
Oae ihoufasd bss,ss Of Asar.
One hundred lsrgs ,is,ess Of biieui'.
Eighty aine barrels of RE.
Oas hundred asd s~sssy Punshsons Of
ram. Z a
o,, a.,ss AZ V~h,,, oat. sad