The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-01-16


The main body Of the amy, eonGa,ng Of
the Gua,ds. I'd, Sd and S,h bri. ade.. with
ten field pieces, led BY Lsrj Percy, march-
Cd Ion st,er Censral Cl,ntsn, xnd halted
a hour before day, il sis rear. This CO.
luna, (,hc coantry not admitting Of two
eoIums, Of aarh) was followed By ths
4ssh regiacas, with - medium twelve
Psuaden, and the bsggsge clofsd the rear,
with iePsrste guard.
A. foon Q, theie corps had psiled the
heights, they halted, for the folders to take
. little reirsihmeas; after which the march
was continsed, ard, about saf an hour pa
eight o'elssk, having got to Bedford, in the
rear of sh: snemy's left, the at ask was
eenmeneed BY the Light Infantry and
Light Dragons, upon large bsdies Of the
Rebels, having cannon, who were quitting
the wscdy heights before mentioned 20 re-
turs to their liaes, upon difcovering the
naith Of the army. isfead Of which they
were drove back. and he army Gil! moving
On to gaia ,hs ensn}', rear, lbe Gi snadisI,
and ,3d regiment, tsiag in front Of the co.
Iumn, iosA marched within muikst- lhst of
the enemy's lines At Drook,yn, from whence
thsis baualions, ~ithoa, reg.rdisg the f's
of cannon aud frnsll arms upon them, pur-
fued numbers Of the Rsosls that were Ietitipg
from the heights 70 elofe to their principal
iedsuesi, and WITH fush tagernsf, TO attack
ii ss Asrm, that il required repeated order,
TO prevail. spon them " def3 from the at
tempt. Had they been permitted 70 90 On,
it is my opinion they would have carried
the Iessuos; but it was apparent the lines
r:ut have been ours, At . very cheap rate,
by regular aPpr aches. | wsuld not riG
the lof' that night have been futfAised in
tic sG.sl,, and orisred them back to ho'-
low way in hoD, Of he wo.k,. out Of the
reach Of nuikesry.
Lieut.. C:a. Dc Heiaer began, fosn after
day Srsk, to eannonsde he ensay in his
front, and, upcn the sPProseh Of our righs,
orde'sd Col. Donop's corps to advance to
the attack Of tee hill. following hinlelf At
the head Of the brigade'. Tae Light la
fantry aesus that time, having been REIN
fsrssd BY the ligh, company, the grensdier
company, and two o'her companies Of the
Gsards, VII, joiaed thrn With the gr.atea
s&iyity and ipiri., had taken three pieces Of
eanrsn, and were sarmLy engaged with We
~ iupshor nunlers in tAs woods, when,
On the II, liar' advaaeing, the enemy gave
way, and wa, entirely roxicd in thar quarter.
Ga the left. Major. General Grant, hay.
ing the 4ih and kh brixades. the 4zd rsgi-
meat, snd two companies Of New.York
Pro,inciAls, ,sifed BY Govsrsor Tryon ia
the fprirg, advanced slosg the cosit with .
pieces Of cannon, to divert the eAcws's at
lention iscm their left About midnight
As fell in With their advanced pasties, and
H day break with large corp', having
cannon, asa savantsgsouly poGed, with
whon there was GirmifhiDg snd fnars
csrnonste for fone hour, until ty the
firing t Rroskiyr, the Rebels, iafpt Aisg
their re.rsat wos!d be est Of, made Z
movement to their right, in order to f.cure
it aerob fwamP AID creek thar covered
the right Of their works, 5st beirg met ia
t.cir way BY . part sf the Il Gtsaadisrs.
who were fcea after fupportsd BY the 7ia
Ssgiatnt, and G;aeral Grants Ief, coming
p, Aey fs3:ree esadsc:as!J NaasSs. Of