The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-03-20
sss Of ,.eir creek. ssG A.~sd fore .a.ca.

sss Of their creek. ssG E.ssd fore ,a.ca.
toa Of getting spt to ir':sd hef Conior, or
the Sh,Hj bur on rsoeiriDg few koorcs
from tie CannJn, IN, tscked about and
went back, wall rseolestins the hansrei
snd rlif: abe Condition toe Atti lcry had
pat her il, waea fhs was caught within
their Rescn, abort three Week. before.
II. hiehth Eneorlium, are oue 20 thr naval
Fore, for their z cd In ent,on Of sM!ting
on the Ocea6,n. Tive Bosu were manned
and iss, fr~m III. D amoad Frigstc, Cap
tan Fisldinl, on Toe Wea Side Sf shs
Ilsnd; The, psHed, with tie g,e,ref In
ttePid;y the tacm,', Battery and Fire at
Brifoi Ferry, snd came in Tiae to f,vs
fine Of tn: Sails, Svivel,, &c. out Of the
g .iley. Some OF he B.itif sad n lisn
Troops were az: nbled a.d c,me DO vn upon
the Common Fence, with tbs utmoh Ala
cri,y, to oe thsyc in ReadiKefs to fupport the
ARTILLERY, in CAFE the Rebels had been in
f1red W III K .iolrtion fuilici'nt TO have
brought over . Forcs, &c ,endesvour fsvisg
their Galley from Def sdion bu, all their
Ef,'t, we,s confined TO firing ioms Shot
from Howlapd's Ferry; and Sunday fol-
lowing, tbs Ista lnaaat, a l.t,ls brfore the
Duk Of tss Eve,ing, a Rebel Galley ct
tempted to pss by the Ferryst Briitol, but
was i'm me distely diicovered. end 0 des were
givss BY the Officer Coz manding in the Re-
doubt, TO tie Gusner Of the Guard, TO ley
the Guns for her. The fecond Shot ed
frsn the ~ fovnden carried away her
Fore. man. which cau(sd much C7pfstios ca
Board ind en- the GuanH's hisg Ave
ter, orr C.ntinc!s. at the Wster SIDE. heard
the People from the G .llsy hale the Rebels
on ShoI:, fayiny that they wers fnking ,.and
tisyed that Boats and AfIltancs mi kht i'm
nediately be f.nt them. 70 lighsen ,he Gal
Icy, which they ruu elofe into the Shore.
Ga the Officer commanding the Redoubt
fendins "a Exp-ei. with the above Aceoun,
TO greadier. Geae,sl Smith, he was Plcaied
10 g;vo Difeetioas to Csp,.in Brady, - the
ArsillSry. who went, with che ntreh ExPe-
di,isn, to ths Ferry. fred from the IL
Pou ndsrs fevsra! Tines, in Hopes Of biuing
the Galley, tkough in the Dnk, and order
ed d.wa bis Field piseri and Howl:zen;
but the Rebel, had. With the u,mof Dill.
sence. brough, their Boats isom Briaol, snd
t,Hed she Galley away, andef Cover sf the
Night.
Ths fsllswiss Pris,s have tssa hrosphs
ists tAi, Per, face oar l,a :---Th, Chascs
Sleep. from Hiipsniois 20 Rseds- l1ssd,
With Mo!saas, C.fes and Rum. aad q new
Sissp, from New L-adea to HHPsaiole,
b TIC aas; the Olive Schssssr. fromCsps
,Sfaaeos to New -Lssdon. with Salt and
Mo'snss. by the Usicorn I; . slssP and .
SeAsssay. BY the .Aaszon. e.
A. D,y.ish, or T. iiay Msssisg, swo
Fse- VsGels, s Brig sad Slosp, eessr'd by
. Sleep Of a. Gsss, .canc down frsm Pro-
vidsnes, si,h an lnisst " barn his Ma
jssy's Ship the Csiberss.. On SisesvsriAg
sksn, and asdins vh., thsy wsre BY their
'GrSpplss ., rAs tib- Bosts. and YEs- AIH..
Capt. Synnsas sst the Csrbsiu, snds, Sail.
Oss ~ than, che Sleep, ran sihsre. ass,
Gldisg thsmfelvss likely TO b taken 81 the
Bs,u, they fe, Fire to ksr: ths ether Fine
ysGsl. the Brig. and the Pivssser- Siesp,