The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-11-20

.n3 ~an~ o;hsr rsrSe-s CT c>nS'r.; til !
have &C r-co.cdel 10 L.nca1er, and tIom
Iheo:e 20 Yolx, ~hs:c they intend 10 TX
lh.it REID ace.
. Ths en- my, day or two after, mace
a ih,w Of plIing higher up the Sshuyikii,
bu; fuiceaiy returned down again, crel "a
st IN: !awrr 20 is with late or 40 cp2Ih.
tion, totk poa1Mon Of CnsRnut-Hi'i' snd
tAe heights in and ab U, &c manto~n, and
ext.pcsd ;h,ir right as far as Fia.f'oio.
Oa tho .o,h VII, Mr., Ii I'VE mad' his n.
umfLaI e.iry intj Phi adei2lia, with very
e. all phrs Of hi, army, ~hsTs h. was m.h
cordially received by his gid f.rnc' the
O,azcTs ard fex .aic .ily' Tories, vho
were lsf. b.hind.
4" Our army remained about IS mila'
ft-m Pni!a,e! hia, near s'il sgs eA,''d 'hs
Trap, waiting iJr rrinForc neni, "ni.n
wa, exp.a d lem P: k X |. This reln-
tor-emeni, e;nlG.Kg Of % ne', under
tie : inmana Of Gc.. M'D~usai, arrived
the later esd of lat m nth, a2d Gins'ai
Wafh ne on moved his army down sowirds
the .ry Ard i'ncsm. e. .b"st eigat milss
from Gefmaat where It ong dy sf
IN. enemy were ercamPed. On the I'd
in9. the o:ders were sivsa for an attack,
and on amy wee in mo,ioa about nine
o'clock. A, f e in the morning OF tae 90
i,R we auAeksd the enemy in ditte'sst
quarters, drove 10 their q cts, and tell IN
uocn thsir main b,dy, which we all d ovs
tn ovgh their tnt encament'. They Lex all
their t.s,. a.nding, thsi. bags &c, and part
Of their pa K of sri sry. Vetory n"~
ie meo t, hove on every A"-rie.a brow;
but, al, al o. a fuddea. md ~ueou, any
u6ole eauie; our people 90 intO eo''uho'.
ana oeg n to e;sa TIC sn'mJ Pe!ee'veo
this, ane i'm -rdiaey rslted, and having
nce'vsd q Coz sai.rsbl. re- nforeemeft from
PM de!pniz. ,hsy ..u'ia ID u: IN their sui.'
and we seeo | ed &C qui. al! ca. aeq III.
tons. Tee sttlSn VS. very obtins;e and
b tdy, il aa.d above Eve or Tx hou,s;
We h ve lea FIVE or ix hund ed men molly
no ,ndsd, which ,e have brought off Gen.
Nsih'. shigh is br k.. Mr.. Shstburne Of
P.5,im7u,h, and Mr.. White Of Phii1dsl-
phia, are mo-ta'ly wouad d; they were
bo h Aids de Camp to Gen. Sullivan. DR..
Wi herfp poon's ioa IL XII led. Capt. Slomaa
Of Providercs, badly wounded in the head ;
b 6des . number Of Others, whois Eanes
ca.nst rscollra. ST &c the aetion we have
received . CO 6dsrsbls reinforcement fraa
V.rginis, ard on excel est G neral Waih-
ing on has c lleaed hi, forcs at the pl &C
fom whease I date this letter, aad intsnds
4 on to Try anoth.r bout s. III them. AL
our men are in good Ills, aud think
grow f~nder Of 6gh.ing. the more they have
OF Il.
+" It was very unfortunate fo' - that TIE
morning wa, very fsggy Il is generally
thcu, ht ths! the con'uhoA Of part OF co. ar
my was ocsal oaed by the aPpeaianee ei
Geserai Green. who wS Com ng towaTd'
their rear, viii tis d ,iion, TO fuPP II
Z them, which they m A ack for lsres boy
OF the enemy, not being abe to eiitinga'ih
prop.rly on aecouat Of the fog. ls is
very mori yiag cireumAance, that : hen VI
had asarls gtined a eomplsst 'iasry, w
fhould loit il agaiH 70 unfortunately.
Aboet he fame time that Congtsis lef
Philadelphia, the b egags ard military Chef
, we-e -dered to Bethlehem. where l rerSin
ed i!l he day before the Ian asticn, whea
received IN order to rePai TO head quarters
l iult cot dawn time enough to meet on