The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-12-18


and ia readiness for ufs and ths,
ere all collected, and upwards Of tw:
,.odred of them, ,ischdins flst-bottcms
l,.i.r aad esk bosts, BY the lz'h of Geo
\, we're broasht % near to the place o
I,nbsskation ~ could be dors eorfilten
~, . udeaee snd iafety ali which WIRE
Ikasisns 20 carry five thoufsnd troops, be.
f,es tw:nty fco~s, for the sie Of the liSh,
/ md hs.vy sriilery. Il 70 tier appears. that
Gsus.a! Spencer, on the sh Of Odsbsr,
| ~; po6sise erders tc Brigsdisr Palmer to
6e the soa:s numbered, aad have an eItl-
3nsM made OF wsas number Of men they
v,uli cary with the utaoa 6ifpasch, ana
y mike repsn Of Eis doirgs. i, alfs ap-
Sears, that after the place for tie defcens
spoa Rhode III and had been unanimou0y y
Ik,lid BY ths General O1iesrs, asd tie
susibsr OF n<s Of ahieh The I'd vspesa ikaafd
Mould cor6it had been dssermi lined on. asd
N 4.d been ,grsed that the ftit dwiGo.
e,u d be ey oe'ashmeats searly ca ,al tom
Ah o'iga-e, t'st Gens'al Spencer on the
/, Of Ottcb:r ordsrsd that each Bri, adler
h S!a have hs brigade sT mbled a,d en-.
bsdied, at faeh lace d each Brissdier
hsala sPP,int tor The b igsse parade, half
/, sosr before fua riie on the moraisp Of
the 10 a. 10 order that On tina, day they
ngn, be. by The refp' Give Brisadiers, pro.
Paiy Aruetea. equipped and prsprred Tor
'nS4. ka.!oA the ssiuiag night, in order
that ts.e oeceas oa the ,1and o: Rhode
llsa aishs ,hsn be ma!e, and the enemy
.Mla.k .ksd.
up0s tie while it sppcars, that General
Spencer, from toe bsgian,ng, ha. been yea.
kaay engaged in this exposition, and h.s
paid the e.oieR attention TO is: That all
lsesa,sy orders from tius to time have
ben by Ain given, and ,sa, wi,h proprie,y,
slsara'i' and Psfpe, uity. Il alfo appears.
that the briga.es uader the connand o,
Bisadien D,pgl.E. Levsl and Corne !.
ntOd. csAm1Hdsnv ShsTbur6e, were az
abled and embodied on the morsiar Of
= 18th. agreeable 10 the Gelsral', orders,
aad that thofs feveral Bigadic7s aad Com
Ass3en. tossshsr wisk Col. Crafts and
Vel Elliott, had punetually J and coafaa,iy
sbisrved ths Gsneral's erdsrs, and sivea
Due atssni- n to the !eriics. But il appears
Nat the expedition failed at this time, ssd
!he rssfoas sfignsd By .he General are, that
kgsdis' Palmei's brigade was act aHsmbl.d
40 embodied o. that moi in,ng. or during
'As whole day. and 70 not il Iesdirei for
.abarkasioa aod that beats we're not fea.
ssably prepared f:r diRsibasioa to the fe-
'snl brigadss, as vas expected BY the &C.
.srsl. 1t appears by General Spencer. or.
1s, to Geasral Palmer. Of the 9th Of Oao.
~, thar be was very iolicitou. to have tbs
'os'' ssmbs ed. and ready for diaribu'ion.
:esld have bssa haPpy. il the opinion
his Ccur. il the Gensral, pssviou, TO
asefdsr ci the 9Th OF Oaober for max ng
= sPsspars,ioas lot che dsfeens, had be:n
slly sG r'slued tha, the boat, wers pre-.
lsfsd 'or alstmsnt amsng the ftveral Bri.
|aais'', OF that General Palmer had feen
ase;dsrs Of the oh Of Osober ef. etusl.y
Z essed bat ~hM in the opiaioa Of ,hi,
|oaft Is Of gres,er weight and importance,
or inveRieatisg the ciufss Of the fi.sre
(. ssn expedition AZ This time, is, thai al
= o'i.2ad" ~ere no, sGsmbled and en-.
eeisd "a tbs day presediae the nigh, sE.
xssa Tor nsk'og the deeeat and attack
see the snem,. Wa do no, mea. to i'm.
~ Gsss'al Palmer vi h being oiisfFte,I
us ess'e we are pu-fuadsA be has been
sn0 zeal ;uAr attached "a IL. aad 4,