The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-12-11

"The sarsl hsd inaolhd ca the iaei
aS r. ioreu, being the fol- nsmbsr vic
i.ii j, TO the lsrtse ct he ia,ssss.
"Oa tic ss b, Me- Gesr dc Mcntieny
fcunG II nec,Gafy TO move the pfiiorsn ~ho
were urocr hi. care TO a. inard in the ST.
Lsurnee, sbout mills from hi, houie. Tie
morninI toi ewing hey j,ired TIE ether III
ionsn a. OuiAehisn, tc wheh Place we h;d
nuued On The preceding day. HsIe it
wss reported. hats p.iisret bad beer ihot
by hv,ge, for rf,6cg T. embark from the
ilard, Shils M. Arn.l-'. party VA sP-
pio.ehi,g but, on msking the Rrittst
srquiry, we esu Md net find ary perfsn who
faw Ln AZ; ct crselty, nel esuld any ef the
prrnes nsms ,bs pc foa fo fad to tsvs
been killed aad we dc dselsts. tie piiioR-
en we're in every &c p,0 treated vi h all
poflibl, s,tertioa wtilh humtnisy eoold fug-
GET, and cur dtaa ion sHmit th,y were dai-
ly fed witA & tod Prcviho,,(o which We had
pcnty) and that In tn, lam. pro portion
which is SLOWED to the Kia.'s troops, ssd
Of which allowances We EeveI heard Ihem
complain.
"Aboat noon, on the IS h, we psrc lived
party advancing to stack Us, which pro-
we'd to Be aboui go men, eAi for thar pur-
pofs undW the command Of MI. mid.
In the evening they aads de!cent sn our
Pcf, ~i;h tstit whole party, in fifteen bat-
tesux a,d thee canoes, bai we're repu.ied.
Naw the ia'aee, issmtd mo thsn sYer &c.
sermnsd to oi6neumbsr Ihemisives Ct their
prif nsr,, from whom they had mu h TO
d cad, bel & double cur nnmter,. Tohuf-
iras tic - inhuman Iurpole, Aas wsi fat
10 NJ. Ar.olt, d.Grng fac conds6 for
tn: soAis 10 ais tbs iorth fas o the Ti-
YER. with the ? iioners, a, tipula.ed by ths
cart |, : copy OF a.-ish was len. rim, with 4
quea thai h. IN slI Gga i. He :e,urncd
for IN ws.. he would hav, n Iaitgtj do W.
il, Oh ctuAs c nc i-lquaiy :. s's ESQ,
a,tlelc VIII eh, 70 remove al difficulties,
wa, immedi,sey given up by Captain FaH-
te', ~ ne On I mssns t. void .hs dsarueti-
on Of TIE pif ne-'.
go, The l7.h, Mr.. Arnold hgned freh
e,rlei, the f>ne as tue iofmer, excepting the
fec nd a,,ic!e hith uas left out, aad fui.
pc foA o: h, fi.itiet ior four Gay, vas agreed
u.on. Thu eTe ing five bat,esux with p'i-
lonefs were Zen: IF, bot the wikd b owing
SouNd'ys tne SaN-seA SsuIo nok ICtuIus sno
it wss the goth At night before all the pri-
fonsrs were f:nt away. Here let W obls ve,
there was not me leaf isfslt { cffsred to any
Prifoasr. ait,r sae cartel was Il sasd, ner BE-
lore, exce,, ~ before relsted il is rus,
that on the 3oh. il the evening, while they
were emba'ki1g. tn iavsges amu6sg them
felvss by he wasr iide, did FIRE .eyersl mel.
gusts, but without the lsaf iA,en,ion to in.
jure them, nor we're any Of them ioju ed
ia ths nighs of the 80 h. after embark
ing our priLne's at Oainchisa, we quilted
that poa, and lie, cut TOR Ofvegasehis, tas
favsg" cossrias:our retreat, ~ far % ST. Re-
gis, where, and Afterwards a Olwsga cdie,
mott Of the prloas:s who remained with the
iavages. w.e bought from ihsm, At 4 Goa
GGe.Abls sxre.es, aHd are usw at Monus.l
they we're duriSg the time Of their sap:iviy
with the indians treated more like cniGrsR
than prifoasrs I,nd we have isaf 20 be-
lave, thoie who yet r.maia ia ,h.ir hasd',
do 70 by choice.
"Thss have We fai.hfslly aa,sd ,hs t-u'h
asd nothing but the uuth, lies aud psIhdy
being the refpgs of knavss a-d fools. Lst
thof. who have icnls and leifu.s to anal:ze
a.d Iesreh to the bottom, comrsrs this 6m-
PIE narrative, viii tie A aagitioss AID eoa-