The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-12-18
ether ship. were tns.atd st Mud ..I..I.,

B,tsry rear Biliirgfpsn. On the Jertey S, ,hs
ard in lss lhsn IN Hour iilrnced il.
ndmia' Hove, curing the k,enR C,,.
ponsds psihsPs ever heard, landsd on Pro-
virce lGand, ard eon'inued IN Front Of a.;
Batteries, within M.G.t Shct Ct the R<b.i
Font, giving Q der, for the Attack with n,
Lore ihip's rfcal Calmnel.
On the I6 h ul.. Prspsraticrs were MAJ.
to iemovs tie Chevaox Ge Frize, and cut -
excsHvs Il css hr'n freo TO Two lSy,s
P!er,, ana extendtd acio!s he Rivsr to a.
Il ua the Navigation. The Rebel, :, Rss
Ba. k, Gbier,isg the T oops and Sailor. b..
ginning hi, s.Guoui Tsk, removed ,be;,
ShipPi & up the River, within H. &c Nil,
Of Philadelphia.
On the I7th, Lieut. Gsperal EGI Com.
waln, and Geasral Sir William E k;na
with aboa, 5000 Mn, marched 70 K, etkr.
where tey isp'izcd Piequet Gun:d OF Mi
lira, killed 7, and tosk ss P.iisncrs then
cr'A A.d tbs Rivsrto Bill.ngfpert. whe,e ih.y
iaed MILO, Gssc.al 81. ! h ma, sp.nee,
Wilton, and G,nsrrl Pateiioa OF III, Ro,.i
Artlisry, Wh, haa alfo lsnG. n. re s,h.
Body Ct Troops the fame Daj. Thsy i.,,;
ed ii the Af"rnoon OF tbs Ie ,~hna
Detachment moved towa d., Rd Ri
which the Rebel, getting lh,tl]ig nee of. ~
b. md oasd the Fort ,tout ley4n IN h, E,.,-
ing. after blowing up t.eir M g,zins,.
N;xt Morseng atos &c { eek. ,hs
Rebels sb.ndoI ID tleir + Gee, coI6.ino,f
twenty ise Ships, Brit.. Scaconer,, Sloop,.
and one Row Galley VII eh mounted sien.
teen - Founders, 10 pieseh; hs.r Rsue,,
beins Cut eff by tie kisa', Trocps via
were than on their March from Bi Iinp fpor.
Bsfo thsir VeGs.s wee tvaeua cd ,Sey 4,
thin on Five, but Nth freh Cas,ion. tia,
ii va; almoR Six o'Cle,k bsfsrs it "a, dif
cerned, aid 10 sf, etuslly that acne OF them
eosid be hvsd.
The RebsIs PafIsd PAi,adsIphis h IA !.
FigAt. elofs under the Jsrfey Shore. viL
isvsral Of their Row G,llis,, bat net v;,I.
oss being diieoveied by the Delaware hi.
gate, Aieh lay above the City, and kept ~
a.conaaat Pire on them as they p,aed.
The Chain sesr Mud In,nd, was evered
on the siit, and the Army Vldsalcr
ding v asl', &c. went up TO Philadelphia
ths Day following.
PROV IN c E, December II.
EXTRAC + frcA the Proceeding, cfa
Court OF L quiry. which lately IT Il !.
Prov dsncs, TO enquire into ,hs Csues
srd Grouras OF IKE Fsi,sre Of tie Ian
Intended Expedition agsi.n the Eaeny
on Rhode lland.
Saturday, Nsvspber Is. i77y.
IT Fl E Couos having fslly head lie
j General OHiesrs Concerned IL ,le
aforefaid expedition, relative 70 me esssn
AID grounds Of its fsilurs, tie and evt
dssees produced on thi, sctaaou, and ms.
turely conhds,ed what they have iavssslIt
declared, are Of oriniov, that tkeis wssl !.
fir ops or'ssry making q dsfee&s % N
Hand of Rhode Ihsnd, sad of at.sckiae
the enemy tasre, On the night Of The I6A
Of Od0bsr. which cPpeituaity vas loR b
the means hsitait.r usstiosed.
That it appears - this Court, tat bg
direction of General Spsacsr. al nees1itJs{
proviLon Vas fea.osably made Of miIisSyd3
flores, ssu usiton, hofritaI and eensAsl
flores ThNa P en;y Of 6 "a PIECES ~ I
heavy eannoa, wirh !a'ge furpIts Of -.
muA.ton, were alf, provided, ard fpsvase
ed so the pace Of general sendtsvoss. befa:
al .hs uoofs and RIiesdiess Wee sniv(k{