The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-03-13
B st O N. Feb, 10.

BOST o N, Feb. 10. ".
The Examin aticn OF Ms. Hannah Wiitr,
Wife CT SeUe.Nt White. OF The regiment
ateiy comm suGed by Gen. NJ eopgalc
taken before him a. Peek's Kill. Jan.
o5th, I777.
Mu. WHirv fays: That a'e left New
Yoik on Mundsy ,b' roth laasoi: That
the Coliegs, Brid'wcli, N,w Goai, B'pu&
Meeting, and the Tavern lately ocs NJ led BY
Mr.. De Ia Mos,ain, and leveral othsf
Houfcs. are full Of the hck and wounaed
Of the Enemy: That tbs Heflisrs ara vsU
GekIy snd 1iicontsnted, and had th; 60
Rounds fred On Number Of them in
New w-Jerity. BY Party Of the Britiih
Troops, for refulng to come to attack tbs, !,
Americas That a Number Of the Hef.
fans we,e brough, into kew-York uod-r
Guard: That on Satsrdsy before ihs lefs
the City. fhs heard Briviih OAicst, WIS
rode in ExPnh with tie Intelligence OF Ger
Troop, advancing ,ows,ds Fort Indt pc ad.i I,
ance, dsc.ars TO smother. that they hsds,
but 400 Heslar troops in the city, an sh' ue /,
500 as the fsrs near K;ne,s bridge, &c.
That ,hey would be obliged TO Gnd to Jsrley, 4
70, troops 10 dsfend ihe city, That the
esnemy Obliged the ei,izens to watch st
right, bat wou!d rot uvf many Of thea
with arms cluSs we's given to thsie they
fsfpraed, TO do duty with. Thu they
appcned in g,sst e"RaeIn,t;on in New
Yo,k. That cn Mordsy ieme cfieers
were beating abcut for voiuntesn to e. ia 4
TO Jer,ey, and II afciliciear number did not
inliR the next day, the 6fth man Of tho ci-
tizeas, and ,hofs thar cane thrie for pro-
WSfios, were 20 be dIasgbsd to rsia!orec
che enemy. amy in Jerfy. That Gere.
raj Lee was brought 20 New. York, on
1hu,iday, the ION !nf. where be va. nn-
der guard in fmsiI, n,ssn-iookisg ,hL ne,
a, the bottom OF King Hre,i. TbA, ,hsr
feer, with whom ihe l. dyed, paid lSd.
per ID. for beet, whsp Che came out, which
would fearcsly gte.fs n. wa:sr IL Sss
boilsd 10. 4
ENcE, Feb, IL.
Extra Of = Litter fem gspera. efiees,
in thearmy OF the United Sts.s, si Ame.
RIGA. Gated Morris Town, jan. Is.
" ! am well iaioimsS, by Col. --,
. ges,lsmAn Of Philadelphia, thsr tn. ena-
my left, at their svscuss;on OF Eiiz, bed. a
Tcwa, large Aumhcr of Le,tes. wherein
tvcry man tEs, took protection within dxy
days, Sgreeabs to the proclanaanon iau, d a
The goth OF November laa, By Lord and n
Ges. Howe, WIRE 10 held their la.es us 6css
the King, and TO give hi. Farm.,s, [by ID
hin appoiat'd1 che fefufsl o! al the arxin n
and other produce. at csrtsin prices, to 10 y
ix'd BY him; end every msa thar oIdH
'i' state in any itate, TO ray enc feulh
IT he fals, Tor the bene6t Of the Crowa.A a
svsry MAI shas did nor fuhmit within iix.vs 4
lays, his sasts TO be conhfcsted, end ,ke
'rcprie,ors 20 hold the lands INN, di. ~
tely under the King, during his plsa~s
ure. Aaria fssrrh is Mskine aftet ths
eafes. but - the in osratios did not coms I
. the geaefA Till fome dsyy sftsr the ~ .rny q
ad left she tosn. fear the ,orics .ems,s, Z
q there have Asaroyed them. This fsens ~
o reiembis the sn.isas feudal ssshsea--
'om Coll eharaGef, I have Is doubt
the 'ruh Of the infotmation, al,hossh
'e may no, be able to prove ii by she lssies,
'hich l am 10 hopes will ail coas 70 ,isA,, I.
We are credibly iaso,med. .kat on F,i.
ay, LAT week. the enemy At Rhcls Iassd 81
ere 10 greatly terrified q the appeaarnee q n
fs~ oyfer. bsst il the bay. ihst ,hei, sas, "a
uardp def,rted their poiis, spd fed 70 Na;sv. 4