The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-03-27


bard ,Ne M.is, off Cfo~a Pom, tie
Ish o. Od2ber, 1875, q,
." is with The greatSa PleaiaFe that
snb,acr ,h's Oppor,uni'y OF e-ngFaiuiaung
their L,ordihioI upon the NietoIy com
plea,sd the I,th OF hi, Month. bS HI Ma
jsey's RI CT unde my Comm nd or Lake
Oh mplain. .,
Upon ,he 18th came up vi'h the Heoei
Fleet command by 5eneaid A nol' ::
They wsre at Anehor under the Hand OF
yifscour, and formed arong Lice, ex'end-
ing fsom the lhsrdi 10 the W't Side OF
IN & rn,ineut: Tbe Wind was 70 very Ia
,os,ablc, that for conf erabic Time O.
thing could be brought ioAeton with ;hsm;
but the Gun Boats. the Catleton Schconcb
commsrded by M. Dacrs (Sho brins'
shcir E.ordlhips this) by much pc ir'eve,anee
at ialt got 10 the Atiilsnce bu, =, noac
OF the o,hcr Veil' Is o the F eet eoud hen
get ~, did ao: en- 'hiak j, oy anyMsans
ad d,iieabe 70 costnut 70 partial And unequal
a Combat. conftqaently with III: appIoba-
ton Of hi, Excelicncy General Carleton,
who did me tn. honour or b ing on beard
the Msiia, called on the ca l-ton and Gun
Boats, and broush; the whole Fl:et to an
chor in Line as near a. poiIisl. to the Re-
bs'i, that ,h-ir Re,tca, mich be Gu, eff;
which pu'pofe was however frulrated by
the cx rene Obfcu ity ef the Night; and in
sh NJ rn'ns he Re els had got conhde.
Isb DiRsnce up the Lake.
Upon the Ugh again taw I Sail OF ,h.ir
Fle't making oft Crown Point, who sfer
q Ch'ic o! even How S, same up viii The
Ma'is, 'es'ins tn: Carleton and. lnnexible
S-Asrr the rR Of h Fleet al moft on, of
SIGHT fhcA6li1n be. IN a,Twslvs o'clock,
and lated Two II u which Time Ar
mold. In the CengreG Galley. ard five Con-
doIas run on Shore, aud wer, dirstaiy sban-
dosed and blown up by sAc Enemy. Cir
euThs'ce they were srrsdy fasoured in,
BY the Wind bsing off Sh ,re, and the mar.
'owneh Of the Lsks. The Wsihing,ou
G,ley fruck during the Action, and the
r. 4 made their Efcape to Tieentsroe..
The Killed a,d Wounded in hi, Maj ay's
Fl'es. inel di < III. Arsille.y in III. Gun
Boats, d not amoust TO 40; bu, fre m eve
~ lnfoimatiSn / have yet got, tbs Lot, Of
thsEnemy mua nde d be vc,s cor idetanls.
Mlny Particulars Wish th.ir Lordhips
msy " ih 10 low, l nuH at ;pr.ent take
the L bcfty OF referisg ycu to Mr.. Dare':
brt ss AN well eonsincct hi Modetty viii
not psrmit him to fay ho' gres Shs'' he
hsc 10 ,hi' Victory. give ne leave to allure
ycu, that duiing both i t,ions no,king could
be more pcip,ediy coed than hi. Condr ret.
1 mutt alio do The JuG'cc to Cnccr, and
Sramen Of TIL, Fleet merit. BY f,ine that
esUy P;r:os under my Lommsrd ,xered
,hsmfelvss 10 at Ip 10 ;he Ibaraetes Of
BIiiih Sesmen.
l. o N D 0 N.
Dec. - On Ga prdsy laf he co.pfe Of
the Dachef, of Norhu berland ~ss emb.l-
med and pa: iaI, lead, a d i. to be Inferred
in the ia-iiy vsu't, Wefmipacr Abbey,
with the remains OF hT daughter. Laey
Elizabeth Percy.
nj ,aday arrived 81 Soilhead, his Msjenys
Nip the les, Commodore Douglas, with
CsAeral Bsrgoyne, nj. Aiis-deCsmP, Sr
Fsaocis Clsrae. and Cap. Chdner, from
Oococe. Ths IGs le,t Quesec tn: begin.
ring of November, when G.n.Care,on was
expe 6lsd there houily. Tie Blonde frisste,
CAPT. Po~nsil, Eied from Qu,cec at TIE
fame ,;me who j, ordend on cruizs on the
backs Of Ne~foundisnd for few weeks.
I T. .t Onsh.r ,he T,;,on frie sfe ,hS