The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-09-18

Btik'ty qpsre ,s P,nInouth. IN order 10
smbNk with his req ment for America.
A letter rcm Portlme u,h, dstec Ju'y -
fay,, -" Thi, day wtnt into ST.. lie eh', to
embark en- board the Brihol man ct w'r'
bound 70 NeS-Yo:k, General Rober'fon'
tas Marquis of Ly yadisy, Cosnt GTas:Ni. q
Poli(h Nobleman, toihg a, volunteer 10
America, Mr.. A. Stewart, Mr., Knox, ana
the Hen. M. TowLfead.
Extract Of Q Letter from the Hand OF Eu-
fa,ia TO . Gentleman in Dumirit', dated
March 7S, I777.
"I was usf. rtsna enough TO fall into
tie Hand. OF the Virginia 2sbsl' On tee
8,h Of February, I77o, and continued IA
clois Confinement ,htil the goth OF O9o-
Der foll,wing in which Time ] irftsrea
fuch Mirk, Of Con,smPt AID RNicse a.
mi, hi have been ,xcuiesbie in iaviss
Enemy, tu, mach below the D gni'y o. .
civi,iz,d People fer Example, when
va, fla takes, wa, aripPed oa Pu pete to
be whipped, asd threatened vita e.nag
my E.rs unlef, wsrli p;otuce Mak-t
which had feereted, and would not inittn
them of. IVA, mex, o:deed to aihlt IA
throwing up an En,snchmeni, which g.
iufed, as being in confident with tbs Oa'h
! had before .skea ct being al hfui to ms
MajeAy's { own and GovsImsat but no
A eument, would prevail with that undii-
ei5 5ln,d Rabbls. 1t was tten Matter CT
Dilputs amosg the Caumandss "hat
Mode sf PuIilhmsat was proper 10 Dc In.
Aiaed on me ions were fer ihoo.ing, Others
:sr hanging ; at Iaa it was agreed up n tha;
lhould be tied up il the Frait Wind(whieh
~as very fevsre) to = Poa, with my Hands
behsd my Back, and Cloa.h, uabu,,onsd,
70 that nigh, feel in the mott isAhols
Parts This was the Cafe for feveral Days,
witch had nigh coa me one of my Hand,
being bit by tina Frea in fevsrs Degree.
Soon alter this l attempted to make my
EIcsps, OUT InIs osine usISQsS IL produced
4 Patriot Handouts.
60 The latter Fad OF April arrived At
Williamibuyeh, where fome Of The Priio.
ners made their Efcape out Of Goal, when
Gen. Lee ordered every one, snder the
Dencmin atioa of Tory, into Fsttsr,. We
remained in this Situation I'll! called before
the CouneiI Of Safety, who rslsafed mott Of
rs from Irons. A. No Evidence appeared
sgainR me, l was ordered back to.ths Cosa-
~ Of Norfolk, to be tried. by . Court Of
CGmmilli ionsrs, where l was csndemaed as
ini@icsl to the American Caufe upon
which / applied to the Govsrasr and Coua-
Gil, - the highea Court 1t that Time i: |
was then reman6ed to William lbursh sRder
. Arong Guard, and once moe committed
to clo,e Confinement, and rsmsined thee
Months more without any Trial, whe;s |
Underwent fsvere Sicknefi, which had near
6niih.d myExiasace at l:a l fouad sn op-
por,unisy Of addrsfing the Rebel Governor
for a Parole in the Town. II polibls to re-
cover my Health. wa, admitted {" L.
bsr.y, on giving Boad aad Security in 1000.
for my go,d Behaviour aAd Appearance
when called spoa for fsrthsr Trial.
When had this Liberty was dill u.-
happy, having nothing to do; and People
who wsre j.&ly indebted :: me, would not
pay q Pssny. then petitionsd for Leave
to depart the County. which obtained On
Condition failed for foreign Port that
l have done, and am new arrived here"