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The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1778-02-26

His Exce.!sney Sir WILLIAM HOVE,
Ls,:er TO Lcrd GEORGE GERMAlNE,
eonslu:e1 Eom our lli.
TN ,hs e,ening of,hs z6.h, three batteries
10: fix msaium twe's rorHdcu and iosr
ho"i:z:. ws;s bsgus :, Pnilad.i iphia, to ad
sssiat ia. ce~y'. ihiPPisg and ercft that
might approach the town. Theie bsiieriss
we're unaai!h:d ca the z7th, whsr two hi-
fate,, . nu.noer Of Aaiiies, goad.ln aai
o:hsr armed vtGls, came up f.m Mud
llaAd ind s::a:k:d tn: !oaer battery Of tao
guns sni two howi,zeu. Th. la:g gsh fl
gate, called the D la~a's, mounting 30 guns,
aachsrsd wish'n 500 yard, OF the ba.,ery, aad
the ether fries,e t,!ae~ha, mere cifint thi
g,llis,, z. ndoIa', ard other v.nsl, taking
taer respective Ra;cn, - they could bring
Incl, gun. 20 bear. Absut tea ia TINS morn
ing !h'y bsgan . very heavy cannonsae urou
The to~a a, veil ~ The battery, but the tide
falling, tt: Delaware grounded upoa which
the tour b .usiioa guns Of tSe g'ensdieu be-
ing Srouxh, ,s bar upon her 70 tbs grsa.e0
advantage. did fuch execution in n, 81. time,
thar lhe a:u:k her colours, and wac taksa
pcG;G Of by tie Rarias e-mpiSy OF g'eha-
disr,, Commands by Capt. Avsrse.
Brigadisr Ge,s!al Cleveland, who attead-
Cd the baIerle, in Psrlon, iesrg tss effect
OF the bs.,a; ioa gsns spoa the Delaware.
turned the dr:6, on Ct his 6rs to the imaller
fIiqs;es sad arnsa vsiTsls, which forced all
Of ,ssn, s.ee ptisg fchoontr that ~n oif-
aelsd aad drivsa o. fhsrs, to Estsra 10 their
former f,ra,;cs, ander the proteecn Of the
tort, wh..e there we:e two aos,ing batteries
in the asaasr Of hu.k,, Of conhdersb!:
aesg,h, with three rsnges Of fanksa ma
shins., which they term ehesanx-ds.hizs, 20
soarua ,hc paGase CT the river, the lowea
'ow b iae three niles ibslcw the fort.
Tae easny had a redoubt upsu ths Je:f.y
ihre, sa place called Billiag'' PsiAt, with
heavy ssa, in tito Pieveat thsie m,ehine'
IRON oeisg weighed up.
Uron Tie rcpreier,s,ioa Of Csptaia Han.
nsrd, Commanding his M.jsfy's hip Ros-
buck, Vho s:s lying Cf Cheltsr win ioms
o'Ae' fhiPs Of wa. that the poG.ilisn o. Bill
iIag's.Poin, wsuld give him the lcwsr che.
'aux' de.Lize, The 10Th asd 4zd regiments
we're ds,aehsi on the ao.h, undes the COM
mand Of Lisutcs saat. Colone! S.irliAg. This
es'acameas eioai.g the rivsr next day f:Um
th:itn. ts.k poT. iioa On tie fra Of Oao-
Der Of th, szsny's sorks ar the point, wA,eA
'n'se ssne'ed inea poled there svacus,sd,
'hsr 'pkiGs tie gsIs and buraiag tbe bar.
nek;. L:satsasn. Colonel Stirljsx pprfssd
heni about two mile, but 10 lisds putpos,
" ~ 'hsy tshrse with the umcR presiPi!s,oa.
capt Hsmmssd in nediAi,iy epspsi ths
aa",,sssios tia. place, BY removing . part
81 he cEev,px de-kize.
Va 'ss itae rgiasns 0i Rysl NsIsh
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fuz'lee" was dstaeh,d to Philadelphia, with
efaaf' to proceed nsxt day to Chefer, where
'nsy were to be joined by the 10Th aad 4zd
feglme-ts, on heir .eturn from Jeiley, aad
70 form aa sicort fer a convoy OF provi6 o.
to the army.
In: enemy having received . reinforce.
meat OF h',ssn hand ed men from Pecx's.
hal, ard one theuiaad from Virginia, ana
Pe'uming upoa the army b i.g msch weak
ensd by the d.tschm,st, to Pniadslphia md
Jiriey, thesght it favou:abls time tor then
to nix a. stlisa. Thsy Accoldissly aarch-
Cd 81 fix O'Clock 10 the evening Of the Sd,
from their camp ssar Ssippach Crs.k, absu,
hx,een miles HCm Gsrmaniown.
This village TON, one con,iaasd Greet
Tor two miles. which the line OF encamp mes, {,
IN the petition the Amy thea occupied, craG.
Cd At right sngles aesr . mills Tan lhs he ID
OF II, whsfs the I'd battalion Of light inian-
Try aRd the 4oth !egt. wsIs poRed.
Ia thsI1se OF rseARPm Mt LieuL Gen.
heyPhsui:n, M,jor GsseraIi Stern and Grey.
Bhgadis' General A. rev, with isven B.iaih
and three HeliAn bau4lli- ~, TIE mouIild
'nd diimouattd ChsGsuIs, were upeu ihs left
Ct ,he village sx,sIdag 10 the Schuylkiil,
tins Chcdaors being in toDt.
Major General 9 .ani. asd Brigadier Ge.
neral Matthew, wnh the co!pa OF guards, Lx
b'ia!lisa' Of B iuh. and ,ws iaadrols of
Dragons, were uPoa the right |; the 6ra bat.
tailisn OF light izisntry ana ths Queens A.
ne'iean Rangers were atvaAced in the front
Of this wing.
AT tsrss o'clock ia the morning Of he 4,h,
the p'troe: d.fesvercd tbs sremy's approach,
sad sPon the communica iioA Ct tLiI iptelli-
eenee, the army wa' immediatly ordsrsd W.
Ger srns.
Seen after the break Ct day the snsmy
began their attack upoa tbs "a hah, istsa- j
try, which they iaasiasd Ter a eoaidersbis
tins, faPporssd by the 4oth regiment but [
At length being overpowered BY ine:eadsg
numbsn, the light iafaa,sy 400 > part Of the
4o;h rs'iIed iato the village. wbsn Lieut.. Col.
Ms(g'avs, witA FIX eomPasiss of tbs latter
eorl', threw himielf into large fsss houie
10 tbs lace Of the enemy, which, though fur !
'oandsd BY . brigade, and attacked by four 4
piece. o!eanson, he msa CALAMITY defended,
nn'i! N ,jor G'nersl Gfsy, a, ,hs head Of j
,hree bat.liions Of the 81 brigade, timing
LII front to the village, and Big,dier &C. {
neral Agsew, who covsfsd Msjcr Gsssral d
Grs;'' lsis With the Al isaje, b. . vige- q
'eu' attack iePuled the eressy that hsd pc.
neis,ed iase tis upper Far, If the village, =
"nick ~as dsns wi:h sr:ai Qaugh,sr The
SD and ssh fssinsnu. hon tie righf, ca Z
g.Sing them at the ams ,ime on tie Other 6
ade Ct 'h' village, eonpevsd the d.:ss, Of 6
'hs st:1y in Mi. qas'ie,.
Ina esin,E,: c. Da Cor,s and Dcnop O
'|"s fans SC fsP9or the Jeff Of III: h /,
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b.igsae, and oss bs,,,llion Of HeGan g,s.,.
disr' il toe rear Of .hs Ch, aeur., vs,e ~,
'ngsesd the Prseipita!s A,ghs ef the en-. 49, ~.
p'srsa;ing the two 6rf csrps from sst s,;,v
into aetiss, asd the fueee!s Of the ch.a:,r.
IN rePsliing al efforts asaina them on thar
noe, Old not call tor the fsppou OF the ls,,e,.
= The 1T light infaauy and pickea Of n.
line ia front Of the righ, wias, we're en-. ,a.d
loon alter the attack Began upen the No. of
the village the Piekss y ere obliged ~ fsu
oaek' but the igA. infantry, being veil fsp.
ported sy the 4th regines,, fua.iaed ,se
snemyi attack with fueh dstsrmined b ay..
ry, 'hss they could 40, make the lean ;a-
Pisili On them.
1--we colunn' OF the enemy were oppsG,s
the guards, a7.h ssd zsth ,esimen,., who
TO med ths tight OF the line.
Major General Grant, Who va upo, ,hs
f,ght' moved up the 4oth reeimsnt x;th four
pisces OF eapEoR 10 t1s !eft of The A.b ,.,;.
mtnt asost the time Msior Ge..,s; CIV
had ioree d TIE enemy in the ,u,.,e. and ,he.
,dyase'ng With the lis!t wisg. ihs sa.ny's
i'i' gave way. and vas puslusd through .
Wosg country between four and Ave mile,.
Lord ~ornwallis. icing sss.y a,prized n
philadelphia ct the eseny's approach. Dur
II mot'oa tie two Batalioas Of Bri6fh .nd
one OF H1lhin grenadie.s, with , foo.drn
Of Dra2oeas and his Lordihio :pet,ino "a
GsrnaA'ova js& as the enemy he'd be.s for
eed ost OF the villsge, ks j,i.sd Major Ge.
neral Grey, whsa Plsei.e hinfelf a, ,te head
Of 'ne 0ssP'' he followed the enemy e;sht
miles on the Shippaeh read bs, fuch was
Inc expedition With which .hsy A.d, he was
not able TO ovsrtake them.
ne grenadlen from Philadelphia. wb,-
lul Ct ardor, had rra moR of the wsv "a
Ieimaat Town, could nat arrive 10 time "a
Gin ia the aaioa.
No eepnsry In geaersi was 70 Gronpiv
:aeIoisd and covered with wood, tb,, r..
Dragons had no, any o2eaise to eh,,eee
'xeeP'ing fmall parry oa the right, which
behaved mott sallan,ly.
inc enemy retired near twenty miles BY
svsfsI roads 10 Perkiomy Creek, snd ara
,sv sncsppsd upon Sbippseh Geek, abost
'lhisen miles diaan, f.cm hsnce.
Iasy iaved al their cannon by wi,hdav.
ng 'hsm early in the day.
ny the bsR sccosnts th eir lcii was b.twesa
"o and three huadred killed, about fix hun.
red woun ;ed, and upwards Of four hurdred
,kcn. Among tbs killed wa, Gen.,,l
>'ih. with asny cihes sfie.rs Of ,li raek,,
nd h'V four officers among the p,iioner.. 90
Since tbs battle Of Brandy Hine E.eu,y-
80 Of iIeir officers have been tsksn. excla-
i" ct ten belonging 70 .hs D:lawars fri
ate.
YOur Lsrdfh;p VII! fee the lef. on tue part
the hiaR', army in return No. 3; ssd
mAsg the k..!:G viii b found the nsm:so
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. was '.h.d " PhdPh with brigade and bn,ron g,..
proceed ChRe, din arof
3 wee DC o BY the 10Th d AID 'Ds'esd the sn.
% M e'urn from aHy aad p'eraing sts.y
to the -. e"'Hs.ri
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6]~-


Big Hop. from Chirls,. Town, wi,
rice, indigo, &c.
NE W YOR RK, April IA.
Hi, M jeAy's h'P G awa, Cap, j.,
dan, as feat and carried in;o ST. AupsI
tine, eight Prix=,, one Of them . Con rel
brig OF IL tu.', laden with elo,,hin :
The Active rrivs,eer, had tsksa 6vs p'i
z;,. Tbs Grs>h pnd ica, o Q, sd tskel
m ind 60 bil from Savannah s,d tn
privs,s.r mp Gsorg', had sakea III e
Prizss.
A tender belopgiue TO ere Of his Ma
ieRy's fhip on tse anna ca A ,tia, Of
gun, ard s. men, lacy took and eairies
In O KinsR n, r:bel priva 70 "a gun
and Ico mes, Ter . worry sbAi az IN
pa.smen,, in VII h tn. Ia scr hsd 40 mel
Ehieo and ~eundsd.
About ncn,r e .ce. oil the fp,re whea
thst could be foun. in the l,wei part O
Orange c unty, q carl q down ts
K,ts' Ferry. o. Hudf ~. River, srd Ion
hence fent 10 o Nc~ E & and
By foue p-ople from the Country, W,
Learn, tha, he &c els save pat iever.
yousp res 20 dc h "ho l.tely ,efufed e
enter idso me Conune "a! lervic., egrsea.
bic TO their late de'aeairk ia.
A 1T Of Frssch vgAe S and thers, takes
by tn, Virginia sqasdr n, from the
as.a OF Deermoe. I777. to the Sia oI
MIreS 1918.
Arc en- Cen, B ig, Bale eoeds aad fan.
Dire, ST. Alba ., IT. yed
L. ecu eur dc M q .ilon, Slcop, mel.
laGe, and rom Eusra'd.
A.xasdrins. B & Tsbaeer, Eme' aid.
Dragod, Shi, Tobacco, E aeralt.
L'Elegsns, Stow, T.bs,eo, Richmond
and Emtr Id.
Nos.K o~,. Brig Bale good', wise, ard
fuea-, St. Alias, q nr Jed.
M.riss ne. Big, BILE goods aud cordsge,
o. er's Tshd.'.
L. Hardy. Sloop fandrie., Ouer's Ten.
de-.
Fors.ns. ship, ran and fugar. St, AL.
ban and Oua'.
Vifctunt De Vsaux, Sip, z6 furs,
bse 10 q ano iundri ;, S,l cay, 81. A
ban, ald Ssn gal. SIC b d ahcth.r tame
when III, If F ance
lie Tor Der. s'ip 20 guns. bale goods
asa CO &c. ,eo es d 4 oyea.
lie Hea ", N p, IS yun,. bale good,
an far. Richmond sd ,epesal.
J:sn Asdis, ihi', IL %, bale goods,
and coIq e, S. A.bn.
: Th,es F,.rchne, * n BY The Pt q, ,ir
snd fsnt into Nes Y tx, heir n.m. ;. no,
ye, k"o~
Go d H re. Dane. Ship 700 toas,
{al', Ri hsr ond.
Loo'f. Ulrqas, "a s"'d') Ship. br.,
ca non. Sc ,e,al.
W. iva 'rieae (Cons,efs) IS, GU.
and iso nsn, "a t~s.vs kcuod.rI, Ems.
sslt.
Be6d.' s-b'ec' nip be'o sios to the
Cosstsis, end 40 insl Ane ican: veGt,s.
In the Vic, mt osVesus va, . F. .eh
Viiesunt n ef'ies is the F en- h kr,ice,
who ~ss o hsve ,hs rssk u M .jor. &c.
nsssi u the rebel army.
Th- eopman sr OF he vi piaia f-iea.e,
M N'eao fcn. msds efc1fe By getting
alho'e in Tia boat.
tn Ariel fry ate, W. hear brouah, s~o
prizes ON Chef .pesx fdss thole nsa.
Iiesed IL the above ia.
Ths eosinsa,sl fee, fsems to b uoos
10 q chin. fa' o sof the - figatss hat
we're bsus. 6ve 70 'sk,a and cearoyed,
'iz. BtRss, Dslswss .. and Virgins,
aiken, Cose'sI sed Mostsoms,y bs,ar,
nd aao.Ass eo'Psd sP n The Delaware.
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niy has naked the Lin. sf heir Conda
thus far, even though Ih:y knew that the,
4 eaosrnel, ,ss attributed 10 baie Tim,a
~ /; bu, If Depsrturs from the Law. d
Hamani y Can ia sny Inasn BE- juhi6s
1t mutt &C, VII luch relentless Def or,n
are enusPped BY the Vigilance. ofthe Pa.
~ invaded. Pernap,, at i,me faca Period
the Am. ric rs, fed with Prsie ntment q,
secumuNed Injuries; wearied with II,
long Exercils OF a humane Conduit, ahikh
has eniy been rswaroed with BArSarity am
lniult and eel pairing TO m!t!s ate II,
Horrors OF War, by psriiaing in the Pr.s
tice o; Virtue, which their Enemies EssI
to have bss,ihed from their Minds ma,
by iuodenly executing the Law Of Renli.
q n. co vince Br ton. tina, they have ml
ksa the M.uses Of Anne lean Ciemeae.
and tnhtd TOO ,ng with asd.ie,ved Leu
~. Sh,u!d fuch ~ E.eni take Pace, .h
unhappy Sufferers msy charge their Mi,a.
tunes TO the Commandi'g Officers Of d,
b;itiih Army in thi, County, whole nt
taken { ondud ka, wessed The Affe6ou
OF American, hom your Eati q, dive
them 20 diiavos Ale iiaee = your saw
reign, and At ieag h .oalsd lhe.a 10 Aa
Q, kstsli4i.a.
+" iho.ld not have wro.e You 70 r,r:
eolsry upon thi' Su jeet. had no, chen
cd N the Newport Gazette, that ne Cal
d-et OF your Troop, emph yed on the Id
ExPedi ior, had received you. App.obasia
AID ~arm.n Inank..
- Your isvounng ms with Line, ~
forms.g uPon whas Terms . Rcie.e
ths.e unionan.ts Perloas may be obtsind
will nuca cbI!ge. Sir,
Y.ur mof ooedient,
and very hvmbir Servant.
% H n SUI LiV A NJ"
M. CsEe al Pig,t.
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Lord Cornwalis j, wi h them. bu. 10 what
Capacity am not able fsy.-I do ret im,-
CINE thi, will prevent them ON leaving
tbs C'y: 1t may FofibIy delay them a
few Days.
Tluriday l,f Brigadie,- General Var.
nun srriv'd hsie from the Giasd Army i,
P.nEfylvania.
We lsarn tom Authority. tha, the Ri.
t:fh Ctmm ilioner' are arrived ut Philad,l.
phis from Englsnd ard tn, fome Dr..
patches, relative TO tIe Negotiation propo.
led BY them, have bean fSr~srdrd by En-
prsh to Copgrh.
We hear thar Cartel i, fsuled. AID
tha. general Exchange CT Pfif.nsr, will
fp,edily ks Place.
o S T o N, Jure 8.
Wedssiday the proof Mill a, Anoove,.
~ith three men ssd two tons Of powder.
BY fme se:ideot blew up.
lis reported he C.mmilionus. with
h'teen Hundred Troop,, are arrived.
Fridsy !'a Wood SlooP std Schos.
ner were taken eff Cape Ann, by the
LBl.nd Frigaie; the Captain gave the
Scnconer to he Crews, asd lhe arrive
hare IN Saturd y Ahe.ntop.
A CorrsfFonderi irtOrms. TIA. an Anne
rican Pr'atser, ADD f:Ursl Other V.GJ,
have been taksn within few D.y, p.n BY
. Brisih ri ate Figst', ncw ia our B.y !:
AID woud 2ropofe ,hst the pr,fen, N.yy
Court Martisi be stjourned-And ,hst ,ss
Cen,inental Frigate, Now in Pa... b. en-,
ous on Mort Cruite to bling in the Bri.
tin Pirate. Volunteers Tor iuch Cru;z,
may dos b.lsh be 60. in few Days.
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Gen... FISOis I.nfwer.
N'~PsH, juns 10. 175E'

N'~psn, june 10. 177H]
T Rsee we'd your ve,y exuaor iiniry ID
ter, and as you rsqee& Holhing I'd
u ihaa the Favour OF = L'ue, 10 isior
>.A upon What Terms the P..toner, az
Vn the zssa Of La Moats, can bs obs.i,|
Cd, it 10 snoecsAaiy to irosble yen 9Th
k.Ply to any other Pas Of ,o.r Leu.s. /
:" You are lsaled to hy. ,oA eaaa|
cosjeetss upon woas Tern. their Rslst|
may b. Ob,A.s.d. los certainly al
k.ow, shs, Gy the Laws Of shi. Coass|
every Mas ab5ve Gxsees, and under hud
is ooiig:d TO iervs as S.la,er, under Vi
i:vsIs Penalties, AID have Csse.L y
Field Oheers appointed to lead ,hea sls
ever csl cd ia; and / havs NO DAD
but many sf trois se.y peh,ss, whom 4
call pescssbls luhaoit.n s, have n
marched On ike Ia e Inteaaed Irvs6osl
this ll.sd. BY General speaee,. Iasu,
ias the Cafe, CO... Ice tlere can bss(
Opjsaien m.ds 10 their be,n. ex .hssfl
tor ooidiers or 6:smss. A.y one N
does not come usder the abo. ID efcnpe13
OF bsisg between Gxwsn and hx.y. ~
nPon yO.r poia.ing him oss. be ,s.meair
y i;t st Lioeriy wi,host say Exshsa
Shou d this Psop.i.i be aes. q ble 70 r
l am reany 70 make the kx hasss s ~
~ ,ou rleAis bss IN cafe u does not =
wi'a y-ss ApP'otaiion, l sm iorry -
quaint yOa. thar not saving il in my e
~ 70 sces mmsoais the PIi.on.Is % CO.
n'ensiy AID well a. could win 70 do. =
Dc under the Nscsiii.y, wLcn Al Cpes.
niv .fefs. sf isndisg them 90 Nes.is:s
wts1e they viii be bssisr ATTENDED 70.
bs N are at l-rge, aud with ecsA ~
sheI Exchange mnseaGIy eaeasd.
AN, Sir.
Your mea o.edisa, hsEk' ,Ser1
ROBEk PIE OF.
IA. C:asrsi Suiiivaa.
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P R . V D E N c E June 40.
Copy efa Letter from tie Hoarrsble Ma
jo-Gsnsral Sullivan, TO Geseral Pieor,
Co"manssr Of the Eremi's Troop. oa
Rhode i1a.
Ps 'idsne., Juae 4, 1873.
TH E repeated A2s slics,ion, Of tbs
di&rsfee Families OF ,hote Perfons
wao wsre Captured by your Troop, on tie
z5sh ul'. induce ms to write yos spoR trs
Sstjed. A. thofs mea were no, 10 actual
Service, o, fousd ia Arms, canno, con.
ee'vs Whist weie ,hs Motives tor taxing
them, or guefs the Terms upon which Their
Reisai' may &c ebtaikSd. Had the Wa,
on the Part o. Britain, been fsdndsd in Juf-
tiee and had Jour Troops. in their Ex-
Gu 6on, eomPl 'ated the Deiiruetioa Of tie
Boas. and eur-mi iiary Preparations in that
Qosrtsr, without wan,osly dsitrOying de.
fsnsel.h Town. baraing Hoafes eoafe-
er's q to the D.iy. Plandsriag snd abu.
ling inn; csnt lnhabitsnts, and dragging
.fssm their peaceful Habuatioas alarmed
sad unoffeAding Men faeh an Exp:diti. n
might have ihosn with SPisL dour.-ls il
now darksAed with iavase Cruel y, and
aa ned ~ish iesslibls Difsraes.
T. 10 yssr Isft lie ter to me, you gave is
- your Opinion, that the lahatitsa,s Of
Amsric,, at large, would sAterssin mole
iavoarsbs Sennmsnn Of the Views aad
lstentioRs Of Great Britain, ,haa f:ensd
inclined TO hsve. IL, Sir, the usprsee-
dented Cruelty Of your Tr>op'. difpla, ed
sPoa every petty Advantage. Goce the
Commenesmsnt Of this Csat,h ; the iuhu.
Dan and snexsnpled Tisa,meur OF PIifsn.
ere, who, By The Fortune Of War, have fal.
les iaso your Power. he'd not ufic'ea,ly
convinced the lnhaoitaats Of the Uniled
States. thar they had nothing 20 expsa
from that Na:ion, bat . Costinuanes OF
lho(s tyrsasieal ssd cruel Meaisrss witch
drove shsn to Sses'a ion the Coadt e
Of ysur Party, 10 shsir ists Exes' 6on. m,it
have RsmPed il with insIlibls Cenainty.
i" The Law OF Rsiali;tion hss 10: o. ~,
tesn sx:reilsd BY ,hs Americans. Huma.
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New Yo K, a'a May, i77S.
752

rived ere Yelerday, which c. me to Ph Ia.
dsirA ia hn Maj:hy's Ship he Por-u.
fi'e: am 10 requsG YOU will forward
tnsm ~ Bottom ana the Eaaero Provinces ;
truuing ta:y will bs r,ceiy'i wits mora
Coshds md LiOer,lity than tae Drafts
OF Bill, .snt yau the 27lh Ct laN Moath.
Iam,S',
Ycur scf; hupble Servant,
{ VIM. TRY0N, Goverpo'.
Governor TSuMBuLL,
(Copy, Hartford. IS h May, 1878.
Sal X,
nj Yoar Letter Of the zlfi infant is re-
ce,ved with its enclofarss-Ths innccent
do not want . Pardon The Injured do
no, place Conf deEce in any who have done
them % Injury, while Force is continued
in the fame purfui.-To SIX il in ,hii ST.
,ua,isa, D,es i. nat add Iniu { to Injury
O4ghs NO. PfsroG,ioDs and Negotiations
Of . public Nature, between two contend.
ing Powers 70 be addNG.d frem one to tbs
tther, and sos 10 Individual, or u par.i-
cular Psiiop or Per ons When made ia
sAi. Manner snd hoaorably cendua.d,
: Liesrsli,y nsy juaiy b sxp:aed from
bo,h. am,
Sir, your v:ry humbls Servant,
JONATHAN TRUMBULL.
Gov. TsYoN.
ISA.K L L, June II.
Ex;raa OF Letter from Albany, Juke 8,
1878.
+" The enemy have d:Groyed nins dwsl-
li-p koues, b .fSes barns, sc. and thofs
unhsppy Americans who fsll into their
hands have been molt inhumanly butcher.
&c. We HAYS ro, ht1d from that q 'arie-
shele two days pat, and the j, ,s.loa to
fuppsis they have gone II, hearing tht, oar
people are es,hsriag faft.
8: Another parry Of Indian, sed Tories,
have attacked foms fe,tlenes. At Saco: d.
10, . plars sbout ten miles from JoAa.
Aown, whsre thsy havs taken TWO or three
prifonsTs."
ExsrsA Of q letter from Greenock, dated
April 9.
I y The only thisg worth nsntiouing to
you. j., our port is full Of uar !por, hips,
and numbers Of troops a.e coming hers to
be ihipped of for America, viz. par. Of the
Ard, the whols Of the 10Th, par, Of ,he
7iR, the Glafgow Volss;eers. Duke Of
Hanilson's, Lord M'Leod's, ssd Dsks Of
Areyle's, nswrsifed tsoops, Of 1000 men
each their dsaisatioas are par, TO New
York, Philadelphia. St. AuspRiae, Hall
fax, ST. J,ha's, Newiosnd lsnd, in order 70
I. forify and Prossa al ,ns fsa places. Il 10
alfo (aid he A operations Of ssr troops
tai' essPsisn will bs - bsmbard asd lay
Boioa ia sihes. May sll the ,ebsl!isus
5es b therein eonfumed, With the city.
where il era bsgsa. Il fesms " nua
hsvs Reach wsr Msy ths. Cad Of ar
mics g eus With oar srseps. ths9 the per-
6dioss wsssehes may b lsvMely Psniih-
q"
Exsssa ETA lettes from . General OGiesl
. the Aueriesn Army, 60 Msjor Gene.
= 5si Stflivss. dssed Camp. Valley Fe'ss,
Jsne 2, 1878.
The Esemy hsve every Thing IL Rsa.
disefs to ssks shsir Depsfssss from Phila.
dsIphis. Its ,edsced % moral Cettsin.
~ thsr they mean to nareh thsough Jer.
5sy. They wsrs ssdss Orders 10 Pfoesel
shis Morsisg. bss we're prevented BY th'
saCemmiAissers ssrivisg liA Evening f,oa
Esglaad. They are the Essl Of Carlile
Goves1or Johs&ose. and Mr.. Edsn. Bso
cher 70 the lsts Govsra:r OF Ma'J lsad
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or mili.a'v. in re cxe:I ion &C ,Ae'r ref.
Give Office: That tre fai, ex,c1l.,
Eo1ers be authorized 20 fuf,sna FIN
ary employment for m;ib.h;vioc' o. nep.
lee Of duty. 81 hin the efreQiYe S a,.,
sny ClTi:er Of this OFF, er ethsr civil oGio;,
alo efaid. not Immediately a:p9iSea by
Congref', sni to make a temporary %.
poistment in hi, p ace, il nccen nv, snj /,
remove iuca of tss fad civil ofAee, Al
fh'll sprer to BE- fupernenera'y forth.
with rep7;t ns in ei.ker cafe 'heiT proceed
ing, 10 Ccrr-ef,. Tia: in cafe Of sry
repIrhe' Il /: cosdrd IN INV other fier
of the United State, it he nccmm.ndlt
to the sxe.uSive powers s!oteisid, 10 10.
ouire into III, ercar fame, Of ;he eaa
end # a ci'il f.csr appointed by Goa
gels, to t'aaimit n account thereof. 10
Corgrsh; if in military sffcer, to Lay
the fame, a, foon az polfble. before tn:
commander ia ohist, or commander il,
chief, or commanding officer OF the d.
Paftmen,.
( Rtsiptd, That it be recommended 10
the l:sil ture, ostse fev,ral S!sle,. 20 co.
st liw, Tor The mof fpsedy and tfeeui5
IscovsIy of debt, due 10 ihs Uni;ed S,a,u
ct Amtrica.
Exusa from TIE minutes,
CHARLES THOMPSON, S,s'ry.
Tue Cosy. AHsA.
JoHN AVERY, Dap. Sss'.y.
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ID, ~ !Jsa eni as3 iSrssiy tOasl' J:x'f,- Eil.
E,s5 ard 0gbf pane. The inhihi,sE,s are
q; ired to iake notice the AGehr, &, a,
thsir oilies, eaa end OF Faueui. Hall. 70
r-ce;vc valastions from the inhsbi,In, OF
faid town, to the twentieth of Nay, and
loaeer.-The irhabi,sat, wau d DO well
to remember the oath r;quirsd by Law will
be sdmirifered indiicrimins,sly.
ANGws-OGv, Ps9sa, At,H IS, r77S.