The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1778-08-27
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Fiests.
On TuefdAy the IIth Ialtant, q. mott vi
olsnt Tempeit ar-ie, which continuing an
Il. Friday I t-llowins, dif erfed both the
Fleets. Oa Sunday the Frea:h Rear.Ad.
mural. fupPosd - be Nom. BoGe, Of the
L" Il le, (,he Zes ou,) Snip OF "a Gua..
and rated to have 600 Msa, bsre tdown
upon his, M,efy's Ship H., com asaded
BY Capt Jan Rsyasr. OF 50 Gua,, who
Pefait;ed aOt Qua to be hrsd uatil he
Enemy, 'pprosche very near the LIS, whsn
fierce Engagement en fued, and coatinued,
It is iaii ssout a. hour aad az half. Tna
Rear A imifai'' Fire being very much di-
rect:d sgainh the ll.'s Rigging, rendered
her utterly Incapable Of puriu,ag ms L le,
Who va round, and being one Of The b.it
failing Slips softheCcnstD'Eaaiae'. Squ.,
eroo, eie.ped from Capsuss me;sy oy
Flight; during tic Aalsr q Qaanslsy Of
Papers sers ob(srved to be fhroxa out Of
sh: Cabbin Window, Of the Zrls.
o. Sasutday Afisrusou b.. M.jeRyi
sap K; no~H, Of 50 Guas. cenns.oed ~
CAPT. George D-w.oi, fell ia vita tbs
L4"saeaac o. 90 Gam. aad rated to hivs
IL o N, ab.ut thirty L:sguss S,utn E,h
of sandy Hook; this e,Pul Ship had bs,a
difnaRed in the Storm 90 ths 18th InRInt.
The r :nown attacked her on the Ous.ter,
and kept up f:ady Firs sgainf mar from
4 oClo.k 'ill DIRK, ia.s.ci z to renew
tas Enga2saeat in IN: NJ M,rning =; bui the
Ireacn Admiral availias hinl(en Of tbs
DMknsf' Of the Night, brought hi, Saip
to an Anchor, BY which M:.a, the Re.owa
hora e L..
him. At Day break, Capt. Da~fon sbi.r-
vsa the Count D D'Eaang, attended, with f.
veal other Ships of his own Squadron
woicA oceaG ,nsd the so Gu. Snip TO bear
away, and he thereby sicApsd hem Q Su-
Psriority, to himfslf, in,iscibls.
His Maj.Ry'' ship Preton, cs.m,nd-
cd BY Couaodo-e H than, OF 50 Gua,,
and rAsd for $50 NJ n, tell in With he
l.: Tenant, Of 81 GuaI, sad rated Tor u 100
Msa, laid to be CON mmsddsd by Moaf.
Bosgsiavilis, . Gen,lsmAa who ia tn. lsit
War had the Hon 'ur Of s.visg h.. Sove-
rsiga ia Canada, aad j. allowed to be "a
On :sr Of diltiasu lhsi Abilities. r.isSlip
had la bsr Bowlp'it aAd Fore N &, oa The
IIIh Infant. Tbs PrsffoA raked hsr Fore
and Att . corGdslbls Time, and would
&C sainly have a .ds P.izs Of her bat for
the Iatsrvsat on o: ievsral other Ship, Of
the Toalon Fleet, which oeeafioaed the
Piefon 70 leave her to thsir P.e,setioA.
L. .rd Howss PUBLIC ORDERS.
The Bravery Of the OMcsrs ana Ships
Company Of the IFS. smonsa which the
V lans.er' from the Triafporu and the
Soldi'n Of the z3d Resimsnt, have beea
psrusuarly noticed. il , hp Aaioa with
. French u Qua Ship, bsshng = Fla: at
the Mzsn sop- maa Head, sad theacs fap.
p fed the Zsle +; sad shs d,tiisgu N ID
AGILITY and Refolution Of Csps. Rsynor,
fhswa on tAa, Oce. f -, c;sin frsa tue Ad-
miral this publie Askao sled smsat of their
msritorios' Services, by which they have
'urai[hsd light Example for the Iaissti-
ON o! the Britih Feet.
The Ferret Galley, Capt. OBJ len, il
eaR away near Sh'swfbsry, 10 = late violent
gale Of wind, and the crew are priionsrs
on their parole. At Prince Town IN New.
Jeriey {: They are 30 10 n.mbs'.
.. Capt Bidger Goodrich. Of he fehoon.
nsr Hammond p'iva;eer, abos, 40 league,
Of the forth Ssid Of the Hook, fell 10 with
the brig black Prince, Of - faas and 4s
men, whith, after . h.r snssgsmen,.
Rruek to the Hammond. Capt. Ooediich
had a. c& er o. uarinss, ssd oas fesn.n