The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1778-04-09
FxrsSt Of a letter from Paris, Jsn. ?.

"Yos have , doubt hsard that Sweden
lu dropt her alliance With this Court,
having now totally joined h'rfelf TO the
C,oso e Ruiia. She is no logger to be
c,,6dersd a, the ally Of Ffsncs."
A csrrefpoadsnt declares thit the defeat
.fGessrEi Bargoyns hs, proved fortunate
.v.o, to sai. ccuruy. 1t has produced
A.ci,,a,;on from the Minissr. who Goa
d,f,' III, war, that the prefent force ia
America. aad the prrfent plan Of ccntaa-
inc the var, will NO, be iuiic eat for Ihs
,,S. .ai Of The colon e,. Th, ha,rouz-
I'd the .el Of IN: M niary, and th. 0eep.
inc lpiri, Of the na'ion in general, to make
(ues an incrcafs ia the royal forces, ., to
6silh tn. war with ftceeis in the enluing
e,mp.ign, when if Gen, Bu'goyne had
,ot ci.nei the iivar, and win,sred his
troop, without annoyance frsh the provia-
eial., the n:x, can mpaign wculd have bssn
ooered with ,.e(s infufsicisAt forces, aAd
re lhoald nat have difcovered cur error
ill III, cad Of the nsxl c.mPaign iaRsad
OF this.
l.n.11 Tha Right Honorable Lord
Fic ,d,nz, fon Of the Earl Of Desbish, is
r,i6ns . comp any of foldisrs in D.nbish-
mi ;, Of which hi, Lo dihip is appoia,ed
C,p.s:n. They are all to be Wslchm.n,
AID the company il to coaGf of 10 men,
40 IT whom are already inIia:d. They
arc called Fie,disg's Volunteers.
A fubicrip,ion is op:ned st Hslifax, in
Yorkfhire, far rafting nsa for his M ,jshy',
fervic., and Z eoIiiderable FUN 10 already
iabt;bsds
Yehesday Sir JAMES Efdails, (ths truly
loyal Lord Mayor Of Lsndss) waited en-
shs King at St. Jame,'s, and laid bef.rs
his M.jeRy, the plan OF tbs ci:;z,as for
6psaiag . fsbferiP.ion to ra;is foldie,s.nd
,aiou for the pub!isk f:rv ice, he was ho.
aVursd with moa gracious recsptios.
Yeasrdsy evening meeting was held q,
the Londss Tavern, B,lhapf. .a;e. Erect, Of
f,me Of the nof Isfped, bic m rGhsat, in
ths city, M. Cornwall in the chai) when
no,ios was made to open a fubfcnp.ion
for the purpofe Of rating fam Of poney
to b. given ia bountiss to fuch - fhail vo.
l0nuriy enter into his Msjeay's land fer
vice, when the gentlemen pr.ient f.bfc,ib-
cd sas hpadred Peunis each, and book,
w'rs opened for receiving farther iubierip-
iions.
The eonmand Of the Liverpool Blues, is
given to M,jor General Calcraf.
Ysasrdsy was held a general mes.ing Of
the jsaiess, grand jury, gsntlsmea, irse-
holder', and Others Of the couasy Of Mid
def K, At the esurt-houfs in Wel!cloie-
square, when it was rsfolved thas & FAB.
'shpi'n be Immediately opened for rating
men within the Tower Hamlet, to fsrvs his
M'jsay in AMERICA, during the con.in uanc,
eitis prefsst diasrbaacss there.
l:t,er from Livss pool, dated Ian. I6,
iiy' The e&sr Of raiGsg = rsgimea, BY
,a" tawa has besa GRACEFULLY accepted BY
o" hysfy. This commif4ions have b,sn
s''A'sd. and wsrraan iIaed for r,iGng ,hs
nsn' within the term Of four nosth.. The
chssr: 'lready appointed ara, M.jor Mua.
~ rale' Lieut.. Col. Mefrf,. Tarle,on,
S'andsl', G avs' and Cribs, Cspssins the
:0fes aft gentlemen are now Of tn. army
IN America"
sxustt Of letter from Chathsm, In. II.
g." On Thsrfday ade,aehmsA, Of ioIdi,r,.
"em our barracks, eosGAiag Of abou, zso
To- marched from hence fer Po,timo,ih.
my my are all recruit, sad fad young fol.
'' . a. which place they are to emb.lk for
m,cag'n are lid. that the LondeaT.ver.