The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1778-04-02

f.,sd in the opsaias of this le,,er bseams
com pleat.
Ths C,uneil Of War vas extended {, oil
n. Field o fl :srs andCap,aia. commanding
carp, OF the army, and tbs ceaveatiun in
,losd sere xith enfusd; . trsnfaetion which
am fure was Unavoidable, and which
trait il that G,ua,ion will be eR:emed no.
nourable.
After the execution Of tbs treaty, Gea.
Gues dew together the force thar had fsr-
rousd:d my po6.ion, and ! he'd the coals-
lausa to have ~ many witneaes az have
mss under my command, Of lis amounting
20 The aumbs,s mentioned above.
Daring tbs eveais as!ed above, an St
w.ps was made sgaiAR Tieondsosga By Al
any sGsmSled sadsr M.jsr, General Liza
coils, wAs found means to march with .
coa6ds'abls eorps from II H,bbsrson usdif.
covered, while another colu mn Of his for
GO, psiTsd the moautIias between SkeseC-
harough and Lake Gssrge and on ,hs
nor sisg Of the 18Th Of Sep,s nbsr, . fud-
den and general attack was made upon the
esnyiag place st Lake Gssrie, Suea. Hill,
Tieosdsroga. and Ms0n, Iadspsadeace.
Ths ka officer commanding the armed
Hoop Rs,ionsd 70 dsfeod the ca ryine place,
d ALTO foms Of sse officers commanding at
the ports al the Sugat Hill and ss the Por-
tsse, were furpifed, aad . cos6dsrabls
part Of four companies Of the sgd regimta at
were made prifoasrs; = block houis com.
nsaded BY Lieutenant Lord Of the sgd &c
sinsnt was the only pof on tha, 6as that
had time to make sfs. Of thsir arms, ssd
they made brave defence, till csaaoa ia
ksn from the iurprizsd vsilsi was brosghs
sgainf thsm.
After 8sdag and lamsa,ing 70 fatal 4
waas Of visilancs. I have to Inform your
Lo!dhiP Of The fasisfaetsry svsnu which
foll,xsd.
The enemy having twice fummoned Bri-
s'disr Gsneral Powell, and received iuch
s.f~srs as became gallant officer sn.rua.
p with 70 important . poR aad havinag
eisd during the couris Of fosr days (everal
stack. aad being rspslied in oil, retreat
ID wisheat havisg done any conldsrabls
damage.
Brieadier General Powell. from whole
Espart to ms | extract this relatiss, gives
k'ess eommeadasion to the rseiment Of
Ei'nes frederick and the other troops aasi.
ened ss Monas IndspOadsscs. The Bri.
tad'er slfo mentions With gsest applaufe
sAe Behaviour Of Captain Taylor Of the
ait feSimeah ~ho vas accidentally there
- hs road 70 tbs army f;om the h,fpjtal,
fad Lieusensas Bescroft Of the "a h, rspi.
ceas. wao, with the arsiG :srs ia armi, Dc.
'''d'd an impsrsans battery.
o. the a4th Of September ths essny,
a.slsd ey the esPssre Of The goa. bo..s
nd caiseasx which they Had nsds after
,ne iu,efi.s Of the 1osp 70 embark upaa
lake GsoFgs: attacked Diamond Hand in
two divifsss.
SsPssia Aubrey and t~o companies ef
M ~ va fseimsss had besn psited at that
u %s,d rom the time tn. army paflsd the
"so,eA' river, - better f,sasion for the
fsai.Z saIi.Z OF the flores ss the fouth snd Of
:. go = george, shsa Fort George, which 10
s..:" ~ ,as Contisens, ssd not Nsabls axaisa
.ll,eIy anS nambsrs. TAs enemy were
iE ies'ed by Csptaia Aubrey with Rrsa,
n sT''. aad purfusd BY The eus. boats snd.r
- ~ ,mnsnd TO the eaR fhors. where two
|. shs'' p'iaeipal veiIals were rs,sksa, TO.
ss'f with al the csasos ,hsy h.d j.a
"es TO h' 6V to the o.Asr bs,,eaux, And
Seire3ted over the m m,u.,.;,.