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

ths mesdo ~ o. . further ieeuri,y.
I,wu loon found that no frsiu, onour
& ep,ed, we're suaiasd b, the preceding
viet ~; be en- my working with rsdou-
bleo 4 dour to ftrer Rt ,se their left; their
right y" un.Ws katie slreany.
.Oa cur Gds, il became ,xpedisnt to erect
Arsrg redosba for the projection OF the
mag, znes and be pitsl, not snly againh .
isdd n susek, bur alio for their feesr,t! IN
cafe Of ma ch to turs the enemy' Aark.
art. A'nsGeagsr arriv.d irsm Sir Har-
~ Ciintos, wi.hs s'tsr in eyphs', infs'-
sing ne Of his in'sation q attack Fort
Mossoma,y. n sbou. tss days from the
date OF his letter, which wss The 10Th OF
September. This "a, the oaly meGtnger
o. many that q ,crensad were diipst;h
BY S., Wirian H we aad BIN, that nsd
reached apy camp 6nes the beginning OF
AuRuR. H, -as (ert cast III: lame night
TO in,.fm 81 Hsrry Of ny G'uasiGa; ahd
OF he esfiity o. divi6,n, TO obligs &c.
Nc. a. Gate t. da,a b from bic army; and
m, in en- ion ~ai, f.vour-bIs events in
cha: fo6ron. II po6bis, 70 the lzh Of
Oaobe,.
10 the easris Of the two following days.
two ,Gc r. ia difeui e. sad Other een6dsn.
sia PSI oss, were d(5 tehed BY diff rent
soru'. 9th verb nsfr,ges to the fame sf
tea I; and I cen.'nue r'ifylng ny camp.
sss watching the sasmy, Whole Asnben
ese e.'-d ev ~ day.
Sd Oaobsr ] though. it sdvifsable to
din a,ih he foldisrs ration, in order to
lsns'.ea ou' the proviG ,n', to which msa.
fur the army fsbmi,tsd with the us.asf
cheastslnef'. The difi:u. les Of Q retreat
20 Csnada, were clearly f,rsfssn, o. was
sAs ailsmma, fhould the rereas :e fea:d,
of leaving At libsr,y fseh sn amy ss Gen.
Gass's, & az aeaiAa Sir William Ho~s.
Thn confederation epera!ed % eiely 10
detsraias me 70 ,bide sveass az ,csg -
poHibls. ard I se.f AID thu, The sxpedi-
sion comma DID ~, svidentl, ms.nt at
6'R % b. bSxs,<tl. Cireumaaaes, mig hit
yequi . it lh uid BE- IsvsssI; . ci.ical
jur dioa Of Mr. Gae'. 10 &c vita NJ.
w N nseoa nigh. politely decide the tate
ef the var The faiisrs .: my s.aioa with
Sir Harry C.ins,a, Or sAs lo:, Of my rsnsas
70 csssds e'sld Only be 4 partial mi,for-
tuas.
9Th. II this 6tsssioa .hiass eoh,iausd
till he : b, whsR No iatslligeaee hsvisg
bsen received o; IL expected Cd opera,ios,
and iou Or Eve day! TT our Limited Gay
b. the camp oaly rem.iaed, it was judged
sdvileabls 70 asks . nsvsnsnt to. the sns-
N.Y. hfs, no, only to ieover whether there
w'ss sny pofibls means Of forcing p Gsss
d 'uld Il b asc.aay to sdviaes, or Of dif-
lodging then ios .hs eo6vsaisses Of retreat,
bat aIfs 70 esvsr . 70 aes Of the army;
wAieA Wa II d. g-ssss& diarsis, o. Ae-
es.a' Of shs feaseigy.
4 dssseh0sst q Isoe regslsr troops,
With 10 ~ Pesadsy .. s~e kowitasrs, ssd
IL 3 ? usdssS, wee ordered 70 move, saS
wss 6 .mmssdsd b =, sslf, hsviag 9Th as
0aes Gsasrsl Phillips, Major General
ksidssl. ssd B.iesdisr Gesersl FRAZER.
The guard Of the camp spoa shs heights
wss leh B igsdis Gsnsisl Hsmil.oa aad
Sp1eat she 'sd ,sbss and the plsia 70
Bi sdie' Csassal Gil sad q ths force
of shs sse"y ioasdisssly 10 their front
eonsasd Of more sbsa dssbls their sua.
bsss, il wss not pol6bls 70 susmsnt the
eesps thss marched beysad The aosbers
sbovs Gsssd.
i Ibsasd tls noops wi'his sAsss qusr,s,s
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