The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1778-05-14

time. nsver,h.!es think proper to trarc
NIT TO you. by this the sarliea opportunity,
You will b: informed by the coatep,,
thsreof, that a. fooa as YOU fhould bav.
driven the rebel forces from tbs f,o,,;e,,
OF Cansds' it was his Majsays pl.sfurs
that you ihosld return to Oseb,c, and take
with Jon fuch Pars sfyour army a., in your
Judgmest sad difcrstisn, spp.sred necsfT,.
~ Tor the defence of tho previscs. Tba,
You mould ds,ach Lieutena ant. General Bur :
goyne, or fuch other siEess a, Won hould
shink mott proper, vita the remainder of
tns troops, add direct ths officer 70 detscb-
"a TO proceed With al Pslisls expedition
to join General Howe, and to pu. hinlslf
nader bis command.
j.. With view Of quellias the rebellion g
,ooa 40 P0fbls. it 10 become hixhly aecef
ia'y that the mof ipssdy iua etion Of The
two armies hould be sffected !: and there.
tore, As The isc.rity asd gsod eovsrameat
OF Saa.da abiols,sly rsqairs yosr prefsaes
!nefe. II IL the Kings dettrminstioa to
isavs abcut thrse thouland men uader your
csmnand, Tor the dsfsnee aad duties of
that province, sad TO employ the remainder
OF yoar army uFoa two expeditions. tbs
ose aEd.r the command Of Lieutenant.
General Bargoyss, who is to force bis way
to albany; and the other under the COM
nand Of Lisutsnaat-C Coloael St. Ls,er.
Who i'to make divsrion oas,hs Mohswk
River.
AZ this Plaa Cannot bs sdvantaseocny
executed without the ,Aiitsaee Of .Caaadi-
aa' and Indians. his Majsay aroagly re.
eommsnds it to your cas-, to fsrnilh both
expeditions with good and fufiieien, bodies
o. shsie men and ! am happy in knowisg
that your Influence snoag them 10 70 great,
that there csa b no room to apprehsnd
yoa will 6nd it di6euls to fal6l his Msjef-
~ expectations. =. -,
In order that no tins msy BE- LOFT in en-.
terinl npon thsie imPor,ant uadsrs,kinss,
GonsIa Burgoyns has rscsivsd orders 10
iaii ohhwitA for Qssbse aad that the
intsadd opsra.ioss may be mstsrely CEN
iidsred and sftsswasds carried on in fueh
= m.nier - 10 mott likely to b. followed
oy facsf', he il direa.d to csafult with
you u'sa the fsbjeet, and to form aad sd-
JsR th, fame % you both fhsll think moit
eonduive 70 his Msje1y's fervies. " :"
! 40 aIlo to seqsaias you. that a. iooh
- yes lhall have fully regulated every thing
Isiatiw 70 the isid sxPsdi,isns, (aad. the
kisg 'sliss uron ysur zeal, tia, yos will
be as expeditions - the aature cf the buG-
sef' viii sdmi,) it il his Majeay's pleafure,
that ,ou detaia for the Canada fsivies,
The ish Iegineat, deduetiss 100 -
for ne expedition 70 the Mohswk 46s
Battalion companies Of the so,h and
sIaresiments Sss
Battdion companies of the ,4,h,
esdsetisg 100 for the sxdceitioa
: TO sAs Mshawk sAS
II sddisional esnr aniss frem
Grsss. Britain, 6IS
Dsisehments from, the two brigade 100
Dene hments fem ikeGH man nosps 6so
Rsyal Highland Emiaranis 500
377o
You will naturally conclude, that i. al.
lotment for Canada hss net bsea made,
without properly weighing fsvsrsl dxtiss
which are likely 70 be Isqsired. His Ma
jsAy has not osly eos6dsred the leveral
Isriiions and pciaa which it may be .seef.
fary fer Jon - saks, viz. Ous bsc, Chaa.
disfs. the diff &eaed psriihss OF Port Levi,
hs.srssI scA eoAs h.s~ sk.s