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

baggage OF the army, WIS made Vithout
lol,; but . vs.y hsavy rain, and the al
6cul,iss of guarding The baussux which
contained all the p:o, iGsns. occsianId ds.
lays, which prevented the amy reachin,
Sara'cga TIL the night sf the 9th; sad the
Arulery eosld net pals the fords Of n,
Fifhkill ill the morning. Of the 10Th.
At ovr srrival near Ssrs'ogs, . corp, Of
the enemy, OF between FIVE asd fix hu,.
d cd, we.s d'ftoversd thrswipg up inm. nei.
nents on The heights. but fstir,d o,.t ,
ford Of the Hudfoa's liver at our approach.
,nd joined sody ps&sd to oppoie our p.f:
fsgs there.
!. was judged proper to fend ds.aei.
ment Of arti6cers, under . hrong efcort, I,
repair the bridges and cp:a the road 10
For. Edsard. The 47,h regiment. C.p.
F afers narkimsn. and Maekoy, Pro,a.
cials were orde ed for tbsi e, vice; bst IL
snsmy appearing On the heighn OF ihs Fiji.
kill in grea, force. and m king 4 di'po6si.
en- TO pal, and give us battle, the 47ih n.
gimsnt a, d Fr.isr's msrkfn.n ~ere recall.
ed. The p ovincia,s left to cover the WI X.
mea st the & 4 bridge, rna away u,oa
vary flight attack, Of fmall paTty Of tic
snsmy. and left the tiicurs 10 efesps u /.
they soula. without . poGbil.,y Of .hss
performing any wotk.
During theis dE,rent mevemsps,, the
ba.sssux with prcvihons we're Frequently
fed upoa froa the opposite fde OF he Il.
yer; lone Of them wire loa, AID Gvsrd
mea wess killed and wounded In sAeis
which remsinsd.
Iith. Attacks upoa the bstteaux ven
eooti. ued /; feveral were tskea snd ,Staksa,
but their Gtsatioa being msch nearer h
maia force Of the enemy than - GU :,
was found impofibIs tc Ecars the p,osiiaM
sny osherwile TIM BY l,ncing sh'm md
Carrying them sppn the bill Thi' wn
eff eted undsr FIRE, and with greet -...sul1.
The pofhb!e msaas Of retrsst WIRE nss
co. tidsred in councils Of wsr compiled d
the Genera Olicsrs, minutes Of wni,h vii
&c naniaitted 70 your Lordfhip.
The only one thIt issmed at al ptad'el' |
bic, va. by . night march 70 gaia Fe" I'd.
ward. with The sroops Ca ryiss their PROV. |
6ons upon .heir eks the i'm pc Aib'liy d
repsifins the brio &c, putting q cravsy aaa
Of artillery and csrIiagss cut o. the quedi. |
Ga; and j. Vas p,orol.d to fores ,as AH |
It Fo't Ecward, or the ord shove it.
B:'ors tkr attempt could be made. feosa
returned with intelligence that ,hs eas'l
were insren:bed eppo6,s thofe ferds, q!
psatAsd . camp in :ercs On the high grcsaa
bssweea Fort Edwsrd and Fcrs 6eost
with csnnse they hsd ale psr;iss dose
the hole n re 10 watch Our met oss ~
pets 70 Gear to - upon our own hde ofn
water. 4" muR prevent the army m svisg
lsgIe mile undiicove, ed.
T-e bslk Of the enenys army was he@'
ly joined by new corps Of milisis ssd volsa:
sesr,. sad their aunbss together sassass
70 10000 mes.
Th.n p. ftioa, which sx.sadsd thrs
paris in four OF circle round us. w's. f''e
ihs nature Of the gfosnd, in,tsseksbs y
oil pans. II
II this 6,s,tisa he army tsok ses bss
p f'ies pc aibDe, sad fortified wsitiss W
ibe 18th At night 10 the snzioss soPs' =
face, u.s. frsm our ftisads, or The text ..
Gr.ble exps assios, On smsek iron -
essmy.
During this tine the men lay eon'issI
ly upon their arms, asd were esnaos'sse
every psrs, ewes rife mot ssd GAP n