The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1778-02-19

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comm, GA b.f1te Li:utensnt q G;asra, K,J-
phiuisn'. carp, eoali rsach n: ke,gh,,,
thsre wa, no iurher attioa on that i..
From tie meft eorstt recoant., | eonelude
the trenaIh OF the ensmy's army oppsie 10
Lieatssahi Gsrsral Knyphsu!en and Lord
Cotnwalli,, wn rot lel, .hss hf,.tn tbeei.nd
men, part OF which relied 10 Chsasr, sid
Iem:insd Ins.e that rigst; ba, the scae,
bsdy did not ftsP snu, they reached Phil,-
dephis. Their lof' vas oonGdtrs bic IN cfi-
Ger, killed and wornded sEd thsy t,d
about th &C hu, dred men kiilee, fix hundred
wounded, and near i.uT hupdIed mace PHI
fone,s.
The lof, on the 6de ofhi, M,jeHy', troop,
and the or6nsros, ammuLiticn sId ftcie, "a.
ksa from. tie enemy, will arPsa; in tic ia.
cloftd re,u,I', NJ. and ,.
TAe army lay hi, nis nj on he fed CT bat
tie, asd On the IL n M,j:r GeneIa. G:sn',
with Tie ii ana ii brgaoss, marched 10
Coscord. Loio Co,n~slli,, with tie light
infantry ard Bath grenidsrs, joined Lin
Rext cay, ana Prces. 20 An ic~n, Wih.
in hTe miles OF Chttcr.
Oa the fane cay (he y; h) the 7IR Iegi-
nent ~s, detaeLeo to Wnmngt n, ~teis
ih, e., emy had thrown up w,r.,. bctn 10
the ialo AID 10 the river, with ievtn pisees
Ct esnsor in tie istttI /; but tksk wsIks
b,ite e,acuaed. M joI M'Done,i took fol-
e u oi he p.ses @Hhcut 0Prshtisn, and
mgde MIR. NJ k.n.ey, lie new afTcinud
Pfioent OF ths .sWsi ecuEiits ca Deiwis,
hi PliieIer.
Oa tn. I4h Lieutenart Coleael Leo',
with the com mrinso batt.lnon IT RhslI's bn.
sace, eieored the wourotd and hCk 70 VIII
mirst o, wkith.r ,hs taualnen' OF Mi bach
wa, test two Gays .f.et~ards 70 JOIN him.
The army moved 10 t~o etlun.ns ts~sidi
Goihen on the ION sed in;ei!igssee 6eitg
received upoA the mach, that tbs enemy
WIS Advancing rpoa The LsresitsT Iesd, snd
were within fve miles OF G. fhen, il va, in
m,distsIy dstsrniAsd TO Puih ioIwa.d hs
two columns ald stack tbsm Lord CeTA-
wallis to take mis- route by Cohen meeting
hosie, aad Liestenant GeaeIsl KryPhauaa
by the road 10 Dou ning Town.
The tao en;ii.I, preceded cn 'tnr
msrth, but . moR violent tail of rain siurg
in, and ecn,insirg the .hels day ard r'sA'
without istsrs ifhon, nase The In.eIctd al
rack inprsetieabls.
The 6rR light infsruy, At the head q
{ Lord CoInw ali,'s eolrmn, meeting viii .
, Part Of the tntmyI advanced guard, sbcata
{ mile beyend Cohen, d,fta:se .hem, killing
a twelve and wouncing mors. without tbs lois
oi man.
Il Nearly At the & me time TIE CHI a; un il
f font OF Lisutensnt General Khyfh'uhsi
l eoIunn, fell in With another "a y, OF ~hHa
: they killsd "a Aiesr and Ave msn, and tsek
four efieer, pri.Orsrs, With the iois OF 'hi"
j. men Weuneed.
h Tbs enemy being thus srprizsd Ct ths'p.
Proseh OF the army. Eaehsd with ths s'esh
: preipi,a tioa the whsls sight Of she Ioh
= and 60, 10 the mornirg 10 the IsHs
SPIiAks, having, ., is free kAown, oil 'sen
d imau snmua,uea damaged BY the s1ssh"
y Iain.
D. In the sverine Of tie I7:h Lord een
b. Waili, advanced 70 tte Isnc'R ter iesd, "
IN toek Peh about TWO miles diasrt hen In"
c. tsIsnt GtnsrA KsyFhssien.
al Tbs Amy jtiEeo In the Laneihsf f0't
h the " hi,e Ho. ie co The IS.h, Mc mnu.
z TO T. udSf,Ip, fem ~tsIee otti'hSI,
at Of light iAisnry was innsdia,ely hsi
:ss Vsliey Fe'es upcs Sehuylkiii, ss.
a. enemy had a variety ei fsre', srd ~,
nd derstls msp, z,ns OF AZ ur. The h'h 's