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

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naine OF Ike mousud ard d;froEnrd | hsf-
ieurf, Two ios,drons OF the 10 cTsg.ons,
two baualions Of lgst inlsntIy, tao bauali-
on, 81 B i;iih, and ,hrs OF Hsfisn greEadiers,
two battalion, ct grsrc., the ID and 4tn bril-
gsdss, with four light IL peunde',, and the
Or iilsry OF the brig sde', maretsd about II
miles to the Forks ct the Brsnoyw ne, erclsd
the fra branch at Tumble, Fond, and the
ieeosd st Jtffery'si FoTd, about t~o o'clock in
tie sie;I oon, taking from ihsrce the road to
Diwcrth, ia order 10 turn ,hs snsmy', right
at Chac'. Ford.
GeTe al Waihirg,oa, having intelligence
OF ttiilmovsmsst q b. VI neon, oeischsd Geas-
raj SulhvAa 20 hi, right vita near tea thou
iand men, Who took GTong p:h;ion on tse
commanding ground sbcv, Bi ming ham
church, with his lett near to the Brandy inc,
bo,h flank, b, ing cove ed BY very thick woods
and his artillery aovantageouly diiPoed.
As ioen ., thii was sbfervtd, which was
about o'clock, the Kiag', troops advanced
in three columns, and upon sPprefekiIs the
enemy, formed the lire, vita III, right to-
wards the b sndy~ine the guard, be ng
sPon the right, and tas Br:nih gIenaciers
upon thsir left, .uPpertsd by the H,h
g,eaI diers in ieeoId linz f: To the en st
me tertre we're the two eattaloIs ct liz ht
infantry, wish The H.Eian and Anfp,eh shat
feur., iuPpored by ihs 4Sh brigade. Tbs
sd brigade fsrmsd the is:sivs.
Lsid CsrnwsiGs having formed tbs line,
the light infantry and ohsieurs began the At
tack the guard, and tie sIensdie.. infant
iy advanced from the Iish:. the whcls incer
heavy hfs o: artillery and q. &ety but
they Puihed on with IN impstuodty not to be
iuEanso by the Enemy, Who is.isg bs.k in
to tbs woods in their rear, the Kings troSPs
sA,sred With them, aAd puriusd eieiely for
Assr tive nilss.
Alter this fueesfa. part Of tbs snemy's
right sot k . feeond poGtisn in . weed, ab. III
half mile from D,lW orih, from ~hsnes the
IA lish, infsntiy and shafssrs foon ciGoged
them; aad from ttis time they did not rally
aAain n fores.
The If Bri.ilh grsnadier', the Hsfisn gre
nadisn and graro' having il the Purisit got
snt.agled in . very thisk wood, were no ,ur-
thss engaged during ths, day,
The I'd light iR.ant'y, 2d grensdiers aEd
4,h ergads moved forwsrd . mile bsyond
Dilwo.th, where they attacked corp, OF the
/ ssemy hat had not besa before engsg,d. ard
I wsre arongly Pthed to cover the rsueat Of
/. ,keir army BY the road fom Chaos Ford &c
!. Cheter and Wilmington; which corps ms
beng feresd unsili sfIsr it ~as ia x, Nhe,
:. the troops had unGe gsAe mach fatigue. in
4 amaieh OF ievsKten miles, btfde, VIA
. they ispported 6nes The commencement c
!, the a,tstk, ths snemy's army .iespsd . tsu
4 overtAIo~, that muf havs tesA the eonie
3 quencs Of n hour. more daylight.
TIE Sd brigade vas not brovghs is.o seti
: on, bs, kept In reiesvs in the rear Of the a,
d brigade, il nosbeias knows befsrs it wa, dAri
|. how tar Lieutenant General KEif hasten. a.
" tack ksd iaeeesdsd /; asr va tAsre an o.
,f portuaity Of employing the cavalry.
,e Li.utsnaat General Kaiphasfsn, ss hs
4. been prsviOu1y eOsesrssd, KEEP, tbs enes
e. smaed in ,he eoa. fe Of ths day With eannos
"a and The sPPeartnes Of .oreiss the Ford. with
ht on, in,snoiHg to Pai, it. ant the attack spo
i. The enemys riIht hosld uks plsse A
4, esroisgly when il bryan, Msjor.Genei
ID Grant ert fed The Fsrd with the 4,h and 6,
tx Iegimena /; and the 4,h regiment paths
.ir hra, tcrcsd the enemy IRON a snueaehnel
n and battery, where three bras field piee
hs and ave aad half iaeA hswi,zsr wsIs
"A ken thss tai b:sn placed there to eomms
the Ford. Tbs sn,my made little Rand