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

,e.A, Above r.,neh Geek, s;d rncanped
non IA, liver, ca sseh Il c OF PerkyCmy
{ eik. havin. detached u.eP: to 81 h;
Eo,c, Of S,huylki /. vi h cannon a, Swsass
r,d d a-d the + r4s below it.
Upon irte liteace that General Wayne
a.. hins in he sood' with corps Of hf-
+, en- hsncred mep, and four pieces tf CAN
,o,. ,ocut three mile, d.hsnl, and in the
,.,r ( the !eft wiae OF he army. Msjo' G;-
.,, Gryw was &c ach d on TIE 2Ch liza
un gh,, ~,lh h. ! Ugh. infantry, the AID
ard I.h rep'msnu. 10 .urP.iZe thr, cofp,.
The II, II eff ctual precau,ion b:i.s takea
b, he General TO prevent his de'sch en-,
from ius, hs g1in:d the eaeny'' lef, about
one &C oc. AID having, by the osyoneI
only, forced th,ir GU: centnes ind Pitkou,
he rulh7d in upon .hei' encsmpuea', 6ire0-
.d b, tn: lisht OF ,her fie', killed and
ip:t, taking between (-veny and eighty pi.
toser,, iaeJuasg icre!a officer, Inc geater
Fart Of their arms, aad eight .sggtn, l''dcI
with b.ggige and fores. ,oa ths hrR A.
lam the canno7 were carried eff, snd the
dark eh # the MIG h, only laveo the rcm,in.
der OF the corps. Oae Captai" OF lieh; in
fsntry and thee men wee ki''ei in the at
tax, and ,ou' men wcunced, Gslisnry
ia tn: tro p, and gocd concu6t in the &C.
neral, were fully maaiiefei upon ,h, s,i,i-
Gel iet,ice.
On the s,a the army moved by Valley
Fo..e, and encanped uEon the bank, OF
Scau) k&l, ext;rdng from Fat Lind Ford
70 French Creek. Tic spemy upon thi,
NOV; m.nt Quilted ,hsir p ftien, and march
I'd IOWA d. potlgrcve in the evening Of This
Gay.
Ga the zzd ,h' grenadier and light in-
fanry O. III, guards cro fed over ia the af-
iernoc a, Fat Lard F,rd, to Hke poa, and
the Ch. R:IH CT fling f,on after at GordohI
Fvid, opps hss TO he kh of the line, took
pci ,here 10. The army was pot 10 moi.
on at ;oou, eight ; the van -gu,rd being led
BY L I'd orrwa.lii ard ths wtele I.oGed
ue.i,er L. Fa, L aad Ford without opptG.
tion. MAJOR Geaerzl Cast, who command
ed the re.r qua with the baggage, paG,d
the iiver before " o in the af,einson a.d
the amy encAmped on ,fe z,d. with it, left
to tina S;hu,lsif, aud the Ugh: uroa ihe
M, M,natomy rod. hasi'g StoAy Run in front.
The hccrd battalion # jsht infsnuy Wa
de'iebed TO S~ede. Fo q which fmall parry
o. I'll: enemy quit ei III media!ely, leaving
FIX pieces OF ifoa ctnnoa behi .hem..
"a the 2S,h n. army rarct ed in two CO.
hxni q crm antown; and LORD Corn~ sii,,
With the Bn in gtensders,sn two bs.,alicns
ofHehi.n sFsHa-ie STOCK poG iion OF Pbila-
ee'phn the n.xt morning.
(Tne Remsindcr will be in orr nex..)
81 N E Wy o R K. February "a.
Exsrtt' frem lsuers daied Philsdelp PHI,
December z9. asd FebruaryI.
Latt ers1''g ocr Legion', ~i:h II cir good
Geae'a! Sir VII. am Hove, returned fom a
f'g'd exsution, to their h, verne merits. almon
'iAe yo.'l Ia, with s i1cbss Of fnew upon
The gr,unt. In the tura Of the army. We
'eok the Tstte demai.L'. advanced guard, 2
shc'H and 81 PGivates; many NOR. I've a.
nia We thAl be 'burtheasd with before tn,
"'nter. DOT. t. gornssdzs our cherry lock
isg pork, Bsssai 6.R Me1. Our Iigh, j, .
Niioc's.F'rry, oFPoGt. Gds OF the Aoa,ini
'ose' oa Sesuylk'll, cur left at Derby, com
gen :ad.'g sr.st!s x,en. Of county with llor
., fol.se ~"ieh NC are mi. in n a ut uai I'M
!o.s %. M .Wsihipg;cn hss about 1000 mel
san The great tees G,ckiag ou, CT their lhos
nse toaa IN hois thsy are hut, j At til
'aaey Forge, q miles from hence. and OF
VIC 'snsyk h: occupie, ihs i;h:: there