The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1779-09-02

by its form, p'eleu,.d thea iew., Mp, for
aetion thar they had, and which rciwi;s-
fasdisg, msce Ihen Offer Ere {, ~ 4 seu,l
to tFen.. A, ioon a. lie, had P.i' Z ca line,
they ,aesed Se!ss iks wind. Tic fer-moa
Of their van .ad ii'e:ch.d a. far e, ,h- hay 4
81. George, wh:n tie fort fIed on her,
thsueh q, too great dG,nce 10 90 s.y
damage. The eremy erer6in. I'll he IA
they essle, ia, se's aiaed by tbe ,~o iaips
whi'h had a, f 4 rsrs;"td 10 guard tas
uaniPon, who pu. ,s:n fsvc, at n, head ct
the liae. Three Of the :nemys ihiF, bslorg-
Tag to the reir spreasd vary much dillbed,
sad b'gan to fall 10 lee-srd. The I.it of
'heEnglih Ace, crcuded cllf., ,aEd spp,a'e6 %
eIdtavaur remove tasmftIve. frcu our are
Ara quarter af.s siss sad h,ii af;er nine,
hsnal' were mIde to 70 m s.e lire snc keep
q, clsie 10 the vind ss p,fbl.. The: Of
the ihips Of the snrny', rear guard fc,nsd
dipofed to attack (eysrsi Of turI, which w.rs
to iseward OF The liae but.n nearer view
81 them, ,hsy Che Englih) tackled ard en-
deavou'ed 10 regain thar 0t,ioa i. ,h.i, !ice.
which, 81 tbis 'i,ss, cegsn 70 bar to wind,
ws'd. A. So a.instt. ptf Ten a Ggnal wa,
made fer ten Of our lhips. wbiSh were 10
l,s.a'd, to form in the rssr, which Gan.I
was reP,a,e5, sad Two OF them r, fuA ID ih-:r
Aations in the lire. Tn, IS hic, y bic. had
before fssmed ou- lins had handled The vaa
OF the e'eay very fversly the center oi
which, by ths ex,Gioas Of the line, and sy
their endsavouls 10 Keep the wind, W., ST
agsintt our Isar.
Al quarter after twelve the r6lio, ce,fd
and had been re'y to!. FIVE L 9Th nip,
we're fevsie'y treated. asa fsff.rsd ' ynsch
in ,hsi' nsa' a igsing, and three OF re
ih'e; OF inen rsa- wee ic7aia,ec rom the
o,h:!,, Az ws'e - l,eTatd. The G;rsl
made TO oHr h'rs 70 l-:w7-d 10 y,s. .ra
tom ihen Give. is tss line Of :auc, I'D
been 'cPea' E c';cr a, j, I'd, aad a!
quarter !Ite' 'uo Ia: lin. vac We! fosard.
As ,Van a: this was aGsr:aicel, tbs EpnI
wa, given 20 make rcady 10 GsnG 70 wind.
ward. The OIL q Of tai. matc2vie wa, {
rcfi5.:, 20 fe;ar..e ne th.ss '. GeIa Of the
enemy. rear !r:n ths sG ef the ace,. A,
A. .m'nuns af:.r three, the eh,It n::.,a.kcd
and !'rod 10 w;na te en-ry a. thi,
IT,, riG the faar. Ou, he, .dise tasu-
ie'ves ir': ':u'.,, ii'ua:ed, Ggns!, oss msce
to fo'm g.. linz; iae p h:la b.i 2 ia,er,,d,
they faecsGIvely e;osd,3 a,t hr,tensd fail.
One ct the .h'ee Enshih ihrs whics ware
mott 10 leswad, inn :dia ely Pu; be:oe tbs
wind. snd WAS OF e2nfquesec ,oaly feea.
ri.ed from the Aes,. If purfui, had beea
made it w1uid have pr:tlb!y been uke,,
bsi it wa neosGarJ to avoid tbs inconvqni.
snce cfa fc?a-s ion, a,d fsll with her to
Ies~ard Of G,snada. To re;u t, ere AID
saab:iiA tie yiaoTy we BID g';n-d was moa
uefl. Ths two c;he' lh'r, a,ading cn tho
fam: tack psE:l ., 70 windHad."
Ths center Of tie Ens'ih A ct b,re tie
hett:a Ct the saioa, and not~i, fasd NJ il,
critical h,ua'ion, the o.her psru Of the a,e.
did not lend it prop" aEaaree, but alw.ys
eontinued bea;iss to sisdwtrd.
Oar lights during the night, Gu: eon,ia.inR
in the fame p!ses. the bad G,ua.ioa to ~hiss
fe,e'al Of Adni,al Byron. hips sers reduced,
hi, perfsvsrasee in keeping TO wind yard, his
rcrestirg when one Of his ihi7, was f.pa,s.sd
from his, and vixen smother Rood in great
nerd Of HE adi2,nes in a w,rd his as.ndosine
the plae: Of scion, sur tatirg q t-anfport
with $50 folders aaa . colony, Iesvss No
doubt aoos. The tueeefs Of bis Ms;eRy', arms.
Could wa have brought the whole Of GU, fhips
to a6ion, no donbt the sdvaa.sge wosld have
been muea greater !: Bul it is more eioriosI,
beeaufe the klagr fhips which Tough, At the
fame lime sed in a La, car. ,lvavs IN nfs,;os