The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1779-08-19

Gre Al oar iss.'nels. o. tse y rs,nin, o! The
40 h Of June, about 6ven o'elosk We herd
icme h-u at IN: head sf cur sdvsaced psRs,
upon with c.. Mai.lsnd ordered Csptsin
Gin Campbell, wi,h Two Companies sf tie
hia bs;,aliou Of the m rcsi,nsn, iact fbcyc
40 men in ihs Gho.sl 10 60 ard Isccnnoitre
.Ae woods il frsnt. Aeou, geo yards from
sur Isrtiae!,, Capt. Campbell fell Ia with the
l:ft sf tho rebel line, already formed. sra
did ne, perceive tAsm, On sc:ouns Of .he
.ai.kaels Of ,hs woods, I'LL he was eios up-
o. th:m. TAry gave hin a he:s, hre,
which wounded hin. ali his otsc.fs asd fs-
v.rsl OF his mes /; cur people IstursiaE tbs
Ere ssds ,as fe5es givs war.
The few remaining OF ibefs two conra-
MIS-, exaipe'a ed al sEs isfi Of their brave
of,ccr,, fo.lssei the ieoels, dstsinuiscd to be
rcvenge3, Uli tRsy wee a!asa fpriou.a:d
by psr,iss atv,scisg from the rish; OF ,ae
Is5sI l:ae. Capt. Campbell having s.s .aiss
brok:a, seuid net f~i!sw tssa .; s:ie
se~ crave fsIlo.s gave tseEfslvss . &c ihcs
70 rsv.nge their lesders; only tea retut.sd
unscsasea; bat what j, more &c Their &C.
nour, s.ey let nons OF ser wouA dru b..
hind, aor wsis ssy Of IAea saksn ps.ioner,
BY tie sss1y.
Our pieket,, E. th 5 tine, wee fo!e.; il,
snd we pc: e:ceived ,ne whele rebel army. with
sight pisce, Of csnnon, paih'nS for cur rs
dosb.. They made iay sbos, 70 yard,
from Our lise,, wien eur csnsoa aaa muE
kerry made item ;nasa.ly r:.r.M 70 the
wssd.. waers they did rally. sad made from
taeass . csn,inusi 4 on oar troea,.
Tns H:aiaA rsgimsss Of Trunabscb, on
cur lsf., was ., FRA eve' Po~r 81 oy Lumbsr,;
The Iebs:s sdvsnced 10 &c sb,tti., Isd ware
going 70 erol, Il ovei, .hcn the Carollas
Ro,al.a, cane TO ,h,i aailspee sad p.e,.n,-
ed i. Capt. O'FHrsi. VI tas .ssHssr gal.
lsy, .akiss the savan;sge Of "a. p,h:sn, .,
tAs critical moment, is.4ted the rrEe,. vita
bic "a ,ounl:'., ~hich aid Steu sxs.x:isn.
The heHaas lei & enfo Geo a. tina, tiAs .,
Iwo eoa2snes OF toe I'd sa!tsioo OF tas
ia rsRinsG.. osn rs;osk sisif pos, aud
tr.v: the reori' sw.y, ,asir f's bsiss VIII
fupr-ued by hsis sr.: i.iy. The creyv
On hosr sad F.. hai: gave 81 q Isavy @.issr:gs
Of saeir nSGe.s! I; tAeJ frequently sus-pi-
"a oa: .bisrv. sa1 were - ef.en sspu!.ed by
al, eel: G,edcs ere 3i csr &c cicubi, al lar
we p..ssvsa th.t the Gre sf thss .ril.'y
n cksued, and they 'eIi=m sr.a bn; "om
two guns, (they I'd eight gaAs 10 ths bssia.
ming of tha aefisnl ~heh n,ds IS bsmvs
,h.y were senoviss tie ohers for lear Of
.ss;l... Soon after sh:y b,gan to draw Of,
aad Csc,. Moassief, eomrasadiss ssgiassr,
with his ufuai fp:rit, hsa-nsd .nei, !s;:ea,,
By mak;us . ferris with isw ne. OF ,.s
Yin ,esinsus, and iome EsfIsss, b.ias r.
iher,o weak . hazard following tssm With.
out eur whole force. Hs task an snssus.-
.ion Wagon wh:a the rebels ~ers sEdea-
vsurias 10 q, eff. Th- I'D bs:ts!ioa oi shs
7Ia regiment arriving as that tins, .aabi,d
\. 20 follow tbsm is,o The wosa,, WHARF, they
did cot smempt to make any asnd. 1hs
Esh, infantry coniag up Afterwards, we
purfasd them xesr two Eil:s, bat t.sy ;:d
thsn TOO mseh the Rsrt sf us 10 Go theS
much harm. However they l:fs near 70 msa
Sssd on the field Of battle.
We heard from r,il. snd dsftrsf'.
that dsrins the Whole action, they employed
negroes TO cary sf tseis dead sad scunesd, ,
srd loaded ,hem % wsggsns brosshs for the
ru-pole; and that thsy had $50 kil!sd.
amoarH whom Gel. Owes Robsrs, of Ar.
tile y: That Gsasral Lireola had called in
oil the nilit;s be could cslls&, svsa ,he sik
nj