The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1779-08-26
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iss wss Sspss,ed ss board the Formidable,
and ksPs flying sn.il dark. except tbs fms
inr,vsI 81 tine il vas haoled dozen 70 Ife~
sh( hKasI Tor b'sfing isto the wst cthe mors
PisiS, ~ was -dsns On board the Viaory, sad
here 1t is proper 70 take nstiee Of the s,ts5s-
S'srs .f sy<tyJ, which has scea6onsd al
shsis uniousns,s tifpsu,.
Admiral K2psl, wh'a fpsakiDg in psrlia-
meat, ~ould 10, inpas sny silf.I assl,A
In hefsr not oteyhg h! erdsf,, bss laid,
ihs sgsal fs' bssrisG down is,o his w,ks "
ny e for five hours obferved: ia fa,iss this,
he iuPpofed fatt' whieh nsvsr sxiasd, for the
&grs! for eeMirg into his wake. 4 blue hsg
~ she mizsa Pssk &as FRI made st - mi
hcrss Pm three. snd ksp, flying snly . mort
sine. it wss thea hsulsd dowa, and -, hsiA.
I'd again sa,il after Gx o'elsek. Ths hxaal
whsa il vas f5< Aoiasd could sot be appli-
Ssb's to me-, - tvHJ thea in the ViacYy's
wake, sad scesrding 10 the time nsntisn I'd
sf II, hra repeated on board the Are,hsia, /
Was sbfolatsly 70 hsxrHrI, notvitAAsadinp
which, the Admiral firmly sfTsts that tho
fgnsl wss for fhips to wisIsvaya. to besf
dow:. and sAst j, was m enforcing fgn,l f,r
ny divihon, which 10 rspseisnted q 70 wi.d-
ws'd et the Admiral, waea they were no. 70.
A. The h<ssl was not applicable to me at
Gf, !, nay prob .bly bs siksd thea TO wheu.
could i be applicable l will endsavour t.
seeosnt for this ny opinion i, that the
blue flag wa in,eaded for Sir Robert Har.
Had, and | eenelsds, the PrUfsrpins VA ieus
With the mefsge il il vas ~, for the red
divihon, il muf b ia,endsd for fsme lhip, of
sks ess,sI di'ihon, ~ the v Cory carried
much fail, fhs Wa s'ntinually ineresnns her
diAAnes.
TO ind out whsthe, esdeavou,sl 10 ,et
.aso my a,ios, two things are nseslfa,y 20
b' sbiervea whs'hsr Reersd the right
es!ie, aad whether car led proper Gail,.
When 'hs Victory psfled to lseward NE
scSsd sway, We did the fame. and when ~
edged away. to give the red divi6on room to
form. il did net in the lsaft hur, ~, a, We
were then set in . eosditisn to have kept
oar Rssisa u the liae bss~een any Two lhipu
ws therefore kept the Victory opsn on ear
Jse bow. and that ~ carried all the fail I
Pohbly could, ssd our isabili.y to Bead The
iore.top fail fsoasr, I man thososgAly prove
BY wi,ssE.s.
The Court will eonGder - my fhip faisr-
% more in her n,ea than shy other, il is vsrv
natursl 70 fuppofs fhs fuffsred more il her
hill aAd rissisg, aad esaiequsssly would
wants logger time - re6'. We fuaered In
oes mss wishia tws % much 10 the whsle tsa
hiPs Of the red diviasn, sad q. 10 cane su,
o|ths salon laa, Il ought to b sxpsasd
that vs fhssla b the hA repaired bs6ds,.
~ we're much retarded 10 wearing dintsly
sftsr we case out, o. ~ did not be.ia to
stat nssil after ws had, were, AID ,As bos,.
S.aia bsisg killed in .as early part Of the
seaisa, nsa Be allowed By al judges. 70 b. .
material lof, in 'spsirine oar rigging Be.
6des. wss deprived Of : Of ny Lisutsaase,.
sAs bsiag wssadsd ssd I've oihsrs .so i'll 70
csss.d. s0swishhaadiDg they ends.vsured TO
do oil that lay II their pswsr, sad sxpreied
~ arasas VIII 10 bs employed.
! had ses enc Psrfoh in ny fl,ip that vas
sn hss wksa lhs wss 6.,sd ss,, shss kasw
where cay Of he Boadvsia's Acres ore placed
h he nip.
Had l aot placed Capt. Bsssly Ia tie fore
part Of the dip. to sitead her rspair,. IL
wsuld have bsss iapoaibls to have got Rad,
q to9l1ls ~ did, - the chief damsss, lsy
IN hes Sofs pssG /.
Great pAias have bsst taken TO ps,fu,ie
che world, shss - the Fsraidabje essli uSss
ssd hssF cat u the wsy Of others, Ahs essli
sedcnbsdly' have GET into Ass aA,isH. I
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