The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1779-08-26

. Admiral, EsppsI sad Cas,bsII hsts II.
ferssd, ,hu BY bssrisg away I nigh, kavs
ietshsd isto ny hssiss, o I wss sssily On
rhs Vidosy's bess bst Cspt. Bsx.Iy a.i
M. FoHsr, the Mater Of The PorAidshls.
will entirely eSahr ,he.. asd Ass fhsr 2
vss q ihst tine in the Viassy's ,waks, =
nile a.eern sa1 il rather srusordiiary lhss
NOT one who bas lpoks - ny Gssstisi hat
svsr asknswlsdgsd that he ct Ne by es..
psfs.
Capt. MrlhaD esuoborase, viii tc.p,.iA
Bss'ly' svideas, with rsfpsA l,o ~ 6,ua-
tisp sAd, wka 10 rather snesamos, Adn:A
raj K'Ppsl sad Adairal Csaobsn pises ~
within p,ia,s Of ~hW ny ofaeer, ,Gtr
wa', which mixes I, inps6Ible 70 have fe.sh
I'd up ia.s n! astiou, ualsfs The AdniraI
hortsned fail.
Ii was oi6ea sad ksa,a ike 70 ks., I,
wi'd.ard. sadl I eosId fsseh my a.,ion. sad
thss bear into ia
The sGsrtios, tAstI kept 81 q 70 the Aind,
aad that the VieUy wes, large, /, snuu.:
the V'teo'yt log. hook 10 islis aad srcnssu,
ior ws always aessd the iiAs essrls the
Admirsl did. s.d had ~ svea bees willing
to Asg the wiad elofs, W eosld net, swiag
TO the waat sf erApss and boviius. Tas
Fstm'dabiet log beck mskn the FSsAidsbis
to have failed, he ea,ly pan Of the shssasoa,
Two kno's fssI fssAoms. aft0vards ssrss
knets, and It 1a6 tAtss knot, aad hslf,
whieh believe was nearly . trus account ,
the Vietoryi log.sosk u thsfe rerisds nakes
her TO fail only two knets. wa, tAeis aav
srs in the lss'. sws there wssld b srsa,
Toen for argsueat; q eat filled ths Vic.
t'ry' 1t would entirely have bssa my fault.
bs, - the logs sts incorrect, ,hs force Of
rsafsaiag 10 LOFT.
A nsa naa be bst iitls allied Ia naval
ah.'rs If 10 sxpeas esreetneh 10 iss. books,
asd never kasw sAs, ssy grss, e,edi, w,s
given to them % svidsaee. Adair,l Byas
VI" told 10 whsn hs nqueRed il. Tbs Vic-
toys loe. .osok makes the 6ssal fer bsa,i.s
ao~a, Aesaed at half paf fasr s'eleek o.
ooafd the Vidory, which BY the zninutes Of
Cspt Maihall vas no, hsi&sd . feesnd time
mill thItsea minutes aksr fix o'clock. TIE
tsne log book sskss the Prince George aad
bisAfsifsnts 6gssis to bs thrswn out to
ehaes the Frsneh lhips On she morning si IN.
Ssh, at fesr o'elo:k, and not q BE- hauled
dowa sn.il nias o'clock, which leave, yuu %
fsppofe the eha.e was ssn,iased for Eve
Acu", whea the svidsAes Of Capt. MB.,da
tells you he did act ehsss more thaa half q.
hsur lhsfs INTAKES whether wilful or not
a's iatieisas 70 iaPeaeh the ssthsauei,y Of
the beok. ahd uslsfi The Fosdroyant's log.
book 10 eos6dsfabiy over. marked. the Wac
~ log. book 10 mleh under naked. with
'eipsa to her failing.
l lvesld ass fsppoied the Viasry s.der
naIksd, oaly sw want Of head. .fsil ma have
made Ass sstiaa - eonGdsrsbly.
The Adnirsl did 40, sxp.a ~ beEo,s fl
s'eloek, which was pIsia. net o.ly BY bic 10,
he'fing the blue Ass At The nises.psa uaul
Tx o'clock, snd his nvisx srdsrsd Sir Ro.
Der! Ha'd.nd 70 oeesYy ~ As,iss sasa
until that dine.
The P'ndaass fer particular ihips Of my
dtvihehs we're not sddsd 70 the 6xa.l sa.l
After az O'Clock, ssd svsa shsa ,At, Of the
Formidable was sot made il hs sxpeSlsd
me tssss's wAy did 10 ~, AsiA then bs.
ioIsi
The asx, R.ss Msll tsseh sps. 10, ,hs,
Of the AsAsse k.s 70 - BY ,As. Ftx kisa,s.
hall essfsss As stidehcs The, has been
gitss. abs.s h fsph the sra - the lar. Ad.
miral KepFs d hys he feat Il q fvs o'clock.
il which 10 10 fuPported BY fons Of he "A.
eers Of the hip. csps. Wisdfor nakss ,As
tine earlier, bet thsy are oil falis IN their