Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-11-02

place of d-Hinsriop, orders were given TO wag-
pon % mote of The c,iii,sry tores 70 Wefhsn,
but 10 throw them disCeily scrofs tse iiycr.
Having attended TO chs operation ooT al hour
and an half in the night, the Governor rode up
20 the found3ry, ene mile below Wciiham ; or
dered Caplaias B-ih and inh and Mr.. ID.
Hylson To con,iDae wagyoning 10 Welthan. the
arm and horcs which were Hili az the fouOdciy.
with the view of conveying them scrois the
river; proceeded from theoce 20 Weahsm. for
she purpofe OF acceieTatipg the transportation OF
fuch tores AZ had slfeadY arrived |; and from
thence proceeded to Tuckshoe, 8 mics above
ani ON the fame Eac Of the river. where he ar
rived after nidnighr.
Ga the On, after ieading his family 10
place OF f4fety, the Governor repaired to Brit
ron's on the fouth tdc OF the river oppuhse 10
Weahan, where iinding the arms Ihrowa to-
ge,her IN heap near ,he ihore, and expoied to
fhe cannon of the cOcny TN the opPoiitc hde Ut
rhc river, he had them removed under cover OF
an adjacent point Of land. From thence he pro-
cceded to Manchefter, oppoitc 10 Richmond,
where be found the enemy had already arrived
at P. NJ. Seeing that the arm, we're fecofed.
he repaired 70 Cnce,wood's 10 have an inter-
. view with Baron Steubcn, who had appointed
that pac: as rendezvous and head quarters.
Not finding him there, add undcfGa AIDING chat
the Baron had Intended to be at Col. Fleu ning's,
milss above Britton's, he proceeded TO ihat
place. In ,he mean time detachment of the
enemy had arrived al Wefh.m, from which
place they TENT a eeputs,ion to the Governor at
Col. Fiemmine's with terms OF rsniom for
Richmond. Thsle were rcictted with the in-
Il. Il. laT. n
Buchauoan OF Richmond was one oi the dep
ulsiion.
On she 9TH, tho governor returned to Bit
tons with the view of more efettualy fecur.
ing the books, poren, &c. The enemy hsv-
ing burnt iome ftyres ADD houfes, deferred Rich
mond after the scGdence Of ID hours, aud en-
camped at FourMiie Creek, 8 or teo mics be-
low II.
On the Ssh, The governor having review
ed the aac OF ,hc srns AZ Britton's. repated to
Msachcacr, where he lodged fhat night.
Early in the morning OF che oh, ne crofed
over to Richmond and once more fixed his ref
dencc in the capital. In n: mean tinie the en-
emy we're detaioed at Weaoycr by an EaGerly
wind.
Daring all theic tranfa stions the American
forces were lesttercd III different dstschmenss.
and amounted 70 no more than Z. 800 men 900
militia under Col. John Nicholas at the fofeit.
miles of from Wstoyer ZOO under general
Melton n Charles City Cont. Houlc. miles
below 1000 under Col. Gioion, aud 500 un-
der Baron Steuben, on the South hdc OF the
liver.
Through the whole OF this intereAing pc
riod, we have minutciy fpecchcd hms. aud
place. For we win any man, who can dicov-
er the niehteR rsmiGnch in hi, movement, TO
lay his iinger upon the point and fiy 4oben aad
ap5su it was.
We fhal' not in proving the truth of the
foregoing details. initiate the covert policy OF
Mr.. Turner. We fhall not content ourieives as
he ha, done with appealing to the authority Of a
thouiand namclefs witncnes. But wc ihall
btog them dictlly before The public; We mall
rnt 1t into the power OF any man TO decide,
whether the names and chs'aetc's cf fuch men
are not iufhcieat to project them from ihc fuf-
picion Of ,x,e,<jsd motives.
IL theis ifafemebts do not convince even
Mr.. Turner himfelf that he has mifcrably m,f-
undefeood the condSa of Mr.. Ictfsrfon during
the revolution and If they do not compel him
20 come torwaid, aud by :necnuouily conf, fling
his miitakes, 10 Offer the only repatriation which
81 is yet in hi, power 10 betow the d,iten-
meet and the canaer Of Mr.. Turner will become
not leis pfoverbial with US than the fasscity Of
Pickering OF the virtues OF Hamilton.