The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-04-30

lContinued.
July l77S.-There is now an expedition
fitting out at Boston for Penobscot, and our
sloop is preparing to join the feet, but us
have some business To settle, and no pariic-
ulsr inclination to go to Penobscoi,- for ]
think the British will get information, either
at New York or Newport before our fleet
can get ready TO sni, and if they de- know
tina, three or four large British ships eau
block Them in, and that will be the last Of
all our shipping,-and as have seen the
first Of the war, and have had no time 10
settle my own business, will take the OPP
portunily, md set out for Eas, Greenwich,
where my honored fathers family are.
arrived there but a short time before it SO
happened, thnt early in the morning, being
very foggy, | heard the firing Of muskeiry,
and | weot to the window aud saw several
Of Col. Greene's black regiment making the
bes, Of their way towards Potawonie, and
directly came past Lieut.. Snow, aud others,
with small field piece. / went back of
rny fathers house, where was small fort,
aud put some nusket cartridges IN my peck
cts, and set out for the shore; the fog break
ing awsy, saw the remnants Of Captain
John Aliens house, burning, aud saw the
Refugee fleet, commanded by one Leanard.
One of his tenders had go, aground near
the shore, aud Lieut.. Snow had go, his field
piece abreast of her. ! joined him, aud
with the help OF some muskets, we kept the
men from getting her off; and we ais" fired
~, the remainder of the fleet, until they
were compelled 10 bear AWAY ard run tor
Newpuri. We got the tender of aud car
rird Der into Greenwich, ard found The ref
uyecs had not forgotten their old tricks al
:ltirying, for we found on board plunder
they In stolen fom Ca, Al'er-live calves,
aud other affairs. had 10 expectation oi
prof, or reward, neither did ] wish for any
thing, but when the prize was sold, Col.
Green ordered NE twenty-five dollafs, as
my share. II ras pleasure 10 me, fer had
not been bu, few hours from my fathers
house. yet made more money at rhis hea,
than got for our long cruise with Com.
Hopkins, when we took New Providence
the first time.-So ends this fracas.
August, l77S.-Mr. jonathan Wnldron,
Capt, Isaac Freeborn, Capt. James Phillips,
myself and Others, agreed TO build Brig to
carry fourteen guns, and we have now one
Of ten guns, called the Black Snake. attn
therefore to 60 to Bennington, VT, 10 pro-
cure -four, &c. for the new brig. ftonk my
departure, and went TO Lnnesborough, Mass
TO see James Barker, Esq. ] sent on
two Wagons, loaded with goods, To Will
liamstown, where those goods were to be
left. nnd my goods brought back in the wag-
gons. I soon arrived at E-q. Barkets. l
had not been long there before gentleman
arrived from Boston with information that
sll our flee, was laying in Nantasket Roads,
ready for sea, and said We should soon have
Peuobsco,. But the next news ! heard
was that the whole of the American fleet
that went to Penobscot was entirely destroy
I'D which now makes Continental vessels
very scarce. ! was always uneasy from the
first fiuing nwny Of this fleet, for fear of in
formation being given to the English and
,bcv block in our feet. The next day went
to Bennington, it, the Stn,e Of Vermont,
where I put up at General Fsys. There
fell in with Mr. TiicLener, nl that time Com
mi..ary General Of The American Army. Oh
him l 90, supplies Of wha. wanted OF pro-
visions, and as my two wagons had arrived,
I got them loaded aud ordered them for
Providence, RI
Having some spare time l visited what Is
called Bremer's Heights, where Gen. Bur-
goine was taken. { went 10 the Redoub,s
where Gen. Benedict Arnold wss wouJed,
aud all over the campaign grounds, with
Two American officers accompanying me,
Who were in the battles. I returned u
James Barker's, Esq, in January, I779.
/ am settling oil my affairs to be 10 resdi.
ness to go To Stonington, Connecticut, us
I had received letter from Capt. Isaac
Fre,bora, inforning me that the nee brig
Rs,,l..susLs, would be rendy for sea in
March. At.u, The 10Th of March leh