The Newport gazette. [volume], November 27, 1777, Image 2

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Aueh aB, Two largd ordeance veflels,
Whofe cargoss amount t 0 70,000'. and three
large flore fhips, with naval ftores for the
ufe of the mavy, wnder the command of Lord
Howe, are to (il wiib the firft convey for
New-Yo'k, [t beiog refolved on, that that
place fh 11, in fuiure, be the general place
of Rencez ous for his Majeity’s ravy, flati.
oned alovg the coafts of America.
By a ge tieman arrived oo Tu:(day from
Dublin, @ lcars, that intireß is alresdy ma
kisg for commifions in the fevera! regi
menis of Roman Catholics te be raifed in
Iveland, and chat feveral Irifh officers, at
picient in the different foreign (ervices,have
offered to retwrn, on condition of holding
€qua! miiitary rank with what they already
-0,
¥ The io'lowing extraordinary circumftance
happened on &-.-r.dny evening laft : Two
{ \dier: of the fi regiment of foot gurrds
#nlifted o rec: it in Weftmiofter ; they took
bim (o the oraerly room atih:HorfeGuards,
and had bim meafarzd, bat toe approviag
officer wot buing prefent, he could mot thea
be aiiowed ; however, they took him to the
hofpi'al to have him exzmined by the fur
geoe ; this the recruit abfvlutely refufed to
comply with, sor cou!d pe:fuafi n o:-:hreats
avail ; atieng h the loldiers enticed him in
to Tetiifi.ids, snd fefpeétiig lomething
extraordinary t: be the matter, :hey by force
procseded to 2n jexamina.ion, ard to their
mo fmall mortificati'n and farprize, ieand
they had in ‘Red 4 woman. Taey toek her
be:ors a Juilice, and had har committsd as
&h ifl_BO‘)u
A Gentieman juft arrived from Cerke en
tirely coat:a:i&: all the sccounts of the
dearaefs and fcarcity of provifions in that
pars of Irelasd ; and efferts, that all inger
courfe aad trafic with America beizg pro.
hibi:ed, had nct the demands for the navy.
snd army tskea off iheir praduél, it maf
have Jain mpoa their hands like a ufslefs
drug.
PROMOTIONS
War.Orrics, Auguft 12,
gd regimani oi Foor Guard:, William Wia
yard, Lisut. Cel. ;Col. George Ogtivie,
iR major ; and Lisut.) Col. Sir Georgs
Osboara, Major,
2d repiment d’ Feot, Col Dasiel Joaes, Cel.
8. :egiment of Foot, Capt. Arcant Schuy
ler de Peyhter, Mz’n; Lieut. Samuel
Willes, Capt. Eafiga Daniel Showrd,
Lisut. lo::n M’Daugall, Eaf. and
Licut. Rebert Mmhuu,‘%:qu.
oth regimeat of Foot, Eaf. James Keymis,
Liecat. scd Thomas Orchard, Eaf.
18:b regizeat of Foot, James Richardfon,
geet. Eal,
soth regimest of Foof, Enf. Robert Dobfoa,
gi:f“ and Eaf. Ss.nvel Savory, of thes3d
glt egiment of Foet, Capt. Lieut. Jafper
Farwer, Capt. F.rft Lieut. Michas! hkv
man, Capt. Licat. Secead Licst. joha
Blackwood, F :f Lisst. aad Browa,
§.coad Lieut.
318 regizient of Foot, Enf. Jofiss Chame
p-su. Lieut. Thomas Kinygfcote, Eaf.
a:d Bof, Jofias Chnfiqlc. de.w.
s4th regiment of Foot, Licut Willam Kem
::.o “flo‘ and Eaf. Aubooy Wll‘!m
cut.
47th tof Fost, Eaf. Themas Buaba
:'].'fi::nd Eef. William SJN. Lieut.
g 2 regimeat of Foot, Thomas Nafh, Eaf.
§3d regiment of Foe:, Gilbert Kaox, Geat, -
a Eaf a‘sd——lll.-im- Baf. é
z:u. Charles Dixon, Capt, Lieut. Joffte
Py Amherß, Capt. Licat: and Raf. Wil
liam Ma'r, Liecat.
sd Battalien, Lieut. ¥rancis Daffield, of the
firit battalion, Capt,
4th Battalion, Ersek Aoguftus de Helllfield
Lieut.
6121 regiment of Feot, Lieut. Heary Hor.
ringion, of the 20 h regt. Capt. Lieut,
and Henry Young, Enf.
69t reg ment of Fout, Lisut. John Hawk
fhaw Capt. Enf. éohl Bell, Liezt. and
Divid Lindfey, Enf. Surgeoa Williim
Gardiner, of the Igth regt. of Light
Dragoens, te be fargeen to the hofpital at
Tobago.
Colone. Danie! Jones, to be Majer-General
in America enly.
P ARIS, Acgult 25,
ANOTHER ltugglc hath been mads
on the part of the Court of Bnglaad.
M:. Hodge. an American, who returned
here from i)unki-'k, at which plice he had
been employed in fi:iing wat privateer:, on
his own account, hos jsft been committ=d
to the Baftile. This is Capt. Hodge who
;Mkto {ail in the Coracoa trade frem New
ok
DEUX PONTS, July 12. Itisreported
bere. that many lettzrs of marque cave been
diftributed t 2 the Ruflian officers to go en
a cruize againft tie Americans, asd that
many thips are equiping for that purpofe at
Petsribargh.
Extra&ts from the Rebel Papers
CAMP at Toamenfing, O&ober 12. 1777.
T a Court of Enquiry, held a Major
A General Lord Sterling’: quarters, by
‘ * order of his Excelleacy General
W.thinoton, to exsmine into the condu
of Major General Sullivan, in the expediti
oa commanded by kim to Statea Ifland, in
the month of Aaguft lakt :
PRESENT.
Major Geaeral Lord STERLING, Prefident.
Brigadier General McDOUGAL,
Btimi« Geaerai KNOX, Meme
Co SPENCER, i lbera,
Celonel CLARK, '
The Court after hearing the evidence
ageinft the conduik of Major General Salli
van, aad thofe produced by him in his de
feace, sad daly confidering the fame, are
wasnimoufly of opiniea, that the expedition
the eaemy oa Staten Iflaad, was ele
ble, aad promifed great advantsge to the
caafe of America; that the urdidon was
well coaduted, and the erders for the J.'l"
dition preper, and would have fucceeded
withrepatation to the General sad the troops
under his command, had it net in fome mea
fare besa rendered abortive by accideats,
which it out of the pewer of the General 1o
forefes o 2 J::"“'
That eral Sullivan was partieularly
oftive in embarking the tranps 10 rhe Ifland,
and took m‘v_y precaution i his power te
Ni';{ them off.
at he made early previfions ‘st Eliza
beth Town, for refrcth'ng the troops of his
divifion, when they reranred to Jerfey ; snd
that apon the mitureft confideration of the
evidence ia pofl’ flioa of this Court, General
Sallivan’s condo& in planning and execu
ting the expedi.ion was fach in the epinion
of the Court, thai he deferves the approba
tioa of his country, and not its cenfare.
The Coart thersfors are wnanimoufly of
opinioa, that he esght to fland heaou:ably
dcquited of any unfeldier like condud, ia
the sxpedition te Sta‘en Il*nd.
STERLING
ALEX -Mc DOUGAL
HENRY KNOX,
OLIVER SPENCER,
. T. CLARK.
Pablithed by order of Cng efs,
JOHN HANCOCK, Prefident,
Extra& of a letter from Fifh Kill, dated
O&ober 27.
¢ General Poor is within two days march
of this, wik Fi'teen Huadred troope ; snd
Gencral Glover’s br.gade is ¢ ming dowas
on the othtr fide of the North River.
‘¢ By fome Jm{ sns la‘ely from the enemy,
lam informed that a reinforcement of four
thoufacd is ordeied from N -wYark to jola
Gen, Howe,and their late movements favour
that account. By verbal sccoutts from the
Sorethwrrd as la'e as left Wednifdsy, Gene
ral Wathington’s he.d qaartsrs were at the
fi‘tsem miie flone—iiis advanced picquet ag
the biazing ftar, fosr miles fiom Phil:del.
phic—Taat the troops wee o:der d to draw
#ad cook two days provifioo—That zOOO
0 the Enemy crofl-d tbeSchuylkill,Gen. Me
Doupal w:s fert after them. which canfed
them to haflen back. A beavy canncnade
was hesrd to beg'n at four e’clock, 1 hurfe
day merninzy, and continued tili nesr noon;
the eveat I have not heard.”
All Accounts from the Country agree ia
their diftrefs’d Situation for want of the Ne
ceflaries of Life, pardcularly Clo thiaf‘.
The Produce of the Count y, i: withie
by thofe who bave it, owing to the depreci.
ation of their Mcaey, which is no: looked
upon as aa Equivalent to it. Their
Soldiers complaia msch that their Wages
are of little Worth—:hat it will not procare
for them the Comforts of Life, jond that
whilk they ars emgaged in fighting, their
Families are at Home farving——as a Spee
cime: of thefse Complaints, we bave pives
ou: Readers the following from a late New-
Hampmhire- Gagerve.
Moffienrs PRINTERS,
Pleafe 10 infa:t 10e following in yeur mest,
and you will oblige a lover of bis country,
To the Pablic, wich the civil Office:s, as the
Fathurs of the Age,
W E the foldiery, ate now embarked ia
the common caufe, and ftand for the
defeace of our country.
We paufc———but with the paufe, afk this:
folemn queftion ; thaleur wives and chil
dren Rarve at home, while our bodies bs
come the bulwark of the States? Yourre
golating bill, we confes, infpired ; the
we became the Publick’s
——Thea maintaia your word, whil
we defead you,
Death is eftcemeod by us a rugged monés;
yot poverty more rugged fili : for theon
delivers ws from, the other brings mon
ovils wich it, and if we efcape tho formsty
the latter will be our certain doom.
If "tis faid, who fhall be deemed in faslt
this is the anfwer; the mdy Merchast
begins firft to deveur, aad the encecsb
led heneft Farmer, plays on the lfll‘
avarice, calling it folf defeace : and we ¥
;::'k for wages, are cut beiwoen the whered
Yet at laf the Morchant conguers} ¥
while the Farmer claims gol. per cent.
Merchant calls for a 1000!. fo the Fersif
is wrenged, the Seldier rabbed, and the fo¥
fwailow up the meny.
“.l:t‘t.hz hints excite our civil ralen ¥
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AMICUS PATRIAB