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NYM(G.778.053
7 Sep 1778:23 (1403)
Worcester, August 20. Extract of a letter from an officer
of distinction, dated camp near Newport, August 17, 1778.
"We landed on this island Sunday the 9th inst. and took
possession of the enemy's works on the north part, which
they had evacuated, without damaging them in the least. . .
[11 lines] The morning of the 15th we advanced towards
Newport, each line in three columns. During our march, as
we passed over some eminencies, I could almost take the
whole in at one view. The heavy columns, with the
artillery, together with the advance corps and flanking
divisions, all moving in the most regular manner, with
musick, and standards displayed, was a sight truly
animating. . . [14 more lines]
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