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NJG-T.778.022
2 Sep 1778:23 (1/39)
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 instant and took
possession of the enemy's works . . . [army forms up battle
lines.]
The morning of the 15th we advanced towards Newport,
each line in three columns. During our march, as we passed
over some eminences, 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. . .
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