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iaeeting-houfe, and a great number of other houfcr, wheat, &c.
and hang up three women (two of them by the feet, at .tn
head of his army) whom he imagined were fpies. In fhort, ms;
whole progrefs through that part of the coantry is marked wim
'deflation and cruelty more like the avages of the wildernefs
. r ' . r i c Unnnr 9ml hnmanitv. the
than tnat or iruons, ence iuucu iui - j
llOwing ICUCJS Will j;iuuo"i; ,? " .
'Middle Brock. June 22
A letter wrote two days ago 1 .find is not goe forward
therein informed you of the.-precipitate retreat or the Britiih
amy from Somerie: to Brunfwick. A great par: of their force
has palled the river, and are itationed between that and Amboy,
he ftroneeft reafon to be-
licve have given up all thoughts of .paffing to the Delaware by
land.
ExtraB cf a letter frctr. General WaJJnngten to Ctzgrek
. Head Quarters, Middle Brock , June 22, ii o'clock PjJ
. -' . 1. L. nnA t-lo'iliirf fr inform 'm, fk Jt 1
1 nave inc jjuuuwi ' -ivBimv ' " 7 wu tua vine tog
evacuated Brunfwick: tins morning, ana retired td AolJ
burning many houfes as tney went aiong, lome or tfern, fJ
the appearance of the names, were cornaraD.e DuUdig,
"From fever al pieces of information, and from a yaiie
circifmttances, it was evident? that a movement was in .pxnM
,n.v;t was the eencral opinion that it was intended this RrJ
ing. I therefore detached three brigades, linger the coiaa'al
of Major General Green U'to fall upomheir rear, and ept
main body of the army paraaca upon ine eigmps, tfi.iuprf
A
them if there IhouJd ne ccennon. 2 parry 01 vcj. morgan'
about Ainrile ; I and upon ,tht appearance of GenWayne's br
to
ads, and Morgan's regiment (whe got writ to the groend
onrofite Brunfwick, the enemy un mediately crofted ,thc , brid
to the eait fide of the river, and threw them felyes into redoubt
which they hail before coniirucicd. Our troops! advanced brift
rr parW alfo went out Ulore day, fo upon then,, upon wtucft they; q.ttea : e r?aouDts, w,u,c
l large px .... i.u. sj..,W m.fcintr anvorDoStion. and retired by; the Axboy road.
iehpneu. win not ui hjuuui vuuuw & - , .,.,-f- cu 1 ,1
311 UUf H , 11 un - " - - r : - -r- uc,
not come up when the. enemy Dfgan to move oit, it was impo
fible to check them, as their numbers were far greater than
' Laft evening General Maxwell marched with his brigade
attack, or rattier harrafs them, and this morning we: hear a
very fmart faring. A larj
lofs. What their dehgn may oe is as yet unccimr kU
pufli up the North river.to N,ew3ngl2nd, the fouthward, ;pr to.
the Delaware ; bat ibis I am confident; ;that they have no charice ,
of any confideriblc reinforcements, or making, any-capital
ftrokc, ualeis by a fudden removal they may furpnze fom.e part
of the continent. Our affairs certainly have a moil favourable
appearance a noble army, well officered, and in fine Tpints
tise ehemy diflieartened fey their late retreat.' . I
f . ' Mount Projpe&i II o'clock. ,
" Here wje have be;n forae hours viewing the retreat of the
f nemyl They have left Brunfwick, and all the road fiom thence,
to Amboy is covered with fmoke, which we have the beft rcafpn
to believe are the houfes they have fet fire to as hey go. .Gen.
Green was below the landing near Brunfwick, on this fide the
river ; icco of the enemy. withm half a mile. Geh.J. Varnuni
advancing along the Rariton, and Gen! Sullivan pufhg direft
to Brunfwick, Gen. Maxwell is, cri our left, towards, Wood-
bridge, to" intercept them on their way. we can irom mis no
ble ntuation trace man ui mt" vuw.
had any reafon to expect, being, as we were: informed zfa
wards, "between 4 and 560 men ' Oar 'people: purfaed' '$m i
far as fticatawav : but finding it impafliblc Ito overtake tier
ana fVarintr thev micht be ted on too far from the main bod
they returned to Brunfwick. By information of the inhabitant
Gen. Howe, Lord Cornwalli?, and Gen. Grant; were in w
fntvn when the alarm was firit given, but they ai:ted it vd
W : : ' ' i ,
foon afvef.
:' , .I the.purfuit Co!;-'. Morgan's Tificnien exchanged' fev
fharp. fires with the ehomy which it is imagined, did confide:
ble execution.; ' I am iaT hopics that they afterwards feli-in m
Gen. Maxwell; w to wasldetached laft riiht with-a.ilrong pir,
to interrupt
i
of
, AH.Ui.rnr tcvpnt. and eaperlv watchin z for return
jnefTen ecrs;. I defer adding moVe than that every thing appears
favourable to us, and 1 dare fay they have nor committed fucK
.n.. tA.K'.fqnfi uItbnnt navinor feverelv for It."
iiorriu. waue ijn.iuc iuuouuo r-y b
.29 they have but one way "open to retire." . ; 1 i
Aunaav, uruninvicK. -i tctccx.
tt it V.i.ri Ujn fnmc Knurs in oofTeflion of this placed I
came here with" the General half an hour ago. Deftruftion flwWs
itfelf all around. We have taken a few prifoners, and defertcrs
are hourly coming ir. The enemy retired very precipitately;
and ire rfuQiing towards, Am boy i our people followed them to
Pifcataway, and I hope General Maxwejl will yet fall in' with
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ExiraB cf a letter frtm camp at Middle Break (evening) June 22. ;
Oar truops were withiva mile or lefs of the bridge at Brunf
wick; when Gen.-Howe with, the party palled there from BrurVf
wjck; Gen. Wayne with" his brigade pufiied the enemy focjofe
that they retired from redoubt to redoubt, without having time,
to form; All 'the, troop's who came up pufhed forward wrth jvi
'pour, and had thbfe on the weft of Rariton bcenfo lucky as to
Lve came op at the feme initant, the ilroke mull have been ca
pital; The enemy feehi to retire to Amboy Jh hafte.' They
were purfued to Pifcataway by Col. Morgan's riflemen (a fine
corps) an4 the troops "under General Green. The enemy m uft
have fuffered confidcrably. Our I06 3 or 4 killed, and as ma
ny wounded. They Jiave burnt numbers cf houfes r and their
whole poffeffions (he w what. they muft have fuffered laft winter;
rtxieed their walle exceeds all' I could fancy, tho' often defcribed
to me; They have loft their reputation their troops difpirited
their plans fubverted a new fcene of action to commence-
and or courieone nau 01 icb watuaig v
in good health, fine fpirits7 tand ready to pcrfue" the blow." .v
Jnstltr litter from the fame place, Jane 23. -"
T Wrote two letters yefterday by different expreffes, giving
. an account of bur .being in poffeffion of Brunfwick, and theene
my retiring to Amboy, where We now hear their main body
have reached, and. their advance'd guard abous 4-miles between
Wood bridge and Bonam town". rGen. Maxweli was near them,
ataGen. Parfons with his brigade, and Lord Sterling with his
divifton is between them and ourjeamp here. Near 6000 of
Gur'troop3.remain in Brunfwick. The ehemy have thrown their
brid e (defti ned for the Delaware) acrofs the Sound from Am
boy to Sfaten "Ifland, by which it is clear they defign to retreat,
if clpfcly pufhed The weather laft night and this morning has
been fo wet that nothing could be done, otherwife I believe we
fhould bare moved nearer towards them. Their retreat ha
been attended with fuch a delirudioh of property, thatf raarlci
their defpair of pofieUins this country." '
to lie betvveen Brunfwick; and Amboy, in order
convoy of .parries that might be palling ., but ;I hayeyet fej
nothing from.nim. I V r v I
. C-Jen.. Green defircs nrc to make mention of the; cc;
and bravery of . Gen. Wayne and CoK .-Morgan, and of
M't.
officers and men, x upon this occafion : as
ed upon an enemy far fupenor to them in num&ers; ana?,
as they con ftan tly; advaaa
pt-nrA riehind ftronc redoubtsj
' Gen." Sullivan advanced from Rocky Hill to tfrumic
Wltxl nis oivilion r Due as ne a:u iwrewsivK ms. orutr vt tutu,
till verv late at night, he did nx. Arrive till fht-cscrry
gone feme time... I have the honour to-be Sec." J;
i. , Publ 'fbe'd h order cf Ccnjtrefs. ; ' . "
J : CHARLES THUMSUIM, bctrttay
Extrael of letter from Alb aw June 11. . 1
" Several Frenchmen canie in here! yefterday from' Canada!
who confirm the burnin of the flores.land that a' party of tt
Bl-unfwicfcers had deferted; but a party of Englifh troops par
iued and came up witn ineui, wnen an c-.gagcinciic cnutuf
which feveral on both fides were killed ; the reft of the Brud
wickefs""weTer?!e1cr-lfo that about' 40 tories, wi
. went from thefe parts laft wintf.had attempted to leave Can?
fiW?rafn. .a'nd return home, beinw convinced oftheir miUsStt!
fteps, had beerr purfued and overtaken near a ilace called tH
1 KctiRli;ES.T()WN;A CJ 'June 5.
9h Saturday- the Brigantine of war Comer, Capt. AVlcri; rd
fnrn-cf from a cri?7.e: in wmcn ne rors one nrire. manciuocu i
. our Ilaft to have arrived. On Sunday the 2Cth of laft moot
after a very hard gafe of wind, early iin the. morning he. defcre
twojfail, one a laree fhip riht aftern m more, the othr a floO;
on the weather quarter ; the fhip appeared to be at anchor, c
lying to; the loop bore down on the Comet, and caniewithi
half , a league Of her, then "returned towards the fiiip.' V Captai
- Allen navine rot every tnin? reaay to engage, ltooa aiccru
At twelve o'clock the floop and . fhip were obferved
1 . 1 in
to ipcat
the Comet being then about three leagues ,to windward.' By a,
6bfevati6n taken then, Capt. Allen found he was 20 leaaes i
the foathward of Sr.-Aueaftine bar. ; Wind at S". E. . ThefhiJ
and floop bore away before the wind wfth a crowded1 fail ; t
Come gavel chace i' upon the enemy's perceiving it, both fhia
and iloop hove too. At hair pan two tne comet came up wu
in muflcet ftiot of them, when the fhip was discovered to & arff-
ed fhe. carried 16 cuns, and the flbop, fuppcfed)tcr6e Capim
Moubray's, 14 Capt. Allen immediately run under the fhif
Rem,! as if intending to go on her lee fide, gayie Her three broad
fides, and then rud in for the larfd. The flooji thereupon tactj
ed, and the fhip weared immediately, and both gave chtcej
v-apr.Yiuen, nnaing tnenoop weatnerca and got aneau w
and the fhip coming uo afte'rn, wore fhio. and with alithe fi
.He couid' fec'ftood along fhore, with- the vvindnlarge. The 11