The Royal Georgia gazette. (Savannah, Ga.) 1779-1782, March 11, 1779, Image 4

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Atewxr s Nit Majtjly'} 7 CtfptNtar tirtlUkeh, 4 ptktfMtdtb, 1779? ■ **'* , v 5 tfhf Printer nr f*/>£7 t baton it in Jit fiver to rive hts cnjlomers and the pu blic in gen/'si, § true and authentic ac > taunt of t t fieri: iuihry obta’nell V* if Hit M troop, under tbt fc v Imm r.nd ts Li tut Qaland Prcvoft *t/r , tbt rebel army, under tbt eomma/td of Mu}*Gemini/.fh, and Gen, Libert an* O'Rrynn : THE fsbalaimy having pclie tr*tfd with ncsr.fcaoo men, partly Ctmtmf n:U, and part *iy ani • ilia, M ilk vV hu i nt br % on {Biiar Creek, j Ur wai (houghs pru ejentsto allow thetrt to repair ii, ami to • dra j them cm the kmh Ado of the ’ creek hefa|e,tUcy wcre./iuckei vb -t Wing received, that they * litd fc'ntofF all thfir cam s*td wag * ton* tofcurtos’i fercy ortf Scvinnah river, tad proceeding but flowjy intht * “repain of tna bridge, the Cob conclud. *'e and that they had ho farther bbjeft in ‘*ftw, and that-they meant td rc*urp =fh *rtly, Th cniifeq’Jciiceof vrh*ch he©* *Ut.e4 sh- fiif oaiiafiba of tbty.t. vrih about 15* of {the Ca • MaV. ,Ki rt, to proceed to ftick ®jjjrHeki ;b r iV m.ljp fom'rot thrlkrnt "{Jl p; fi ” c, vfl nr d?ro n; . * tHe <p j# rit ions ■ji# a Wince core's witn whjih. he TK*w n .Mfritit ofnilf in nrkr ti rn ihe’r rear, an l'-atuck ‘.9 ‘i five fi H p<vr\*b .ut ?.;b *|u. ih . i aboML ihori-njuf theCif .li- privately on the rft day >f * mumstue vif*nooDS matui ’ ghr, and arrived b©ut **• next div, At a phet wliere tb# rebflrHad litfjy dtft/oyed a brdge; a m t* mporify one was coirffrufled, but for w#if of grappling* cc cables could not Hand iVe Creek bi.y b ■?* w:d* and roAd* % t -.y >n wn’ nm fubftiiut: 4Hra •fioagkic and nittrj of CunfiJerahie delay, the ti.xjpi 1 ike artilirry were carried overbJorc day-break iafUhr,tlnlight Hfantry,Aahe>orfha<J been sent forward! the p/ecec ling ere preteht the rerreit of-ihr ehe -toy, anti tn ccyhcrai the iafrndetl mbve unti the fcouta gave, that they bad dilctwerrd I tine part*cj of tine entfftyjdiryWcrc rein for cri wubavifw t *atuak th-m. axl to th-: ; f yurtii to tiie ii|ato of the 4: arnw, the fa-nr time t conceal the march .ks the regular froepry pirt of rkrm over the nv.*r, fciylng a icttv ‘ there, fr.r of rhr;n goeMaken, anR few fswdUtStnfel'.TS by the great of their horrrt, bky ;:t they bad not and ‘revered rlif troop, k *.re n^Hi'd cfwc it wculd claim the?), •0 lend a parrp-m qorfh ha }/hewa in their rear; the f niton ms in their that the rirt-e'H were unapprucil of j Ur vjc ; - fre of any enemim,nnj trulhng rrrueh to m the moft r erf* # Ircarity iQr lioO with %oo Wght hot f e hats r-jned their army the prafeccUng” avening. The . truvoa wtigu.d thncmanchic by f^ ■ - *■ ■** ‘ - v after four in the a fertiitt*, thtOyfttg pwtles of horte drove to the enemy? t took fem- prObiwn, wbe Informed us that they knew nor of any number of troopt, but only of a fmr fcouters coming. The tm&pn were* rap dly formed) the light infantry on tlreir right with two held pieces, seat ordered to penetrate l>y a toad leading towards the left of t!te rebelerniy •, tM ettiter wit poinpofcd of ihe 2d battir lion 71 ft,'with fome r#ngtrs, and Ca rolina foot u-ndicir left,, and one lQwi%s zzt and tvyp 0 ah\ifu]%u ip thek /renty Ab ut norfe warp ordered'to take the kit of to turn the filr.k of t]ve cnepiy.’ A refervf wn ab. vD ydi io tie r.g;-, conliftedol .Uircecoaa papirt ol froni,Florida, ar,d ; a troop us dragoons*, al>out 40 pr ._,q men w f re jipfted to gmbufcaJe t pltcethtough which the rebels might itcmpr, un ler coyer of a*iwicpp and tliickft toatuclTdui jest and rca j ; the chcmy a bavy Jnc of 4nd fired fomt bftt were put tp flight in ar in flint ; they rhuM m;t> stand the fpirired attack of Sir Jamei infantry on onr Ttrk’, & the fi.ccclj fit t Ik: Jay * They were porfjed t > the which afref •way thrif iifmt, t:;e mpft aHfve pfurt {'ftl aiirl *by fwinT.i:irtftc!r rijhr h.t i no fifeini of cfesping, bitt ti.rv/ - ad, & thea to croft lmckiVei aA^ftnjl* t li bers hive herrt p* lidhed, iniry r ,r and:. V.*Sut • ck> . v (ien. Adi HRf of ! ~ ir wWWI. s of note, yr-re battalion 7 fl for hitit ofju: own penpl-, ns they j *A by ■ Atm , ii. r’ Jhrrr, Col. M 1 latofUtiwo other Colo• .neist:> j more ofTnm b iv/e b:xn ik<*n: ,CVtn ßHp.°C fwcral ftan<b of hapeigf, armr, irnmttui* non ild every thing in short fell lon Ihe htfiis ot the brave victoriousf roopv; nyt a uhole platoon of the rated army c, ‘ a logathcr, on our right or lc:r, he panxk by Sc terror ot tnc tnyonci, left thnn no alotmurve, Jfe uc oi plunging otp the water, tn my of v/hicb wenre flnce in formal have been mcrwithourothCrclotkcs butnfhirt fnd b reec h cs, tn d will iu t , n u m be rs of th yi*ou 3ci - ciMcw h*ii not come on so fcon. ■the lot,’ om oar fide, war^Wrli ccr woundedftyepfiettc'jkiUfd tk ten i wounded; that of the enenfy Abtnrt 150 killed in the purfuic.v,aft flUin bers were drowned, and the r it rendered ufelcfj having loft tiieir arn.rand dotjjcs. . The coolncfi and intrepidity of the trocpl was Corffjpfcuoul, not a word was heard but what wasexpirei five efa wiih to comeu|> wt ~ Cray,a chearful foul in g conn ten aAc Tngrtyrr~thc coaj -dcpccef the troops tQ- a- Jft3 certain ftgn Af tlur tbcy met with-ik nort every fatigi-c and eten wiMfMpl viuoci for ajWHJtoMEm gngement, the troops fermid, affi rapidly, w*VVw4 VitS & much tub e* they c<\d U6*R rr-cn /amej-rcund my beta In fight. I : ‘ h SO LB hj m. 7! 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Ts h fi!d lit SCHOONER, > , TWE gD; Nowl*.3f oppofira riit C.mni'fia; wbaC tj( pCUICbitIMJIE ll to JOFLVTUMWO, } Publilhcd by Joan Pakiex,