The British Ship of War Renown, of 50 Guns, which lay off Dutch Island, was last Saturday fired on by a Party of Col. [Robert] Elliott's Regiment of Artillery, from two 18 Pounders, which soon obliged her to remove a Mile higher up the Bay.
On Tuesday Morning the Enemy landed about 200 Men at the North and South Ferries, on the Narragansett Side, with a View, as is supposed, to collect live Stock, and rob the Dairies in that Vicinity. They were opposed by Capt. [John] Garzia's Company of Artillery, and the Militia in the Neighbourhood, who obliged them to re-embark with very little Booty; and so precipitate was their Flight, that they left several Muskets on the Shore. Two of our Men, and a Negro Boy, were slightly wounded, and three of the inhabitants carried off. A Galley that covered their landing grounded near the North Ferry, and was so warmly saluted from the Shore with Musquetry, that the Hands were obliged to take to their Boats: but the Tide floating her before our Field-Pieces arrived, the Enemy returned and carried her off. A Company of Artillery from this and the neighbouring Towns, and 200 Men from the Continental Ships in the River, were on their March, in case the Enemy had attempted to reinforce their Party. Several of the Enemy were seen to fall, but they report that they had only one Man killed, and one wounded.
