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. . . We are at present employed in throwing up Intrenchments to secure this Town; the Possession of which we imagine is a grand Object with the Enemy. As from the Situation of the Country round, it might be fortified in such a Manner as to make the Expulsion of the Enemy a Work of extreme Difficulty, and from hence they might enter the very Heart of the Country. The Warren, Providence, Columbus the Brig. commanded by Capt. Weaver ² and Sloop Providence are all lying at Pawtuxet, having between Four and Five hundred Men on board.