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About one o'Clock this Aft. a small open Boat was coming into this Harbor: the Glasgow 20 Gun ship Capt Howe fired several shot at her; but she refused to bring too. They manned out a Barge ー the Men in the Boat had small arms & fired three Guns into her, & kept on their Way. Capt How thereupon fired several shot at her but in such a Range that they came into To & struck. I was...
Date: 9 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Abot 1 o'Clock yesty morng a Bomb Brig, 1 schooner & 2 or 3 armed sloops went to Conanicott & landed upward of Two hundred Marines Sailors & Negroes at the E Ferry; and marched in 3 Divisions over to the W. Ferry, & set the several houses on fire there, then retreated back settg fire to almost every house on each side the road & several Houses & Barns some dista on the N...
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
People removg & filled with Expecta that the present Conflict will bring on the Burning of the Town of Newport also.
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Town-Meeting to see if we shall supply Wallace. The Town generally for supplying him notwithstg his Barbarity in Burning Conanicott. Wallace told one of his Prisoners, that he should soon serve Newpt as he had done Conanicott ー and that he had assurance that upon his Landg 200 he should be joyned by 250 of the Inhab of Newport, which would instantly joyn him upon his Landing.
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Town Meeting ー sent a Committee & settled with Wallace & agreed to supply him. Just at Night Orders came from the Committee of Safety, refusing to permit Wallace to be supplied & forbiddg all Communication with him. Instantly another To Meetg assembled & sat till IX o'Clock in Eveng. In the present Destress the[y] voted a Committee of 25 to set off to Morrow Morng for Providence...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Committee of 25 went off this Morng accompanied with Miss Molly Call[e]nder a Quakeress, who is moved by the Spirit to intercede for the Safety of Newport. Wallace promises that he will wait for the Return of the Committee; and Expresses his Desire to save the Town.
Date: 15 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The infamous Capt Wallace at X A.M. sent one Brig & 2 Tenders & landed Marines on Brentons point to take off hay as they have 13 head of Cattle starving. Two Campa marched from Head Qurs down the Neck & joyned Capt [William] Bartons Campa there ー in all about 120 men, to oppose the Landing. The Brig fired ー the Marines & sailors had got to the Stacks ー our soldiers fired on them...
Date: 16 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Men o' War took off hay from Dyers Isld, burnt some, & killed two horses. Our pple burnt 2 stacks Oats at Hog Island.
Date: 18 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Yesterday News fr. G. Wash. that Transports with about 1000 Troops & three Compa of Horse sailed from Boston for somewhere. This day 2 Compa of Minute Men arrived here & more are coming.... Two French Gentlemen from W. Indies landed at Dartmo a week or 2 since & went to G. Washington. This Week they returned to providence, recommended by G. Washg to Gov Cooke to be sent forward by Gov...
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
At 11h P.M. Gen Lee arrived in Town boldly, accompanied with his Men armed: tho' Wallace declared he would fire if any Troops came in armed. He put up at Layton's next the Court House. On the Parade G. Lee declared his Advice for all to remove out of To in ten days. The Town Council sent a Committee of seven to wait on him four Tories & 3 sons of Liberty, viz Messrs Bennot, Peas, Maudsly ー...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
This Morng Messrs Beal, Wanton & Lechmere still refusing the Oath were taken into Custody: and this Aft were sent off under Guard to Head Quarters. Gen Lee dined with Jno Collins Esq, viewed the Town and examined proper places for erecting fortifications. Lt Col. [Rufus] Putnam an Engineer from the Army was with him. The General's Presence here strikes Awe through the Tories. They are as...
Date: 26 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
This Morng Christie was sent off under Guard. And also Messrs Wanton, Beal & Lechmere ー set off from Head Quarters under Guard for Providence & the Camp. The Rifle Men give great Alarm to the Men o'War. A Tory fled on board. At Xlh A M. Gen Lee & his Retinue left the Town & set out for Cambridge, after signifying that he shd return & that two Regiments might come hither from...
Date: 27 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
This Morng the Men o'War drew off in a panic (not knowing that [Charies] Lee was gone) & removed at a Distance from the Wharves. He 2 dreaded the Rifle Men, & feared least the ships from Philada were to meet Lee here.
Date: 28 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
This day an Express sent off to the Congress with Letters from the To of Newport on the subject of further supplying Wallace. Christie was carried to Providence & dismissed & returned. Crossen took up Dec. 30.
Date: 29 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Last night Crossen escaped the Guards. It is said that Col Wanton &c are likely to be dismissed as ready to comply with the Oath at Providence.
Date: 31 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3