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Show BATTLE of BROOKLYN. chair? Emlghls'abandoned it. The rebels dilcovered its importance, and as {eon as the leafim permitted, occupied it. Vile embarked 2000 men to attack them, but a violent liorm prevented the execu. tion. Next day, the rebels were. thought too firongly polled; and foon after, brders were given for an evacuation. Thus by a palpable negleit of our own, Were we forced to dcfert a town with difigrace, which had colt us at leail 2000 men to keep; could not get within a quarter ofa mile of the ferry ; the rebel croud was {0 great, and they were in iuch trig-pidmion, that thofe in the rear were mounting: on the ihoulders and chamber ing over the heads of thofc before them. What a glorious opportunity did General Howe here rejeét of lini‘ihing the war with cclat. ll'e threw away three days in regular approaches, during all which time the rebels were ferrying themfelves over, for it was the morning of the 30th before their rear embarked. Lord Howe could fend two frigates up the North River, for so .1035 Lord H. and thai too inlt on the eve of our receiving the expected rein. a whim of 1118 own, and expofe them to the fire of at leall 100 Secret capiiula for-cements. .In fart, our life retreat was owing to a fecret ca. tion at Bqllm), -piiulation with the rebels. They were to allow us .to run away pieces of cannon, but he lay almoll within fight of the ferry, and let the rebel army crofs it, tho' it was a branch of the {ca near a mile wide, for three days, or at lcall two days quietlv, and we were not to burn the town. It is impoflible to enumerate the immeni‘e variety of goods that were left, particularly woollens and linens. A rich, and what is more, a much wanted fupply for the rebels. Had we attacked at Dorcheller, we moil probably lhould have been repulied. Our detachment Sullivansodd was too weak; and the rebels, by Sullivan's advrce, had got fcliclnc, more than 100 hogiheads filled with llones to roll down the hill and break our lines as we advanced. \Vhen it was deter: mined to run away, the General convened the principal ofiicers ' Good (peach ofand made a fpeech to them on the oecafion, and fome even of GED?!" 39‘". them who dilliked him moil, confeded their was real merit in it, which greatly perplexed them, as they were fore it was not his own, and yet they could not difcorer where he got it. A blunder lore, us 730 men. Though our reinforcements were by this time thought to be at Sea, no care was taken to leave a fuflicient force off the har- bour to prevent them running into the mouth of the enemy. and half, without fending any of his numerous fquadron to annoy them. I allied a warm friend of the Admiral's, why his Lordlliip did not bring his heavy {hips ag‘ainft the batteries on the Ealt River, and cut off the rebel retreat as well as rifk his frigates for no purpofe up the North River ? The reply was the Admiral did not Chufe to rilk his Majeily's fhips. Thus his Lordfliip will not rifk his Majelly's lhips; the General willsotherebcllion not rilk his Majelly's men ; for theft: reafons the rebels efcaped, commucs‘ and the rebellion continues. Every day prefents new blunders, we have loft three regi- Lofi'esinjerfcys' ments of Hellians in the Jerfeys this winter, and nearly an equal number of our own men from our foraging parties; all from not flipporting and protefi‘ing our line of cantonment formed the end of lall year. Our Commander has been enjoy- Indeed the Renown, Capt. Banks, was left in Nantafket Road, ing his pleafures while every thingr has been going to wreck in but it never appeared he had proper orders, for on the firll {alute from only one piece of cannon, he made the bell: of his the Jerfeys. th at do you think of the favourite fultana loling The prnfufion of 300 guineas in :1 night at cards, who three years ago would the Sultana way for Halifax ; whereas, he fhould have continued cruizing oti'the harbour, to give information of our retreat. This was a capital blunder, the refiilt of the. mofl impenetrable ilupidity, you think this Bolton Lady in high luck P As to the bulb-and, his various places are reckoned 60001. a year: it is laid he Herbulhand {It and loft us Licut. Col. Campbell and 700 men, who run right into the harbour of Bollon, not knowing but that place was have found it diflicult to have mullered as many pence P Don't docs "Qt five a fhilling :w-But he looks fat and contented. "d "me""d‘ iiill in our hands. Our voyage to and from Halifax was infi like any other G". "we let‘ {ea voyage, where troops are too much croiided together: A the NM, ail-1+ Lall ougufl on Longr Illand we rejected an opportunity of "Laps" - terminating the rebellion; the rebels when defeated ran into ‘ their lines in the utmoit difordcr, our grenadiers were followmg RELWARKS on General HOV/E's mun accmmt of [it procaezfl mg" "71 LON G ISLAND, in [be Extraordizzmy Gazette of 052253)" 101,5, 1776. them with great ardour, when the General after much difficult .w",l_._... _ -..‘ . ty, called them off. Had our troops been allowed to go 011, not a foul of the rebels would have efcaped. A lady, whofe hulhand and brother were rebel officer-.5, (in their defeat rufliCd into the houfc, and delired her to fly with her child, as they .Iéprifted every moment to he cut in pieteS. She did {0 ; but ' ‘ solid. .L 1- 'L'; ; my: -.g 2. AL i Alba Should hm: mands the South part of Bollon, as Bunker's .Hilldoes thd F'fii'lfi‘d Dnr- North part. \Vehad once a detaclnnent on this height, but l I P 0 N any undue mifcarriagc in our land or {ea krvice, Caution iniudg- 059mm" ins; Minificrs. . and . r e.0, ard for the p ublic .and ' ' , JulllCC, ' of 6"" y man ' 5 love lntcrefl, will lead him to wifh, that wherefoever the fault lay, there may {all the public cenfure and difgrace : that the inno- ‘em may "qt fufiér, and the guilty may not cfeape. ' If 3 rpmure . " .\S EVACUATION r37" BOSTON. *6 ,. |