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Show On CAPT. Haititoxn's EVIDEN CE. On CAPT. HAMMOND's EVIDENCE. Did not the Roebuck, Camilla, Liverpool, and Pearl, keep the advanced poll for a month at Billingfport, both before the Eagle arrived, and for fome time after, when the whole formidable rebel navy, with fire flups, rafts, 81c. were there, and Landing at Newcalll: would have favcd 2 months. the feveral attempts made with fire-rafts, &c. all proved abor. tive, and only obliged the (hips to cut once ? The rebel army were then fome on the Jerfey lhore, and the Eagle at Chefter, nineteen miles above Newcaftle.---As we had with us four fail ofthe line, two 50 gun lhips, fix or feven frigates, befides galleys, armed veilels, tenders, &c. could not the frigates advance three miles above Newcaflle, and the army land under cover of the large {hips and other veliels, any of with the army.-As it was ten miles fromit‘he tranfports to the head of the river, thefe amufing orders, and counter orde rs Inuit of courl‘e take up fome time in the executin . , \Vhen the fleet arrived in the Delaware, the Roebuck, Pearl Camilla, and Liverpool were advanced as far up as Billinvl'port, Here the army would have been within forty miles of Philao delphia, I don't fay three weeks, but two months {ooner than when they began to march at the head of the Elke, which is fary t'o‘ fecure a poll: here. Some marines with a detachment of the 71ft regiment were accordingly lent. We failed from New York the latter end of July, were of? . month, 1.) The Commanding Ollicer bv this time hav- their lire-ratts', it was not only thought, but found very hecef-fi march ; in the courfe of which, by death, ficknefs, feamen, Army detained them down again. ing {cttlcd within himfelf that no heavy baggage lllOllld proc eed Round Newcal'tle is a fine level country. and foldiers, taken flraggling, defertion, &c. we were fifteen hundred at leaft lefs to do duty than when at the Delaware. gained. boats had carried up tents, tent-poles, heavy ban‘bgflgt', 8((2. they landing and rcwere very advantageoully employed another week in bringing" ""H‘il‘g "ms. a thong poll, which the rebels had evacuated on the approatli of ourtroops ; and as they brought down {ome artillery in the ed there near a month longer before the army Was ready to nour or credit only a week ; but we were not in fuch halle! for after the flat I4 days loll in which could go within pillol {hot of the town, or any parts contiguous to it P-Or, if it was round necetiary, the large {hips might have advanced, forne of them, and left the reit to cover. more than three times the diilance. And rgco men. \Ve were three Weeks on the ptifiage to the Elke, and detain- VVhether ho- marching acrofs the Jerfcys, from the time he began at~ the heights of Navefink tlll every matter was compleated, Was the Delaware in one week, and before we left Chel‘apeak, ftwas the latter end of September ; from thence to Delaware again we were twelve days, in fuch weather, that the fleet was feparated; One tranfport foundered, and many of the {mall armed vellels were in danger of being loll. I would then with to leave to any impartial judges, whether the expedition did honour to the two great officers, or credit to the nation. As the detention of the army, for near a month after the landing in Elke River, may excite curioiity in fome, and rails wonder in others, I {hall endeavour to give a limit account of that politic bufinel‘s. , The tranfports, with the {mall men of war, anchored abOm night, and fired on our vfhips, to favour an attempt made by CT». N‘; The "rebels did not evacuate this poll without foine'bettcrnsdhzmk rm}view, for they were no: ' feen to be very bufy throwing up Works fit it below (ix-n. On a plaCe called Red Bank, a high fleep place ; which not "‘1"st "‘6' only commandedfind' fecured a communication with Mud-Illand, but prdteéted their lhipping, and entirely fecured them from any attack We could have, made. The General might have feen this every day hiinfclf: for it (took them fornetime before they] Eut not stint l" compleatcd it. He was told of it, but it availed nothing! he t-dtill 'compleat. was determined they fliouldfinifh it before he would attack it E --and they did ; for the brave Count Donop, with 2000 Hef- l-Icflians repelf. lians attempted it, and near four hundred foldiers were killed and wOunded.-This was not-the only lofs we fullained, for Capt. Reynolds who was then lying at Billingfport, perceiving the attack, and tearing the rebel gallies might annoy our troops, weighed immediately, and endeavoured to get as near as poliible to the fort and gallies to divert their attention from the attack, but unfortunately got on fhore. The lVIcrlin {loop Merlin loft. of war alfo fhared the fame fate ; a cannonading began between the Augul‘ta, Roebuck, and the Mud Fort, which lal‘ted pretty hrilkly, for near two hours. The next morning it was renew- ten miles below the head of the river Elke; and in about an hour and half after they anchored, the whole of the troops wars on thore. The fiorcs, provifions, &c. were not landed here, 8d, but the Augul‘ta was not only too far from the fort, but lay in a very difagreeable lituation ; about eleven o'clock the And Avgulil took fire by the accident of her own wads, and as the lower bun"- but for weighty reafons, ordered up in the finall veffe‘ls to the deck guns were loaded, and going off every minute, it was im- head of the river; a very fhoal and intricate pall'age. I {hould have fuppofed, provided every thing necefiary had been landed where the troops were at firll, that a week. 01' ten days at molt, might have compleated the army for their march---As a proofthat I cannot be very much out in my _judg5mc_m7 pollible for the boats to go along-Ede; however, every thing was done that could be done to fr re the people; many who could not l'wim periflled, and all the poor men that were wounded, were blown up in her. There were milling above a hundred Mifmmgm of Of her crew ;--may we not afk with propriety if the pol} had not ,vofi‘rlfing been fecured in a proper time, if we ihould not only have faved Red Bank- 1 mutt beg leave to remark, that Sir Henry Clintom a"? mate ‘ {Dally m. "l ‘m m I |