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The Newport Gazette
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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Report from New Port on April 24 of British troops landing in Connecticut, marching 30 miles to destroy a large rebel magazine of supplies and ammunition, burning houses after being fired upon, leaving General Wooster mortally wounded, and Arnold escaping narrowly.
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Yesterday arrived the Packet from New-York, by which we have Accounts that a Body of Troops have landed in Connecticut, marched upwards of 30 Miles, destroyed a large Magazine of the Rebels, consisting of Flour, Pork, Rum, &c. &c. besides a large Quantity of Ammunition and other Military Stores. The Troops were fired upon from a Number of Houses, which were immediately set Fire to and consumed. Mr. Wooster, a Rebel General, we hear was left mortally wounded, and that Arnold narrowly escaped.
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Connecticut
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Yesterday
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mr. wooster left mortally wounded; arnold narrowly escaped; large magazine of flour, pork, rum, ammunition, and military stores destroyed; number of houses set fire to and consumed.
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A body of troops landed in Connecticut, marched upwards of 30 miles, destroyed a large magazine of the rebels consisting of flour, pork, rum, etc., besides a large quantity of ammunition and other military stores. The troops were fired upon from a number of houses, which were immediately set fire to and consumed.