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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Captain Walker and Captain Borthwick's artillery company arrived at Woolwich from Chatham last week to join two others under Col. Phillips, with all expected to embark soon. The fresh recruits lack experience compared to Americans, as joked by one.
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Most of the men in these four companies are fresh recruits, who never saw a cannon fired in their lives; so that in military discipline they will rather be behind the Americans. One of the recruits pleasantly said on the parade, that he would rather be behind the Americans, particularly the rifle-men, than before them.
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Woolwich
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Last Week
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Captain Walker and Captain Borthwick's company of artillery arrived from Chatham at Woolwich to join two other companies under Col. Phillips. They are expected to embark every day. Most men are fresh recruits inexperienced with cannons, thus behind Americans in discipline. A recruit joked preferring to be behind American rifle-men than before them.