The Newport Gazette

NEWPORT, March 27.

This Morning arrived here from New York, the sloop Polly from New-York: and to perform under her convoy, having on board a number of Hessian troops.

The Greyhound, Diamond, and Orpheus arrived.

All accounts by the packets which have arrived at New York, give the largest re-inforcements may be daily expected.

The two last packets several persons arrived at New-York from Boston, who inform, that every thing there was scarce and dear,

and that goods could not be bought for paper money.

Extract of a letter from London, dated January 1, 1777.

We this day had the agreeable news of General Howe's successes to the 2d ult. and by what we can learn, it seems as if our deluded countrymen had at last convinced of their folly and madness. We suppose they depend on the assistance of some European power, but from the best intelligence we have, they will be disappointed. The ministry have not been negligent in watching and securing their European neighbours, and I have no doubt but they have fleets and armies enough at their service to convince the world that they are ready for a war, so I am really surprised to see how little this people seem to feel the expenses of the present war. Notwithstanding the notices of slavery, &c. &c. See the papers, you are not worse off than you were elsewhere. They seem as happy as the world can make a people.

The German in the people's room to take a pleasure in teazing the minority, and tackling those to her and the military in their turn at to their was opposition. Upon my soul, sir, at no convention of the nation that I have had no fears since I have been there, other wanting men or money carry any point they ever set upon.