Hammond he received directions to take as many men from his company as seemed advisable, and go as far.down the Hudson as he could with safety, and gather all the information he could relative to the movements and designs of the enemy, and that he selected six privates and went down, and on their return put up for the night at a private dwelling in the vicinity of Croton River ; that in the morning, as they were about in readiness to march they were surprised by a party of British soldiers of 72 foot and 9 horse, and he further learned that they had been betrayed. Two of his men escaped, but himself and four others were taken prisoners and went to Verplanck's Point, and there put on hoard of a vessel and transported down the river to Yonkers ; that lie was kept at this place but for a short time, when he was put on a vessel and sent to New York City and confined there in the building called the "Old Jail." That after being there four or five weeks he was put 011 his parole,

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which was executed at the old Sugar House in Liberty St., was tin-:, sent to Platbush where lie remained until he was exchanged in the fa; of 1781, and on his arrival home he first heard of the surrender of Cornwall is.

, Relates being one of the Company that made a raid to Morrisania when the guide Dyckman was killed. Upon one occasion he recollected to have shot a deserter from our troops who had been with the British at Fishkill, and that he frequently shot at the British Galleys going up and down the river. That on one occasion the British (under Lieut.