Pritchard who was posted at Bedford with a company of Continental troops, and some militia, immediately advanced towards them, attacked their van, who retreated, as did their main body. Capt. Pritchard pursued them as far as Young's. It was said that one of the enemy was killed and several wounded who were carried off in a wagon. Four oxen, and between thirty and forty sheep were re-taken, and eight or ten head of cattle were driven oft"; but the captain sustained no injury.6

Upon this affair, James Lyon, of Bedford, aged eighty-seven, Nov. 17th, 1846, says: "I belonged to Capt. Moseman's company of militia and went out with him on several occasions in pursuit of refugees and cow-boys, who had stolen our cattle and sheep. Once, when Capt.

a Heath's Memoirs, pane 270. b Heath's Memoirs, p. 2t>s.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

Pritchard was with us, we pursued them to the vicinity of Clarke's Corner. a We had a severe skirmish and recovered part of the cattle.

Isaac Daniels, of Chestnut Ridge, aged eighty-six, Oct. 28th, 1846, relates : " I served for two years under Capt. Marcus Moseman (I believe), in Col. Thomas' regiment. I was in several skirmishes. One of the Kipp's, of De Lancey's Corps, came up to Bedford and drove off a great number of cattle ; Capt. Moseman's Company and other volunteers pursued ; I think Moseman accompanied us, but am not certain ; lie was reported to be rather timorous ; Ephraim Knowlton was our Lieutenant, and a good officer ; he was with us at this time ; we pursued on the road leading to North Castle church, overtook the refugees five or six miles below, when we fired upon Kipp's party, and they abandoned the cattle or most of them; we followed on very fiercely, and were soon after joined by Lieutenant James and three privates of Sheldon's regiment ; all at once, as we gained the top of an eminence, we came upon the main body of the enemy's horse, who were waiting for us over the crest of the hill ; they instantly charged.