When the party came near, Lounsberry fired upon them but did no injury; some of the party returned the fire and wounded one Bloomer Nelson in the knee. Lounsberry ran off, Floods singled him out, pursued, came up with him, and ordered him to surrender, he refused and fought Floods with his gun. Floods run him through with his bayonet, and in his breeches pocket were found his enlisting Orders-- Samuel Haines, Jacob Schureman, Joseph Turner & Bloomer Nelson were taken prisoners. Lounsberry was the first person killed in Westchester County--

COL. ODELL'S COMBAT ON THE ICE AT SING SING

The guides & militia being no organized Corps, but volun-teers, whenever they went on an expedition put themselves under the command of Capt. Daniel Williams a brave & prudent officer, who after the war was appointed Col. of a regiment of Militia to which I belonged & was Capt. of a company in the same. Williams informed me he could always command the militia horse very well, going down to West Chester & Morrisania (where Delancy's regiment of refugees were stationed) & while there, but in returning, one wanted to stop to see one friend, another, another friend, some would stop to get a drink of cider, others a drink of buttermilk &c that it was very difficult to get them along-- Some time in the winter of 1781 or 82 a party of these guides & militia horse, under the command of Capt. Williams, went down to West Chester & took a number of swords & pistols, and returned as far as Sing Sing, where they insisted