" About three hundred and sixty of the enemy's light horse, and light-infantry, (says General Heath,) came out from Mile-.Square, and attacked Colonel Sheldon's light-horse, who were ^posied al Puundridge, about ninety in numt)er- The superiir force of the enemy obliged our horse at first, to retreat ; but being reinforced by the militia, they in turn, pursued the enemy. Our loss was one corporal, one trumpeter and eight privates, wounded ; three sergeants, one corporal and four privates missing ; and twelve horses missing. The stand' ard of the regiment being left in the house when the dragoons suddenly turned out, was lost. Of the enemy, one was killed, four taken prisoners, four horses taken, and one horse killed. The enemy set fire to and burnt the meeting house, and Maj. Lockwood's house ■,^ they also burnt Mr. Hay's house, at Bedford. ""=
It appears that one of the principal objects in this sudden foray of the enemy, was the surprisal of Major Ebenezer Lockwood, before mentioned, for whose head forty guineas had been offered. The day previous, however, Luther Kinnicut, a spy in the employ of the committee of public safety, gave notice of the intended attack, and advised the major to be on his guard. The night being very dark and stormy. Colonel Sheldon did not expect the enemy ; he nevertheless ordered the horses to be tied up in readiness.
» The descendants of this individual still reside in the vicinity. t> The British " would not suffer the family to take any thing away." See New York Journal, for Holts account of the action.