Convention, "Die Sabbati, 4 ho., P.M., Sept. 21, 1776;" and many others.
Tlie instance of William Lounsbeny, who refused to surrender and was killed, while four of his recruits -- Bloomer Nelson, Jacob Schureman, Samuel Haines, and Joseph Turner -- were captured, is noteworthy. Both Louneberry and his fourteen recruits were Westchester-county Loyalists ; and lie and they were intercepted in Westchester-county, by a party of Westchester-county Militia, on the twenty-ninth of August, 1776. (Journal of the Convention, "Thursday morning, Augt. 29, 1776 ;" Committee of Safety to General Washington, "In Committee of Safett, "Harlem, Augt. 30, 1776.")
^ The Committie of Safety to General Washington, "FiSHKILL, 10 Oc- "tober, 1776."
A Corps of Westchester county Refugees was subsequently raised, the Lieutenant-colonency of which was taken by the veteran, James Holmes, of Bedford, already mentioned, (.4 Short Account of the Descent and Life of James Holmes, Esq., edit. 181.5, reprinted, in exienso, in de Lancey's Xoti-s to Jones's History of Xeic York dnring the HevolntUniary War, ii., 621.) Two Battalions of Loyalists were raised in Queens-county ; and in several of the other Counties, heavy enlistments were also made.
^Journal of the Convention, "Thursday afternoon, July 11, 177G;" the tame, "Die Veneris, 9 ho., A.M., July 26, 1776."
* Colonel Joseph Drake to General Lewis Morris, " New-Rociiel, "July 24,1776;" Journal of the Convention, "Die Mercurii, 9 ho., A.M., "July 31, 1776;" Colonel Joseph Drake tn the President of the Convention, *' New- Rochelle, 6th August, 1776 ; " Journal of the Conventitm, "Die Lunas, 9 ho., A.M., .\ugt. 5, 1770."