These, naturally enough, fell back on the main body, not on that of the Army itself, but on that of the detachment which had been moved from Throgg's-neck, in advance of the main body of the Army ; and, since that detachment had been thus sent forward, in advance, for the express purpose of holding back any force of the Americans who should incline to obstruct the landing of the main Army, there can be no reasonable doubt that almost the entire force of the detachment was moved forward, against Colonel Glover and his command. In the absence of official Returns, the number of men actually included in that detachment can be only surmised ; but the Light Infantry and Grenadiers of the entire British Army, added to the Chasseurs and other Light Infantry and the Grenadiers of the German mercenaries -- the Chasseurs taking with them their light regimental fieldpieces -- could have been scarcely less than four thousand men, the number stated by Colonel Glover.

The losses sustained by the Americans, in this action, were six men killed,* and Colonel Shepard and twelve men wounded f those of the British were three men, killed, and Lieutenant-colonel Musgrave, com-

1 Luahington's Life of Lord Harris, 81 .

See, also, Extract from a letter from Fort Lee, dated October 20, 1776, in The Penn^jlvania Jotinial, No. 1768, Philadelphia, Wednesday, October 23, 1770 ; Sautliier's Plan of the Opmilions ; etc.

- Extract from a letter from Mount WiishimjtoH, dated October 23, 1776, in The Penmi/tcunia Jnunuil, No. 17C9, Philapei.piiia Wednesday, October 30, 1776 ; General Huire to Lord George Germaine, " New-Yoek, 30 "November, 1776;" Sautliier's Han; etc.