The following additional jiarticulars concerning this melancholy affair are contained in a letter from the paymaster, Thomas Hughes to Mr. Job Greene of War^uck, R. I., a son of Colonel Greene.

RnoDE Island VillaCxE, 14Tn, 3Iat, 17S1. Dear Sir : -- It is with pain I write on a subject that is so nearly and closely connected to you as a parent ; I must, my dear friend, inform you of the unhappy fate which befcl your father.

Tliis morning the enemy made au attack on the lines, which was a compleat surprise, and he fell a sacrifice to the cruel hand of tyranny in defeniling himself against the strokes struck by the light horsemen. He had his rite rist almost cut off in two places, his left in one, a severe cut in the left shoulder, a sword run through his body, a bayonett into his right side, another through his body, his head cut to picics in several plaices, his back and body cut and hacked in such a manner as gives me pain to inform you ; he was carried about three-quarters of a mile from his quarters, where they left him to dye, or rather through the loss of Wood and not strength to go forward, finished his days in the woods ; and as they

a " When Davoiiiinit's house was ta'tcon one Ackerly broke in an 1 enrereil first ; Col. Greene ficiz^it nnd ttiri'W liiiii il'uvn. aii'l w;i< on the point of ilis[Kitc!uu:.j Jam wuh his sword, wlien berecfiveil a cm in thviirui, uliii-|iili>:iMiHlliini. Ackerly was irurn no;ii- I'iul^s BrlUi."'.'' -- Test. -Of Josliuu rnriH'v, a^fil s;.-- Mcl'i'H.iliI .Ma's, m i)u>si;ssion of lieo. Mnoie, Esq., I,il>. of N. V. Hist. S<>c. Tlie (JtrioiT coinin.uiiliii^' at tl;.; I'.ri.lLr.', who iiisultinl Totten cscaiu-d on !lio 1-lih of M IT, iTsi, bv beiin: al'S',-nt lu'ciilfiiiailv at the tiuie of attack, some two or three miles oIT. -- TfSt.oY .lO'lina iMriicv.-- .McHon.iM MSS.