In the evening information was brought tliat the enemy, consisting of about sixty horse and one hundred and forty uifantry liad rctreat(-d precipitately. May 16th, went to the posts at Vk'est Point ; received a particular account of the surprise of Col. G-reene, and the loss we sustained, v.-hich consisted of himself and :\laior Flagg killed, three of^^cers and a surgec^n taken prisoners, the latter and two of the former wounded : a sergeant and five rank and file killed, five Avounded and thirty-three made prisoners or missing ; in all forty four, besides officers.

In Rivington's Gazette of May i6th, it is said that the party who made the attack, marched from Morrisania under the command of Col. iJe Lancey, and consisted of about one hundred cavalry and two hundred infantry."'^

Upon the same day that Washington visited the outposts at West Point, he thus addresses the President of Congress : --

GFA'ERAL WASni>XrTON' TO TUE PKESIDEXT OF COXGKESS.

New Windsor, VItu M.a.y, 17S1. Pn: -.--I am sorn,- to inform your Excellency, that a part of our advanced troops were sm-prised on Monday morning near Croton River, by abuut sixty hor.^^c and two hundred foot, under the conmiand of Colonel DeLancoy. Colonel Greene, who conunanded our party, was mortally wounded in his quarters. The enemy attempted to carry liim oiT. but he died upon the road. Major Flagg was

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