The morning of the 16'^'^ inst, General Wayne with a party of infantry attacked the enemy's works at Stony Point -- the garrison consisted of about six hundred men -- it being the dead of night they were not discovered until they had got within about sixteen rods of the works, the alarm was instantly given, but such was the dexterity of our men that they gained some part of the enemy's works before their picket guard. Our men were distinguished by having white paper in their hats and by these words The Fort is our own. The fire for a few minutes was verv fierce from them, Ijut our people never fired a gun until they had gained the Fort -- most of the enemy were killed with Bayonets after our people were in the works -- we had nine men killed, and about thirty or forty wounded. Tlie enemy's loss was sixty killed and forty wounded -- 447 rank and file marched out of the fort the next morning with twentv-four commissioned officers. Docf Auchmuty of New York was their surgeon -- some few men made their escape in boats to the other side the River, others in attempting to swim were drowned -- S. C. M. Johnson commanded the Britons. General Wayne's party tis said consisted of about 4200 men. There were five deserters from us in the fort, three of which they hanged with little ceremony -- 10 pieces of cannon, a large number of small arms, with military stores of all kinds fell into our hands. Sunday we should have attacked the fort on this side the River, but General Clinton's arrival at Croton Bridge with a large force prevented it. It must otherwise have fallen into our hands soon. Your Friend and Brother Richard Sill.