One John Mills was one of the Refugees, but, I think, was not the Commander. The Refugees landed at a spot near where the house of Mills' father stood. The Americans next day found this spot from the marks in the sand, and Captain Nathaniel Slosson the Commander of the Coast guard told old Mills he would give him that day to remove the house, and if he did not in that time he, Slosson, would do it for him. On the 2d of August, 1781, Major Hubbell landed on the point of Photon Neck

117. 107 (east of Rhetan river) marched north and east two or three miles and collected cattle. Lieut. Nathan Rowe of the Coast guard waylaid them on their return at the school house on the Turnpike road. The school house now stands in the same place it did then. Howe took post on the South side of the Post road and just on the east side of the road leading to the point where the Refugees were going.

He had little time to form for the Refugees were coming. He engaged the advanced party returning from above with cattle, &c. Hubbell then came down, also returning from above, and marching in rear of the advance guard for the east. He instantly took post on the American right behind a stone wall which ran north and south, and so raked the Americans killing two, and wounding several of the Americans. If Howe had posted his party on the west side of the road leading to the