Heard and Peyton turned suddenly -- one, to the right, and the other to the left; and Peyton, with a back hand blow killed one dead. -- (Peyton was a very tall man -- Heard not much above the middle size, but strongly, actively, and elegantly form =ed.] Heard killed the other who hung sometime by the stirrups. -- Gaines was taken about a mile north of Stanwich Church, as Dr. Betts was Belcher lived then in North Street at Mr. Norton Reynold's. -- Colonel Mead was taken prisoner, and Captain Sylvanus Mead of the 9 months men was also taken by Captain Frink at Clapboard Ridge west of North Street. -- (Major Fitch commanded the whale boat man. -- Black rate was not known or enforced in Connecticut, I think, but they confiscated (when folks went below) their property.

Emmerick (when surprised by Hopkins) kept swinging his [sword] behind his head for protection while being pursued by Carr, and calling for his men to rally, and for the infantry to come to his assistance.

- Captain Reynolds, of the whaleboats, killed Shube Merritt at New Rochelle.

- Windows of houses, where White had been quartered at Stanwich, which were broken in &c, viz. by Tarleton's dragoons, were those of the Widows Ingersoll and Austin, &c.

- Part of Hatfield's party came through the fields, I suppose, in order to collect the cattle and to flank the main body.

- White had not left our house more than a day before [Tarleton] came, and he must have joined his regiment by crossing the fields. His regiment then lay West (east?) of Stanwich towards Stamford.