men then approached the guard and were hailed: "Who goes there?" No answer. &c. -- Sentry fired, and the Refugees rushed on and took the Captain and all or most of his men.

When Captain Bouton of Poundridge surrendered great fault was found. They said he might have so fortified himself in the Swamp as to have bid defiance to an enemy. One of his men was Killed and one wounded I believe he did'nt afterwards command

I think there was no fighting when they took Major Samuel Lyon who was a very pleasant, good man.

William Mosier was a mason from near Horseneck who afterwards moved up the country.

When Captain Theall was Killed the Refugees came up to North Castle, and so went into the Middle

Patent sweeping off the cattle of the Whigs.

Black rate was enforced here -- that is, Whig losses were assessed on tories and on those who [would] did not take up arms.

The Mills now owned by Sands were in the Revolutionary war owned by one Thomas Wright, where great quantities of stores were kept. Robbins's Mills were then owned by one Reuben Wright.

Captain Kipp, as I have heard, commanded the horse that attacked Captain Bouton near Smith's when he surrendered.

The French army built two very large ovens about forty rods north of Sands' Mills where they baked five hundred loaves at a time in the two.

[marg: A different version of this is given elsewhere - In the other, the] A French Forage Master (?) was killed a little south of Pines Bridge by