Mather a staunch whig. - When Judge Jones was taken we had to travel above 30 miles across to Stoney brook harbour. - We had not boats for all, and Jones was sent over while some of us waited till next night. - British heard of this. - A party of Light Dragoons surprised us, and we were about to embark - Six of us taken - British came on so hot that our folks pushed off.

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8 462 (See pa. 115 of original.) Capt. Chichester continued, [margin: PAPERS] Captain Caleb Brewster, fought with Captain Joseph Hoyt, a Refugee from Stamford. - Jesse, Gould, and Isaac Hoyt were brothers. I was with two or three whale boats that went to City Island in the night, and took possession of four houses then there - Hauled up and concealed our boats - A guard ship lay between Hart and City Islands - We expected to take the Captains and officers - We kept close and watched the inhabitants, putting them under guard. - A midshipman and four sailors next morning came a shore without arms for water. - We took them and their boat - shoved the boat easy and not discovered - We were dressed like the sailors. Notwithstanding in our precautions, the Refugees made signals, and the ship fired, but we kept in range of the houses and ships - We took boat and prisoners to Stamford. - Whale boats commissioned by Gov. of Connecticut. - Our whale boats never plundered. - Col. Alpham was from Massachusetts or Rhode Island. - Whale boat men always wore cutlasses and carried muskets and sometimes pistols. - Samuel Lockwood and Ebenezer Jones were brothers-in-law. Ryder and Brewster were opposed to Hoyt. &c. Both boats brought into New York. I am a native of Huntingdon in Long Island.

Notwithstanding in our precautions, the Refugees made signals, and the ship fired, but we kept in range of the houses and ships - We took boat and prisoners to Stamford. - Whale boats commissioned by Gov. of Connecticut. - Our whale boats never plundered. - Col. Alpham was from Massachusetts or Rhode Island. - Whale boat men always wore cutlasses and carried muskets and sometimes pistols. - Samuel Lockwood and Ebenezer Jones were brothers-in-law. Ryder and Brewster were opposed to Hoyt. &c. Both boats brought into New York. I am a native of Huntingdon in Long Island.