Sloper commanded the one at Darian, and the one at Roxon or Noroton river was commanded by Lieut Howe. There was a whale boat Captain named Reynolds Finch, who was from this neighbor- -hood. [See preceding page] While I was at North Castle in 1777, some prisoners in number about twelve were sent up to the commanding officer at Peekskill under a guard of ten or twelve men. While on the march the prisoners rose upon the guard, and after a

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125 #5 souffle got possession of their arms and escaped. On occasion of the expedition against White Stone Fort, when we landed at Pelham Neck, we did not all proceed against the Shuldham, but part of us remained with part of the boats at Pelham Neck. [margin: *Shuldham? see page 95. (099)] Novr 4th Jonathan Bates of Darian: "During the Revolutionary war a party of Refugees once landed on the east side of Five Mile River and moved up. Their landing was observed by Captain Slosson of the Coast Guard who happened to be near them. - Slosson watched them on the west side of Five Mile River unseen by the Refugees and advanced opposite them till they arrived at a large rock near a bridge south of the high way where a sentry was posted who belonged