very well, otherwise I will instantly order my men to fire. He immediately left us.

Stoney Point. When pioneers were cutting away the abbatis, the British said: "Come on, ye d-d rebels!" &c. Carmen answered: "Don't be in a hurry! We'll be with you presently!" I had this from one of the men engaged.

Hessians were very kind to us while imprisoned. Allowed us to go out with them and buy our prisoners provisions. When it was the Hessians turn to guard us, I used to go to market with a Hessian sergeant. When entrusted to buy bread &c. by such as had money, the Hessian soldiers were found very honest and faithful, but the British soldiers generally helped themselves to a glass of spirits from out of the money entrusted to them!

[margin: Wooster.] Sept. 10. Daniel Dickman, of Westport. "British crossed two and a half or three miles above the old bridge -- a little above Toplar plain, and near which is a factory now. About one mile above the bridge the Americans threw up a breastwork across the road [just by my house] a little south of it) and prepared to stop themarch. General Wooster. I had his horse wounded. He then mounted his aid's horse, and was shot by a [page break] [margin: See orig. p. 112.] and fell off his horse.

At Compo our people got all around them. Colonel Lamb, I think, attacked on the west side of the hill. Arnold was on the east or north.