The Refugee horse on this occasion behaved with great artifice. They recaptured part of the cattle they had lost and retired on the Tarrytown road so as to entice the Americans below that place (Tarrytown) where a fresh party of DeLanceys were waiting for them in ambuscade. The pursuers fell into this trap, and lost some prisoners. The Skinners from above were very cruel, whipping and torturing the peace=able inhabitants to extort their money from them. At one time a party of 100 or 200 Skinners went down to Tarrytown and took all the farmers cattle --

they then proceeded northerly sweeping off all the cattle and sheep, &c. they could find from the North River and other roads east of this place. Near this place on the Hardscrabble road they were fired upon by a party of five Refugees who were lurking at the time in the woods for the purpose of attacking any Skinners that might be out. After firing the five Refugees made their escape. //

Novr. 20th Benjamin Acker, (at Stymats Fishers) : "I saw service during the Revolutionary war, and in the latter part of it was employed as a ferryman at King's Ferry where we made use of Scows, flat boats and Pattianges. I ferried Smith and Andre across the river, September 22d 1780, and was a witness on Smith's trial. In 1781, when the French army lay at White Plains, I was employed

After firing the five Refugees made their escape. // Novr. 20th Benjamin Acker, (at Stymats Fishers) : "I saw service during the Revolutionary war, and in the latter part of it was employed as a ferryman at King's Ferry where we made use of Scows, flat boats and Pattianges. I ferried Smith and Andre across the river, September 22d 1780, and was a witness on Smith's trial. In 1781, when the French army lay at White Plains, I was employed