a party up once, who cut off the guard at Sherwood's Bridge. The Refugees for the most part came up in the night. It was night when they attacked Sherwood's Bridge generally.

[margin: Mansfield Bearmore and Brother, of Stone Street, in Greenwich, fired the Byram Bridge. See 987 page 51 of original.] Decr 1st Samuel Lyon, of Weaver Street: "I am about 62 or 63 years old and was born here. I knew Major Huggeford well. He was a bold; enterprising soldier. He told me that when he took off Colonel Wells, his party forded the Byram about three fourths of a mile or more above Sherwood's Bridge and then stopped at the house of one Ebenezer Knapp which they surrounded, and called for Knapp, who made his appearance [page break] very at the door very cautiously musket in hand. He cried aloud, "Come out Knapp! I wont hurt you. You are a great rascal I know, but I only want you to guide me to Colonel Wells's quarters." Knapp then came out, and he and the other guides were directed to make a circuit so as to advance upon Wells's Headquarters from the north. The party then moved on; passing across Pecks Land and Clabard Ridge (?) near which last place they came out into North Street (?) and attacked the three farm houses simul- -taneously. [margin: Clabard Ridge Both between Horton Reynolds & Pecks Land. (?) - Saml Lyon.] When Sherwood's barn was burnt, Bearmore was up with his corps. A party of British horse made a circuit, forded the Byram, and getting upon the Horseneck road, came to the attack from the east, charging at full speed with loud cries of "Surrender ye d-d Rebels! Surren- -der!" At the very same moment the rest of the British party advanced to Sherwood's bridge from the west and [page break] attacked the guard in front.