Bearmore himself accompanied by his chief Trumpeter and two or three horsemen rode about, stopped in front of every house, and when a flourish had been sounded exclaimed at the top of his voice, "Turn out ye d-d rebels! Turn out and surrender!" When he came to the house of my grandfather, (?) Mr Lyon, [page break] he answered, "There are no such persons here." After a short time Bearmore ordered his Trumpeters to sound the recall, and his horsemen having scoured the whole neigh- -borhood assembled with their prisoners whom having secured they retreated rapid- -ly towards Morrisania. I believe they did not plunder this time. Their main object was to destroy the guards at Sher- -woods and Byram Bridge and to take prisoners.

General Thomas told me that during the Revolutionary war, he was compelled to leave his house and farm in Harrison's purchase, which were for the most part of the time between the lines. Late in the Fall of 1778, having been informed that the British force at Kingsbridge and the Farms had gone into winter quarters, he ventured home, where he was surprised by the enemy about daylight. He sprang from the window of his bed room, half dressed, and in his drawers ran for the woods [page break] would have escaped, but was overtaken and surrounded by the light horse, and forced to surrender himself. He was allowed after this to procure some clothes but having lost his hat in attempting to escape was for some time without one. At last he was furnished with an old hat, and a very old and sorry horse which he was compelled to mount, and so was conducted to Kingsbridge. During his march to Kingsbridge, he was often left alone among the enemy's soldiers, and at these times was much exposed to the insults of the privates who guarded him.