The guard house stood north of the Sherwood Bridge road where a white house is now situated and Fowler was taken into and died at the adjacent house, next to the guard house. [marg: ?] Easterly towards Horseneck where he died [This house is now standing, and can't be more than 200 feet from where the guard house stood.] His body was taken down by a flag a day or two afterwards. The guard house was burnt, and a house near the church belonging to two brothers named Smith, This house is said to have been

Zaccheus Mead contd.

Chester. He then sent one of his horse express to Colonel Holdridge. Finding them still advancing when he retired to Maroneck, he sent the second and the third at Rye. But the inhabitants knew nothing of Tryon's advance till daylight. Then they collected as fast as they could. For this neglect in not communicating the intelligence of the British advance Holdridge was censured. Putnam took post with Col. Holdridge's men and the neighbouring militia on the second eminence as you enter the village from New York drawing up the troops across the road with the two Cannon in the road and a little south west of the church (towards New York) which stands on the second eminence. When the British arrived at the first eminence they halted a moment and then advanced slowly, having previously sent out strong flanking parties to get in rear of the Americans on both sides. The centre then advanced slow and