He meant to fire upon them from a wall piece he had with him loaded with slugs and which he said would reach them (half way across the river). Armand

a swamp where they could not follow him.

On the 26th of May 1779, a party of Refugees suddenly came upon Tarrytown. The inhabitants drove their cattle in great alarm into the woods north of Pocantico Brook. on the first approach of the enemy. In consequence of their numbers Captain Buchanan had found it necessary to retreat across Pocantico Brook where he lay in ambush awaiting their advance

the road leading from Rossell's corner to Tarrytown.

Nov. 30th Mr. Nathaniel Baylies: "I don't think that David Cromwell's & Hammond's account of Major André's route, can be altogether relied on, he not being a man of much intelligence. I will enquire, however, of the most intelligent of those most intimate with Isaac Van Wart who never told me about André's route). Mr. Wm Requa was very intimate with Van Wart and probably has heard from him the course of André's journey. I think he came all the way to Lee's store on the Bedford road. At least I have always heard so."

Nathaniel Baylies: "I don't think that David Cromwell's & Hammond's account of Major André's route, can be altogether relied on, he not being a man of much intelligence. I will enquire, however, of the most intelligent of those most intimate with Isaac Van Wart who never told me about André's route). Mr. Wm Requa was very intimate with Van Wart and probably has heard from him the course of André's journey. I think he came all the way to Lee's store on the Bedford road. At least I have always heard so."