We were at Salem, every other week off duty, and it was on one of these alternate weeks that we applied to Captain Baker and our other commanding officers for leave to go down near Tarrytown in order to take from the Refugees and Cow Boys cattle and plunder they might be conducting below, and to work for pocket money. Our officers had full knowledge and approved of our enterprize and we proceeded with the entire consent. The residue of the night in question we passed at Jacob

Romer's and having matured all our plans rose early in the morning, taking with us in a basket or Kettle, some breakfast which at our request Mrs Romer had prepared for us. We then near Tarrytown and took our stations, Paulding, Van Wert, and Williams watching the Post Road, and the other four ambushing the Refugee's path. In coming down from Pines Bridge, André must have turned to the right at John Kipp's, corners, and so came out on the Post road below Sparta, for I always understood he came down the Post road by the old Dutch Church, and was very near the church when the three first [marg: ?] perceived him from the hillock, (north of Clarks Kill and east of the road) where they lay concealed among trees and bushes. It was about ten or eleven A.M. when he was taken, and his captors very soon

[marg: 1845] afterwards joined us four at our station when we all immediately proceeded with the prisoner and his horse to Jacob Romer's where we partook of some refreshment, Andre refusing to eat or drink anything, and seeming unwilling to talk and desirous of being alone. We staid here but a short time and then hurried forwards to Milesquare where we delivered our prisoner his papers &c. to the commanding officer there, Lieut.