Sometime in the latter end of the war, Major Huggeford came up with a party of horse to Horseneck to sur- -prise a Guard under Captain Fogg, and crossing over a place called "Peck's Land," they took Mr. Peck (or whoever lived on that land) and compelled him to pilot them across to where Fogg lay. When they came near Huggeford halted and told his followers to lay quiet until they heard a firing and then to march on. Huggeford taking one man with him went on having first quietly removed the stones from a wall to allow the horses to cross. This was done very carefully and silently stone by stone. Huggeford and his
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men, then approached the guard and were hailed: "Who goes there?" No answer &c. - Sentry fired, and the Refugees rushed on and took the Capt- -ain and all or most of his men. When Captain Bouton of Pound- -ridge surrendered great fault was found. They said he might have so fortified himself in the swamp as to have bid defiance to an enemy. One of his men was killed and one wounded I believe he didn't afterwards command I think there was no fighting when they took Major Samuel Lyon who was a very pleasant, good man. William Mosier was a mason from near Horseneck who afterwards moved up the country. When Captain Theall was killed the Refugees came up to North astle, and so went into the Middle