Mather, a staunch whig. - When Judge Jones was taken we had to travel 30 miles across to Stoney brook harbor. - We had not boats for all, and Jones was sent over while some of us waited till next night. - British heard of this. - A party of Light Dragoons surprised us, as we were about to embark - Six of us taken - British came on so that our folks pushed off.
[X] Middlesex Congregation?
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Capt. Chichester continued. See pa. 115 of original.
Captain Caleb Brewster fought with Captain Joseph Hoyt, a Refugee from Stamford. - Stephen, Jesse, Gould, and Isaac Hoyt were brothers. I was with two or three whaleboats that went to City Island in the night, and took possession of four houses then there - Hauled up and concealed our boats - A guard ship lay between Harts and City Islands - We expected to take the Captain and officers - We kept close and watched the inhabitants, putting them under guard. - A midshipman and four sailors next morning came ashore without arms for water. - We took them and their boat - shoved the boat easy and not discovered - We were dressed like the sailors. Notwithstand- -ing our precautions, the Refugees made signals, and the ship fired, but we kept in range of the houses and ships - We took boat and prisoners to Stamford. - Whaleboats commissioned by Gov. of Connecticut. - Our whaleboats never plundered. - Col. Upham was from Massachusetts or Rhode Island. - Whaleboatmen always wore cut- -lasses and carried muskets and sometimes pis- -tols. - Samuel Lockwood and Ebenezer Jones were brothers-in-law. Ryder and Brewster were opposed to Hoyt, &c. - Both boats brought into Norwalk. I am a native of Huntingdon in Long Island.
Notwithstand- -ing our precautions, the Refugees made signals, and the ship fired, but we kept in range of the houses and ships - We took boat and prisoners to Stamford. - Whaleboats commissioned by Gov. of Connecticut. - Our whaleboats never plundered. - Col. Upham was from Massachusetts or Rhode Island. - Whaleboatmen always wore cut- -lasses and carried muskets and sometimes pis- -tols. - Samuel Lockwood and Ebenezer Jones were brothers-in-law. Ryder and Brewster were opposed to Hoyt, &c. - Both boats brought into Norwalk. I am a native of Huntingdon in Long Island.