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Septr. 11. Capt. Harry Chichester: "John Paulding was a prisoner in the Sugar House in 1780, and made his escape in the middle of the day by jumping first on a pile of boards from the window. I drew the attention of the sentinel by pointing with my finger, and the first I knew I heard the noise made by his jumping on the boards. We had the use of the yard. Sentinel walked on the west side of the sugar house in the open yard near the
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Dutch Church. I was twice imprisoned - once, when we took Judge Jones, and once when taken afterwards in the following year. The whaleboats generally carried eight oars and ten men - one at the helm, and one ahead. The man in the bow managed the swivel if there was one. Fade Donaldson never commanded a boat - only a private and a Skinner - not a very rough man. Mr. Quintard, deceased, was at the burning of the Refugee settlements. He belonged to the OutGuard at Horseneck. We heard of the foraging party being at Horse- -neck - that is, a company of horse and about 250 infantry. We had four boats, and heard of the foraging party and were on the lookout.
Jones was there and I believe commanded the whole squa- -dron as he was the oldest captain. We advised Donaldson not to go up to New Rochelle, but he would go. After Frink left us on Myers Neck, the infantry came down to take us, and we went on a small island at the end of Myers Neck, separated from the Point, where we concealed ourselves and fired on them when they approached us, killing two. - There was a man named Lockwood who went with Donaldson to the village, but being active he ran, and though pursued by the horse, escaped.