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1850. October 21st Silas Davis, of Indian Harbour, about one mile south of Horseneck Church: "I am 78 years old. I think it was in 1778 - though it might been in 1779 or 1780 - that four armed British vessels from Lloyd's Neck, chased two American privateers belonging to New Haven from somewhere in the Sound into Indian Harbour. One of these American privateers was a large sloop and the other a small schooner of 40 or 50 tons burthen. They ran for safety into a small bight called "The Chimney Corner" - just large enough to admit two small vessels. This small bay was surrounded on all sides except the east by very high rocks which effectually secured the craft that lay there from the fire of an enemy. After reconnoitering the place the enemy's vessels stood out again into the sound, and during the night sent to Lloyd's Neck for a reinforcement. It was during the afternoon, and towards night
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that the American privateers had been chased into the Harbour. Next morning the British advanced with nine vessels, several of which were row galleys, for the purpose of capturing the Privateers. They commenced a furious cannonade in the direction of "Chimney Corner," but finding they could not injure
the American privateers in the position in which they then were, some of the British vessels took a station further east, where, by firing over a low