We had gone up the North River road when hearing of a large force from above moving east of us we crossed to Twitchings. Here about midnight we were hailed by a scout of about 16? [X] twenty or thirty American militia who challenged in regular style: "Who goes there?" We answered: "Friends!" - "Friends to Whom?" - "King George!" They then fired upon us and took to a stone wall continuing their fire from behind the wall. Major Bearmore then commanded the horse to follow him, and leaped his steed over the fence to charge the patrol. In doing this he received a wound in the neck of which he soon after died in New York. I don't remem- -ber my captain's name. I was with the Refugees at Morrisania about fifteen months. When I was taken prisoner
[X] about sixteen as we afterwards were informed.
- Hufeland Index Page 793 -
I was not exchanged for the rest of the war, but went back to Morrisania on parole and remained there during the rest of the war, being afterwards of course never engaged in no service whatever.
When Washington and Rocham- -beau were down to Morrisania Point in 1781, one of Delancey's Refugees named John Montross seized a Frenchman's horse, mounted, and attempted to swim across to York Island. The horse refused to swim. The French and others fired at Montross with their pistols and carbines. Montross ducked in the water when they fired. At last the British brought a field piece to bear upon the Point which scattered all the upper party. The horse was a fine stout black one. I saw this myself. I was taken three times while below but always with a small party -