The party then moved on, passing across Pecks Land and Clabord Ridge (?) near which last place [X] they came out into a North Street, (?) and attacked the three farmhouses simul- -taneously. When Sherwood's barn was burnt, Bearmore was up with his corps. A party of British horse made a circuit, forded the Byram, and getting upon the Horseneck road, came to the attack from the east, charging at full speed with loud cries of "surrender ye d--d Rebels! - surrend- -der!" At the very same moment the rest of the British party advanced to Sherwood's bridge from the west and
[X] Clabord-Ridge lies between Horton Reynolds's and Peck's Land. (?) - Sam? Lyon.
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attacked the guard in front. One of the guard was killed, one mortally wounded, and several slightly wounded. Some of the guard were taken prisoners. Sherwoods house and barn were then fired. The fire at the house was put out but the barn was burnt down. This happened on a Sunday morning. (?) The house was set on fire probably because the American guard was always quartered there. Bear- -more at the head of his corps then galloped down Weaver Street to Byram, near which place his party separated in squads to collect prisoners which appears to have been the principal object of their attack. Bearmore himself accompanied by his chief Trumpeter and two or three horseman rode about, stopped in front of every house, and when a flourish had been sounded exclaimed at the top of his voice: "Turn out ye d--d rebels! Turn out and surrender!" When he came to the house of my grandfather, (?) Mr Lyon,