"When I wrote you a few days ago, I mention: ed the situation in wh Fort Washington was, & that 3 of the enemy's shipping had come up with design to obstruct *Beaudeth's* Ferry (?) & were, after a heavy cannon ade, driven back. This *w* the truth, but not the whole truth. I happened to be out of the way of news that day. - Those ships came up, it seems, to enfi: lade our lines below that Fort, whilst Lord Piercy attacked them, wh he did 3 dif: ferent times, but was, as often repulsed by the Garrison of Fort Washington, who manned & defended them like heroes. &c." … "Last night Capt. Townsond, with a detachment of my Brigade, consistd of abt 30 brought in prisoner. Mr. Wetworth a Commissary in the regular service, (i.e. Br) whom they took prisoner near Rye. &c." p. 337. /
"Tench Tilghman - to - Wm Duer." "Head Quarters, White Plains, 29th October, 1776." "Dear Sir \, The cannonade you heard was at Mount Washington" … "2 frigates came up & anchored a little below the Fort, to stop the passage at *Burdett's* Ferry; but one of them soon got such a dose from a battery of two 18 pounders, that she was obliged to cut & run, having received 26 shot thro' her hull. She was towed off by her own boats, & those of her consort, with pumps constantly going…They at the same time attacked our lines at Haerlem Heights, but were repulsed." "Yesterday morning (Oct. 28) we recd information that the main body of the enemy were moving towards us. We made every disposition to give them a suitable reception. They at first bent their course towards our centre, in the little village at the Plains, but finding our works stronger than they expected, they filed off towards our right & made their attack upon a hill which overlooks the vil: lage, & on wh we had posted a few regiments.