236 584 105 95 Nov! 2nd John Dibble, of Darien, aged 89: "In 1777, I belonged to the Town Guards and was in the Ridgefield skirmish. I was then on the flank guards, and five out of twenty five of us got killed. I saw Genl Arnold when his horse was killed. The British would have been beaten if they had not crossed Scungatuck river. I saw Arnold twice that day. He wore a blanket great coat. I was at…

They never fired a gun, but they fired at us fiercely from City Island. Ten Dollars we offered to the first man on board and five for the second. Andrew Mead was the first and one Gregory the second. No one of us understood the management of the stern top sail, and we then promised if any of the crew would assist us in the navigation we would not make them prisoners but would let them go. Two of t…

We went down to attack the fort being in number about thirty or sixty. Fade Donaldson was a rough old [boy?] and had three sons with him in the whale boat service. Major Eyres had been a Major in the army, and was afterwards a whale boat captain. I was under him three or four months. He was a very brave man with very little conduct, and was killed by Captn. Marks. He surrendered, and delivered his…

[page break] 242 588 109 99 I was with those that pursued them to Scotch Cove. We might have taken them all, but for Major Davenport who said: "It won't do to attack them now - they'll kill half of you!" Davenports courage was doubted much. The British vessels of war couldn't come up to the Islands at first. One Talcott was part owner of a vessel taken by the aforesaid Refugees who put Mr. R. and…