396 185 November 5th Stephen Hall, of Mamaroneck. "When Keeler and Lockwood surprised Hatfield in January 1780, the Refugees over- took them on their retreat near [margin: Mr. RIELEY'S] and, charging, took some prisoners. Another part of them was overtaken here at Mamaroneck, and took to the ice (the harbor being then frozen over) when the Refugees horse pursued and cut them to pieces. This was i…

Lounsbury (4) was a bold, enterprising, determined. The party that was against him was commanded by Capt. (5) Daniel Townsend of New York (Rye Neck?) I think, and they meant to kill him, as I have always heard. They hunted him from his place of concealment among the rocks, and refused quarter as I have heard and believe (shooting and then bayonetting him). He and his men were furnished every day w…

Here they were surprised on Monday or Tuesday (21st or 22nd) by an American party, said to have been three times as numerous, that advanced across the fields by way of the Quaker or Quaker Meeting house. A sentinel was posted near the cross road to the Quaker Meeting house a little north of the road and close to [page break] 190 399 to the low ground about 300 yards west of the Post road. This sen…

He was much censured for suffering himself to be surprised, and, as I have said, heard, it was with reason he [page break] 400 193 58. he gave up the command of the Queens Rangers. He destroyed at Mamaroneck a very considerable quantity of rum and molasses which the Ameri- cans could not remove for want of teams. The American party that attacked Rogers came across the fields (6) but the cross road…