the battle of White Plains the Hessians came down, and encamped on our farm where the American camp had been, and plundered and took all our stock, fowls and provisions &c [marg: list] When Guest was surprised Colonel Odell, an American guide, took them across Saw Mill river near John Guion's and near Paddock's -- a narrow escape. The British were at the Church advancing in force. Emmerick advanc…

I heard Ben. Asten and others who belonged to Emmerick's say that the Colonel had a narrow escape that day). Barnes, I think, was not one of Emmerick's captains -- Emmerick's men, I think, dressed in red. Barnes was taken when returning from an excursion above with plunder, and Major Leavenworth's force was disposed in ambush all around him -- when he found the situation he was in, was advised by…