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01 902! Situation of British forces in Kings Co. obtained from spies and deseftershoqui lo arstiem no Minanoo
Mar.,'77 /Sir Jas. Grant, and about o doren ragged troops, at N. Utrecht. Feb. 16, 79, 33d Reg. light infantry, (300) and 2di Bat, Highlanders (750) at Bedford, 3d Prince Hereditary 350, anik 4th Charles (300) at Brooklyn. July 7, '81. 54th, encamped, on Ferry Hill, two miles from Brooklyn, two companies at Cobble Hill, which Fort they are repairing., The new Fort at Brooklyn is, yet ed5( 10 JUO 597612 10 imperfect- only 18 cannon mounted. July 8, 81. In Brooklyn Fort are 200 Brunswickers, 2 bomb-proof magazines in the Fort, 200 Grenadiers atf Bedford. Il: Cobble Hill commanded Brooklyn Forte but made lower, for fear it might fall into the hands of the Continentals! Jan.88,1'82. VAt Flatbush are 38th. Reg. (300) and 54th (400)5 Feb. 6, '82, At Brooklyn is the Anhault . Zerbet Reg-,at the Nar- rows, the Brunswick Reg., at Flatbush, Delancey's 3d Bat. and King's American dragoons June 3, 182 .The lines drawn between Brooklyn Church and Ferry by Clinton, are not likely to be com pleted by Carlton. They are carting fascines now JoopBiItcboare about 3,500 men, July 5,'82. At Flatbush is, Col. Ludlow's Regi
a'g/903od:Rioil Sep. , 81vDcAbout 2 o clock IWednesday morning; a man named Brown was taken Yup by a picked of the militia, at Flatlands, on whom was found a quantity of jewelry, &c.
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904. $10 Reward. Stolen from the Mills of J. Rapalje, Jr., Sunday night a Moses built boat. Riv., Sep. 1, '81.
905. $16 Reward. Absconded from their owners, from . the house of Mr. Rubel, at Flatbush, 2 negro slaves, Betsey, marked T. A. on right shoulder, and Polly, without any mark, both speak bad English.
Riv., Sep. 1, '81.
906. Strayed or stolen from the pasture in the rear of Lt. Col. Lowenstein's Bat. of Hessian Grenadiers, at Yellow Hook, a sorrel horse, &c. Also two King's wagon horses, marked G. R.
Riv., Sep. 5, '81.
907. Sunday night, a rebel galley and whale-boat, came to Yel- low Hook to plunder, but a party of Hessian Troops stationed there secured them and their boats. Riv., Sep. 12, '81.
908. Riv., June 30, '81. Jas. Rankin, Ch'n of the Board of Re- fugees, requests the Loyal Refugees of Kings Co., to appear at the house of Dr. Van Buren, Flatbush, on Wednesday next at noon, to consult on matters of importance.
909. £8 Reward. Stolen from the Stakesby Navy victualler, by 2 sailors of the ship at the King's Brewery, L. I., a clinker built skiff.
Riv., Sep. 5, '81.
910. Dr. Allemand offers a handsome reward for a mouse-col- ored horse, marked C. D. B., on his left buttock, which was stolen or strayed out of the pasture of John Debevoice, near Brooklyn Church.
Riv., July 21, '81.
911. Brooklyn Hunt. The hounds will throw off at Denyse's Ferry, at 9, Thursday morning. A guinea or more will be given for a good strong bag fox by Chas. Loosely. Riv., Nov. 14, '81.
912. Riv., Dec. 19, '81. "The Loyalists in the village of Flat- bush are pleased in expectation that a certain long, tall, spindle- shanked miscreant, who resides here, will be brought to condign punishment for holding private correspondence with the rebels. Though he took the oath of allegiance when the royal army found him in Jersey, his heart is as black as his skin, and his skin as blue as when he assisted Isaac Sears and others in stealing the King's cannon from the Battery in New-York. If he escapes the cord he so
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justly merits may he be banished these Lines ; for loyalists can't be safe where such a traitor resides."
. 913. $6 Reward. Strayed or stolen from the lands of John Ryerson at the Wallebocht, a bay horse, tail nickt, &c.
Riv., July 21, '81.
914. Chatham, Aug. 15, '81. A few days since, Capt. Hyler, with his wonted spirit of enterprise, went over to L. I., marched 32 miles into the country, and brought off to N. Brunswick, Col. Jeromus Lott, a person notorious for his cruelty to our prisoners, and John Hankins, Capt. of a vessel.
On the night of Aug. 4th, the crew of a rebel whale-boat from N. Jersey, landed at Flatlands, and robbed the house of Col. Lott of about £600 in cash, and carried him off with two of his slaves. They also robbed the house of Capt. Lott in the same neighborhood, of a consid- erable sum in specie. Gaine, Aug. 13,'81.
The Col. was known to be rich. His person and money were the objects desired. His cupboard was searched for money, and some silver found ; on further search, two bags, supposed to contain guineas, were discovered. In the morning, on their passage up the Raritan, the Capt. and crew agreed to count and divide the guineas. The bags were opened, when to the mortification of the crew, they were found to con- tain only half-pennies belonging to the church at Flatlands ; and the Col. discovered that his guineas were safe at home. They compelled the Col. to ransom his negroes at N. Brunswick, when he returned home on parole. Johnson.
916. Gaine, Dec. 24, '81. Nov. 1, some evil-minded person took from Barren I., Gravesend township, a brown Colt, &c., of Rut- gert Van Brunt, Esq., Sheriff, burnt with letter Q, on near thigh, supposed carried up the Island and sold. 3 guineas reward is offered by Hend'k Johnson.
917. Riv., Jan. 12, '82. Last Wednesday evening, a party of infantry, under Capt, Beckwith, embarked in 6 boats, and at 5 next morning, arrived off Brunswick, where they landed and brought off all Capt. Hyler's boats. This Hyler is a deserter from the royal service, and has ever since his defection, been too successful an enterpriser. Gaine, Feb. 28, '82. " We hear Capt. Hyler launched a new boat, at Brunswick, that rows 30 oars."
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od 918. Riva Mar. 16, 821 Wethear the inhabitants of Kings Col complain bitterly, against the rebel chiefs, on the score of a heavy debt contracted by their prisoners, from May, 279, to Feb., '81, for board and washing, which at $2 per week, has accumulated to near £29,000 .. . Their Commissary had given notes of hand .- [$30,000 was voted by Congress, to pay this debt .- Ed.]
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919. Riv., Ap. 27, '82. A sweepstakes of 300 guineas, was won by Jacob Jackson's mare, Slow and Easy, over Mercury and Gold- finder, on Ascot Heath. The two beaten horses are to run for 100 PRONTOBITO IDO 90 101 guineas a'side, on Wednesday next, on the same orbfinal aumorel
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920. Conn. Courant, May 7, '82. May 3, on Monday se'nnight, the enemy Began to break ground to cut a canal on L! I? to runfrom the Wallebocht to the Pond, taking IH Cobble Inin Fore beThe length of the trench is 24 miles. "The militia are called out in rotation one bianon slo boodroddyto
day in a week, none above 15 being excused from labor.
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line of intrenchment was made from the hill of Rem"A." Remsen® along the highland of John Rapalje, icrossing Sand St/near JayiSt., and thence dver the highestlland at Washington Steatross the Jamaica road, to the large fort on the Heights:d Johnsonsta vorruf no ; bauol .JusD orb . assimall eds qu ogseang jedt no , gniniom ouff gl 921. Ascot Heath Races-Monday next a match for 60 guineas SDIVID DATE 099126 W919 DIG between Mr. Van Mater's &Jupiper er and Mr. Ryerson's Calf Skin, To run the best of 3 two-mile heats, nigcoisa iBre May 26,182.
bei 922.00 One Guin Reward. Stolen or strayed from Capt. Fra- zer's Quarters of the Pioneers, at Bushwick, on the night of the 28th May, '82, a small chestnut-colored horse, &c. .oloisq no
923. Last Tuesday night a whale boat attempted to land at the Narrows, near the House of Denise Denise, Esq., but Were so Warmfly received by 4 of the Queen's Rangers, sentries, that they were soon obliged to take to their dars. ""Some of the sentries were wounded in several places. Gaine, Juty 1,182! xd
10 92/1 " Last Tuesday night Mr. Hyler took 2 fishing boats near the Narrows, and ransomed them for $100 each."" One of them bas been tWice capturedfol vodi ciony Aoiwanie Gaine. Juli i5,85M Invor ent mort retrosob o at rofvH aidT .atrod a tolvHI JqBO Is 925. July 24, '82 A little, before sunset, Tuesday, last, Mr Hyler, with a large 24 pared boats, made an attack on the galley stas tioned at Prince's Bay, south side of Staten I. There being little of
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no wind, he came up with a good deal of resolution, but Capt. Cashe man gave him an 18 pounder, which went through the stern of one of the boats, and. "obliged Hyler to put ashore on the island, where after a smart combat he was obliged to leave gne of his boats, and make the best of his way home with the other two- [Isma bas ogist
John Althouse, with 12 men, was on board a guard-boat at anchor in Prince's Bay, when two whale-boats were descried under, South. Ut JJBovoTI m god bas .090 Amboy shore. It was a calm. The cable was sprung and a 24 pounder brought to bear, which sent a shot through Hyler's boat. His crew were taken in the. other boat,. (Dickey's) and all made off for N. Bruns- wick with Gen; Jacob S. Jackson, whom they had captured in South Bay, and kept prisoner till he was ransomed?" brs vineH lo noiforum
Died, Sep. 6, '82, after a tedious and painful illness, which he bore JEDL .DO V with a great deal of fortitude, the brave Capt. Adam, Hyler, of New Brunswick ... His many enterprising acts in annoying and distressing the enemy, endeared him to the patriotic part of his acquaintance. He has left a wife and two small children to bewail his death. His remains hool were decently interred with a display of the hoffors of war in the Dutch burial-ground, attended by a very numerous concourse of His acat s'acquaint- ances. 101012 JqRD overd offT .28 CI .N/J. Gaz, Sep. 25,8 -ouf Hyler died of a wound ih the, knee, accidentally given by himself some time lagostal oui lo foraopone erinnoy RivoSept 11;1829aim
"quo ai foubaoo ban jolgy eid jo, sorintani jusogr a ngvig asd tolvil 926. To Baron de Walzogen, Capt. Commandant of the combined.
detachment of Brunswick and Hessian Hanau troops, now at Brooklyn camp. .basil noto2 ooalq primotaw odt is anirg
The inhabitants of New Utrecht, sensible of the vigilant care, good order, and discipline prevailing among the officers and soldiers :00 during your command at the Narrows, beg your acceptance of their
.48TI warmest thanks for your attention to the security of our persons and viaomnil tonbnoo vuilim bris livio property, from Oct. 7, 81, to July 30, '82:
Adrian Van Brunt, John Counhoven, Hermanus Barkelow, De-
nys Denys, Nich. Counhoven. .IT
Aug. 6, 82. Gaine. "Of od iliw anovsobao aid ogod ver bris , vitrivos amit ni fasiot
927. The crops of corn and wheat are very indifferent in many parts of the country. Indeed L. I. has experienced the effects of a .00.9 very dry summer.
Aug. 26, 82. Gaine.
928. Stolen, Thursday night, from John Drawyer, Brooklyn ferry, a trunk containing 2/fowling-pieces, some battle powder, 4
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agate flints, one like yellow marble, 2 old bird-nets, and a 3 gallon keg of remarkably good Antigua spirits. 2 guineas reward, by John Hill, Inspector. Gaine, Sep. 11, '82.
929. To be sold, Sep. 2, '82, near the wagon-yard at Brooklyn, large and small wagons, carts, harness, &c. Gaine.
930. Capt. Peter Nephew of the Gen. Greene whale-boat, from New Brunswick, was taken, Sep. 8, '82, and kept in Provost till March, '83.
931. Riv., Jan. 8, '83. Carlton appoints Mr. Ernest de Die- mar, Major of the Fort of Brooklyn. [The old Fort was near the junction of Henry and Pierrepont Sts .- Ed.]
932. Riv., Nov. 2, 82. Wed. last, as Sam'l Brower was agoing to kill wild fowl, he laid his gun in the canoe, which was aground, and setting his shoulders to it, endeavored to work off the stern, when the gun discharged by the rocking of the canoe. The load entered Mr. B.'s breast and killed him instantly. He has left a young family.
933. N. J. Gaz., Nov. 13, '82. The brave Capt. Storer, com- missioned as a private boat-of-war, under the States, and who pro- mises fair to be the genuine successor of the late valiant Capt. Hyler, has given a recent instance of his valor and conduct in cap- turing one of the enemy's vessels, and in cutting out a vessel lying under the flag-staff and within half pistol shot of the battery of 14 guns at the watering place, Staten Island.
934. Address of the principal inhabitants of Kings and Queens Cos. to David Scott, Esq., Capt. and commissary of artillery horse, Dec., 1782. They lament his departure for England, admire his civil and military conduct, his zeal and attention in His Majesty's service ; his behavior as a civilian, has been distinguished with justice and agreeable manners, so necessary to promote His Majesty's interest in this country, and they hope his endeavors will be re- warded.
Arch'd Hamilton, Col. Com. Q. Co. Mil.
Jerem. V. D. Belt, Major K. Co. Mil.
Nich's Schenck, Capt. K. Co. Mil. John Rapalje, late Col. K. Co. Mil.
Dowe Ditmars, En. Q. Co. Mil.
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Dan'l Rapalje, Lt. Q. Co. Mil. Johannes Remsen, Lt. K. Co. Mil. Jos. French, Jus. Quorum, Q. Co. Dan'l Lent, Cornet, Q. Co. Horse, Christ. Benson, Capt. N. Y. Ran- gers. Jeromus Lott, Lt. Col. Richard Betts, Capt.
Maurice Lott, late Sheriff, K. Co. Cor's Wykoff, Jus. Quorum, K. Co.
Sam'l Hallet, Capt. Delancey's Brigade. Peter Lott, Capt. John Polhemus, Lt.
Isaac Cortelyou, John Wetherhead,
Whitehead Cornell,
Hendrick Eldert,
Isaac Eldert,
Jaques Cortelyou,
Denyse Denyse,
Isaac Rapalje,
Simon Cortelyou,
Dan'l Luyster,
Jacob Rapalje,
Jos. Hallet,
Garret Luyster, Abraham Lent,
Wm. Hallet,
Nath'l Moore, 3d.
John Moore,
Sam'l Doughty,
Nath'l Moore, 2d.
Jos. Moore,
Cha's Doughty,
David Moore,
Thos. Harriot,
Wm. Doughty,
Nich's Wykoff,
Hend'k Wykoff,
Johannes Lott,
Jacob Snedeker,
John Benham,
Jurrian Lott,
Nich's Williamson,
Wm. Van Nuise,
Joost Wykoff,
John Williamson,
Albert Terhune,
Wm. Cowenhoven,
Gozen Ryers,
Theophylact Bache,
Aug. Van Cortland,
Henry Van Buren,
John Johnston,
John Waters,
935. Gaine, Jan. 27, '83. Leffert Lefferts, offers 2 guineas re- ward for 2 colts, (branded L. L. on near side), stolen or strayed off the common about Bedford, last summer.
936. Gaine, Jan. 27, '83. On Tuesday, 21st, was drawn up at Flatbush, on the green in front of Col. Axtell's house, the regiment of Waldeck, to consecrate the colors : present Gen. Campbell com- manding on the Island, and Maj. Gen. Hackenbergh commanding the Hessians on the Island, with their suites. The regiment was formed in a circle, wherein the Auditeur took the solemn vow of the officers and men to support the new colors their Prince had sent them. They then returned to the ground, wheeled by subdivisions, marched and passed the General, the officers saluting. A most splendid dinner was given by Col. De Hoorn, to the Generals, officers, and the principal ladies and gentlemen of the village. The evening concluded with a splendid ball, and elegant supper. Each of the ladies presented the officer who escorted the colors, with a knot of blue and yellow ribbons.
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.937. May 30, '83. Albert' Conrad de Hoorn, Lt. Col. Com't of the Prince of Waldeck's 3d regiment, at Flatbush, in the service of the King of Great Britain, offers pardon to all" Hessian deserters
938. Gaine, Feb. 24, '83; Subscription assembly at Loosely's, Brooklyn Hall, every other Thursday during the season, »for the gentlemen of the army and navy, public departments and citizens !. Half a guinea each night to provide music, tea, coffee; chocolate) negus, sangaree, lemonade, &c. det.
939. Riv., Feb. 26, '83. A whale-boat ] was taken up by the guides and pioneers quartered near Bushwick church.das sayed
1 .a 940. 50 Guineas Reward. On the night of March 4, 183, be- tween 7 and 10 o'clock, a number of villains entered the house of Maurice Lott, violently assaulted and robbed him of between 4 and 500 guineas, chiefly in gold, a silver watch, 6 silver teaspoons, tea- tongs, a pair of round gold buttons marked I. R. proxy 77 a'doin „JOJ onipol. RivasMarch: 12ost.
[Richard Thompson and Isaac Bunting, inhabitants of L. I., Weil put in Provost, on charge of this robbery. teclA
Rios, Ap! 2,83001.
sdos8 soslydgoed 941. Riv., April 5, '83. Race at Ascot Heath. A purse of 100 guineas, on April 9, between Calfskin and Fearnought, the best of 3 one mile heats.
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942. April 26, '83. Gaine. Last Thursday, Catharine, daughter of Leffert Lefferts, Esq., in Bedford, a very amiable and accomplished young lady, having observed to her mother that a loaded pistol left by a drover, who had been watching his cattle with it the preceding night, upon a chest of drawers, was rather dangerously placed, and that some of the children might get hurt by it, proceeded to remove and put it in a holster that' hung close by , but in the operation the pistol" discharged, the shot went through her body, and she' expired immediately:" ions amo oo wort oft hoogte of nem bas ereoffto ont parcialvibdue ad bolseder .banggo out of beminter ned ved] mois ELEGY. Unono) ods bsaysq bnin bodyummir What doleful tidings in my ear they ring, The maid Ilove, is she for ever gone ? Younib bibnoige od'T .ognitiv Alast tis truet her funeral dirge they sing : q od brin ersoiflo Hauck concha :rIn tuefyl notes, her hapless, end, bemoanicovo * * * n iftiw ,mofoo odli bohosso ori teofilo eds boisson estbal od lo attoddir wolley bos ould to fond
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JaovoT'I ni ai rivNo consolation Can this World now Gfelaf . gr A , .ui1 .Cte
rol out of 24:00 Nh pleasing prospect can my cares beguile baob orizriso Tol The bloom of flowers, nor verdure of the fields, Her presence only, could make all things smile.
-radot Jo nyu ;: Accursed pistol, by some demon primed, 88 1 01 .000 Malignant to the gem the world contained,
.I . J Lsband Wäst thou by dite explosion thus if tilned,al'I , Hol .A Po To rob the world of excellence, ordained ! .dgidi mnou ao No more shall Cath'rine rise upon my sight,
trod-prifall # TO) Like eastern Sol, in her own beauty's lightgondol. . 16Q
inox .quihun No more the foserof Sharon shall adorn god no " artI > dtivr Herrlovely visage in the welcome morn ; .I .I lo obia All this is lost, her cheeks, alas ! are pale,
-ni 9TO ,.00 again "The Rose's noto the Lily of the vate ! JuodA .Sde
jnd ,deiting erl Covered with earth, into the silent grave, do(I ri bomgib) She lies entombed, deaf to every cry ;
ci britof od vom egion *
· Then pray descend, fair Catharina's sHade, CF , 02 .55( ,amint) Into my dreams and visions of the night ;
.. padl . wolari W put faptbrous iffasidns'TE My head;frioondt to beid .ce
.sanld odt hebra That sad fealities may have fespite. . V .OD ofAl jo noa Too much an angel for a world of wpelogrze lereves ni aqooit Eternal wisdom hath conceived it best, .88: 01 /2"On her a crown of glory to bestow,
-ISH adres Mnogo Among the saints in her Redeemer's rest 8 .02. 200 -Xo943.April: 30,783.Riv. v$8 Reward:++Raminwaysfrom Rem H. Remsen, Wallebocht, Sam, a mulatto negro man. He speaks English and Low Dutch, To be9r $8 ando iltolU .M .0 .000
944. July 30, '83. Riv. 5 Guineas RewardichRan away from Jeromus Lott, a negro boy, Jack.
945. At Flatbush, in honor of the King's birthday, the ladies and gentlemen were most elegantly entertained at a truly splendid ball and supper, by the officers of the Waldeck regiment.+ +April 28, '83, ... 946. At auction at the King's naval Brewery, L. L., 60 or 70 tons of iron-hoops, and 70,000 dry and provision casks, staves, and head- ing, in lots of 10,00015 Jo penod onT -- 3.Rius May 26, 283.
.0 19478 July 2,83! RivenAuction at Flatbush: The WALDECK STORES, viz : soldiers" shirts ( blue, white, and yellow clothe thread stockings, shoe soles, heel-tapsj &en &6. to si boddo ,noeast .5% pnbbolo .viit
948. Riv., July 26, '83. A negro boy came to me on Rockaway Beach. . Apply to Jas: Foreman;dEnsign, I-Royal Garfisen .Bat., at Quarters, New Lotsonnediol lo oenort orf otri boorol anoqsow iffiw
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949. Riv., Aug. 1,'83. Tunis Bennet of Brooklyn is in Provost for carrying deserters from the Hessian Reg. du corps, to the Jer- sey Shore.
950. Aug. 4, '83. Gaine. Stolen out of the pasture of Johan- nes E. Lott, Flatbush, night of Aug. 27, a bay mare, branded I. L. on near thigh.
951. Johannes Snedeker offers $10 reward for a fishing-boat with " 1776" on her stern, taken from Remsen's Landing, south side of L. I.
Gaine, Aug. 4, '83.
952. About 75 persons, mostly farmers of Kings Co., were in- dicted in Duchess and Albany Cos., for adhering to the British, but the prosecution was abandoned. Their names may be found in Gaine, Dec. 20, "79 ; and in Riv., Aug. 9 and 13, '83.
953. Died at Brooklyn, Wednesday last, Pelham Winslow, Esq., son of late Gen. W. of Marshfield. He commanded the Mass. troops in several expeditions in the French war.
Riv., Aug. 16, '83.
954. Sep. 8, '83. Gaine. Saddle horses, wagons, carts, har- ness, &c., at auction every Wednesday, at the wagon-yard, Brook- lyn.
955. Q. M. Uloth offers $2 reward for a bay mare of 60th Reg., strayed from Bedford camp.
956. John Harrison, Brooklyn Ferry, offers one guinea reward for a brown horse stolen from him.
957. Riv., Aug. 27, '83. King's draft and saddle horses, wag- ons, carts, and harness for sale at the wagon-yard, Brooklyn. [The entrance to the army yard, where forage, blacksmith's shop, &c., were kept, was near the junction of Main and Fulton Sts .- Ed.]
958. £100 Reward .- The house of Michael B. Grant, near Brooklyn Church, was on Friday evening, 24th, between 8 and 9, beset by a gang of thieves, 5 of whom armed with pistols and cut- lasses, robbed it of £90 cash in gold and silver, plate in great quan- tity, clothing, &c.
Riv., Oct. 25, '83.
959. £20 Reward .- Last night, Nov. 5, about 8 o'clock, 4 men with weapons forced into the house of Johannes Ditmars, Flatlands,
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and beat him and his mother in a cruel manner. Through his re- sentment, three of them went off; the fourth was put in Flatbush jail, but escaped the same night wounded in the head, and said his name was Jos. Mosier.
Gaine, Nov. 8, '83.
960. $5 Reward .- Ran away from Henry Stanton, Nov. 8, '83, Jesse, a negro boy-has a great turn at whistling. Gaine.
961. Doubtless there are many incidents of the revolution that are forgotten. The following among others have been recorded by Gen. Johnson : " A Mrs. Lott, of Flatlands, was wantonly shot by a soldier while sitting in her window ; three men of the 33d Reg., (under Col. Webster, quartered at Lambert Suydam's,) had killed one of his cattle, and were skinning it, when he shot the three with one discharge of buckshot ; two were killed in Bushwick; three in Newtown ; one killed at a shanty, by a man named Cypher, near the Half-way house.
Lt. Sam'l Dodge, Capts. Gilleland and Mott, (taken at Ft. Mont- gomery,) were stationed at B. Johnson's. Dodge was exchanged in a month, and reported the practicability of borrowing specie from Whigs in Kings Co., for the use of the State, and mentioned B. J. who would hazard all in the undertaking. It was agreed that confi- dential officers should be exchanged, who were to act as agents in the transactions. Col. Wm. Ellison was fixed upon to receive the loan. He was exchanged in Nov. '77, and carried $2,000 in gold to Gov. Clinton ; a simple receipt was given. Before '82, large sums had been loaned. Major H. Wyckoff was hid two days, in 1780, at Rem A. Remsen's, Wallebocht, in the upper room, while the Lieut. of the guard of the Jersey was quartered in the house. Rem- sen loaned him as much as he could carry, and conveyed him in a sleigh at night to Cow Neck. Thence he crossed to Poughkeepsie. (See Queens Co., 316.)
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962. May 20, '84. Ran away from Jeromus Lott, Flatlands, a negro boy Jack, 16 years old ; had on an iron collar marked J. L.
963. £20 Reward .- Seven men surrounded the house of Peter Neefus and Joseph Vonck, of Flatbush, Saturday night, Nov. 20, '84, made them prisoners, carried off £120 cash, 5 large silver spoons, 4 silver salts, a silver punch-strainer, 9 teaspoons, a silver watch, 2 gold rings, a silver-mounted sword, and pocket-pistol. A free pardon to the informers.
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Bushwick, Kings Co., Nov. 25, '82 dem964 This day their Excellencies Goy. Clinton and Gen, Wash- ington, with part of the American army, took possession of the city of NyY8: on the occasion, a number of gentlemen of this township met and appointed Dec. 2d as the day, and the banks of the East River, in full view of the city, as a place of rejoicing, g,and sent an address and invitation to Washington.
vd To His Excellenty GEORGE WASHINGTON"ES., s vd sou-General and Commander-in-chief of the armies of the toamnot so
United States of America. : wobniw for 'm griffia sutlw moibloa bolfit bai (a misbyuel frodmind is borotrepp rotadoV7 .100 Toban) diw The ADDRESS of the FREEHOLDERS and INHABITANTS of Kings Co., on Nassau "Island, in the State of N. odf mon yrawho are attached to the freedom and independ. .sanod wow-Taff
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