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TROOPS ON LONG ISLAND-REPORT OF SPIES. Dec., 1782. Information by O. S. & T. L., Inhabitants of Kings County, at Brooklyn and the Ferry.
Hackenbergh's regiment of Hessians, in the large Fort back of the Ferry, and in the redoubts-number uncertain; at Bedford, the Gar- rison Battalion of invalids, about 100 total, half officers ; quartered in the inhabitants' houses ; at New Utrecht and Gravesend, Col. Purbeck's regiment of Hessians, about 350 total, in the inhabitants' houses ; at
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the Narrows, Yellow Hook and Denyse's, are Col. Chambers' Maryland, and Col. Allen's Pennsylvania, Loyalists, 170 total, half officers ; at Bushwick, 2 companies pioneers, 60 total, chiefly blacks, in the inhabi- tants' houses. The above troops have been a considerable time in the abovesaid places, and are supposed to be stationary for the winter sea- son ; at Flushing, Ludlow's regiment, about 380 total ; head of the Fly, remains of Col. Fanning's and Col Robinson's regiments, number un- known ; at Jamaica, remains of 2 Hessian regiments, about 250 total ; at Hempstead, 4 companies of the 17th Light Dragoons. These have been some time in the above places, chiefly in the inhabitants' houses, cannot tell whether stationary or not ; at Huntington, Col. Thompson's corps, the remains of the Queen's Rangers and Legion, number unknown, supposed to be stationary ; at Cow Neck, and from Herricks to Nor- wich in Queens Co., is Col. Wormb's regiment, about 800 foot and 100 cavalry, quartered in the inhabitants' houses, have been there four weeks ; supposed to be stationary for the winter season.
Information by P. T., an inhabitant of Queens Co.
At Hempstead, 4 companies of the 17th Light Dragoons, exactly 100 total, commanded by a Capt., the horses very poor and unfit for service ; this corps consists of 6 companies, 2 of which are on York Island ; Col. Wormb's regiment, about 900 total, 160 of them mounted ; they begin at Jericho and Norwich, and extend 12 miles westward, as far as Herricks, and the head of the Necks. They are chiefly in the inhabitants' houses, and have been there about 4 weeks ; supposed to be stationary. The chief picket guard is at Hempstead Harbor. Ma- gazines of forage to be fixed at Herricks, Jericho, Norwich, Westbury, and Hempstead Harbor ; no forage on hand at present only for present use ; at Huntington, Col. Thompson's regiment, the remains of the Queen's Rangers, and the Legion, being 580 effectives. This was taken from the Quarter Master's return made out to draw clothing ; supposed to be stationary.
Information by T. S., an inhabitant of Cow Neck.
At Cow Neck, are the Hesse Hanau troops which arrived about 18 months since, being the last Dutch troops which arrived, being 470 in number, commissioned officers excepted, 70 of said number sick and unfit for duty. This return was taken from the Quarter Master's book. They lay as low as Doctor Brooks's, where a guard is kept, about a } mile from the water-side, quartered in the inhabitants' houses, com- manded by Lt. Col. Yannakie, under command of Col. Wormb ; have
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been there near 4 weeks, and supposed to be stationary for the winter season. A very strong picket kept at Hempstead Harbor of Col. Wormb's Yagers.
Information by J. T., an inhabitant of Queens County.
The troops at Cow Neck, Herricks, Westbury, Wheatly, Northside, Jericho, and Norwich, commanded by Col. Wormb, do not exceed 1000 total ; quartered in the inhabitants' houses, and expect them to be sta- tionary for the winter season. An Officer and a Quarter Master have been and marked the houses in Wolver Hollow, and Cedar Swamp, for quarters for the troops, which are arrived from Charleston ; could not learn the number, expect they will be stationary. The Hessian officers on parole at Matinecock and Lattingtown, say they expect to be removed to Jerusalem, in order to make room for the troops arrived from Charleston.
Information by T. B., a Refugee from Queens County, residing in Stam- ford : went over and got the following account :
At Huntington, Thompson's corps, and the remainder of the Queen's Rangers and Legion, 500 total ; at Norwich, the remains of the Anspach, 130 total ; at Jericho, Wheatly, Westbury, Northside and Nor- wich, 300 Anspach, and 500 Hessian Yagers ; Col. Wormb's quar- ters are at Westbury, at Wm. Titus's ; Col. Prussian's quarters at Wheatly ; at Hempstead, 4 companies 17th Light Dragoons; at Jamaica, the remains of Cols. Penos and Knyphausen's regiments, numbers un- known ; at Flushing, 3d battalion of Delancey's corps, numbers unknown.
N. B .- From Norwich a southerly course, 3 miles to Jericho, then west 3 miles to Westbury, same course 3 miles to Northside, then northwesterly 3 or 4 miles to Herricks, also from Westbury to Wheatly is 3 miles. Herricks is about 2 miles from Judge Ludlow's, and 1 mile from the edge of the Plains.
Information by D. M., an inhabitant of Stamford.
On the 1st Dec., he was at Huntington passing for an inhabitant, and passed within 4 rods of the front of the Fort which faces the north. It is about 5 rods in front with a gate in the middle, it extends a con- siderable distance north and south : the works were altogether of earth, about six foot high, no pickets or any other obstruction to the works, except a sort of ditch, which was very inconsiderable, some brushlike small trees fixed on the top of the works, in a perpendicular form ; he was told it encompassed near 2 acres of ground. It is built on a rising
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ground, and takes in the burying-ground : the Meeting-house they have pulled down. The troops consist of Thompson's regiment, the remains of the Queen's Rangers and the Legion, being 550 effective; they are quartered as compact as possible in the inhabitants' houses and barns, and some hutted along the sides of the Fort, which makes one side of the hut. The inhabitants of Huntington do suffer exceedingly from the treatment they receive from the troops, who say the inhabitants of that County are all Rebels, and therefore they care not how they suffer.
Dec. 8th, 1782.
When Washington was President, he made an excursion on L. I., passing up the south side as far as Patchogue ; thence crossing over to Smithtown, he returned through Oyster Bay, Hempstead Harbor and Flushing. He was attended by his suite of officers, and rode in a coach drawn by four grays, with outriders. The old people tell many pleas- ant anecdotes of him. He dined at Z. Ketcham's, Huntington South, and begged the landlord to take no trouble about the fare, and on leav- ing gave a half Joe and a kiss to his daughter. As the people collected around the Inn and were desirous to have a sight of him, he good na- turedly took two or three turns on the stoop with his hat off, and then went in. Jonah Willets, an eccentric Quaker, was ploughing with seve- ral teams of oxen, and when Washington stopped to look at him, one of the officers told Jonah that was General Washington. " George Wash- ington, eh," says Jonah, "who hoy, gee up," and on he went. At Patchogue, he called at a little shop (there being no hotel) for oysters and bread and butter. At Capt. Daniel Youngs', at the cove, Oyster Bay, where he took tea, he called for a bowl of milk, and begged them to take no trouble. As he passed some people " working on the road," according to custom, they levied a contribution on him, which he cheer- fully paid. He breakfasted at Hendrick Onderdonk's, Hempstead Harbor, and visited his paper mill, being the oldest in the State.
INDEX.
Atlee, Col , 808, 812. Allen, Ethan, 632, 840. Althouse, John, 925. Antill, John, 702. Axtell, Wm., 796. Ayres, Major, 729, 750. Bache The., 834, 845. Baird, Sir Jas., 599.
Bailey, Dr. R., 599. Baker, Jona., 580. Baley, John, 699. Bainbridge, A., 853. Beekman, Jas., 607. Bell, -, 631. Benjamin, John, 666. Benson, Capt., 855. Bennet, Tunis, 949. Bergen, Michael, 895. Bergen, S, 838. Bishop, Ezekiel, 633. Blatsly, Dan'l, 695. Blydenburgh, -, 650, 712. Boerum, Isaac, 805. Bogart, Peter, 900. Boothe, Wm., 720. Bowen, Jer., 648. Box, Major, 817. Brewerton, Col. G., 245, 785. Brown, John, 626, 690. Brewster, Caleb, 585, 621, 720. Brower, Sam'l, 932. Brush, Eliph., 623. Brush, Jesse, 719. Brush, John, 620, 625. Brush, Thos , 622. Buell, Sam'l, 600.
Burret, Lt., 645. Cameron, Chas., 653. Carll, Platt, 681, 765. Case, Widow, 683. Chamier, Dan'l, 614. Chester, -, 657.
Chichester, Widow, 667. Chew, Jos., 631, 660. Chrystie, James, 614. Clark, John, 628. Clark, Wm., 580, 653, 764.
Clarkson, -, 835. Cochran, Chas., 680. Coffin, -, 667. Collins, Dan'l, 606.
Conklin, Eben., 739. Conklin, Henry, 753. Conklin, Jesse, 703. Conklin, Platt, 538. Cornell, Jacobus, 851. Cornell, John, 888. Cornell, Lt. Col. Ezekiel, 817.
Cortelyou, S. & J., 867. Covenhoven, Rem, 837. Crewe, Richard, 599.
Cunningham, Wm., 607. Cuyler, Ab'm, 722.
Dayton, Eben., 600, 675. Davis, Major, 747, 769. Davis, Solomon, 704, 767. Deane, Richard, 702. Debevoice, John, 910.
Delancey, O., 599, 602. Denyse, Denyse, 787, 803, 887. Depeyster, Fred., 834. Dering, Thos., 640, 647.
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Dickie, -- , 894. Ditmars, John, 959. Domini, Nath'l, 682. Drake, Eben., 684. Drawyer, John, 928. Dunbar, -, 643. Duryea Cor., 885. Dunscomb, -, 805.
Duryea, Geo. & Peter, 876. Elderkin, Capt., 679, 718. Ely, Col., 638. Erskine, Sir Wm., 601, 682. Fairbank, Phineas, 648. Fanning, Col., 832. Fanning, Gilbert, 707.
Fanning, Thos., 619, 660. Field, John, 606. Fitch, Capt., 726. Flahaven, John, 845.
Fleet, Gilbert & Simon, 734.
Floyd, Benj., 674, 704.
Floyd, Rich., 619.
Floyd, Wm., 621, 707.
Foley, Rev., 871. Foster, John, 537.
Foster Peter, 684.
Fountain, Steph., 580. French, Lt., 618. Gardiner, Ab'm, 603.
Gardiner, David, 683, 736.
Galbreath, Capt., 864. Glover, Elias, 700. Glover, Grover, 648. Glover, Sam'l, 617. Goldsmith, Wilmot, 644. Gray, Eben., 667. Greene, Jos., 618, 638.
Greene, Oba. & John, 686.
Griffen, P., 644, 648, 659. Grenell, John, 545, 740, 747. Gyer, N. & L., 580. Hale, Capt. N., 607, Hallock, George, 657. Hand, Col., 796, 814, 827. Hart, Capt., 638. Hart, Isaac, 720. Hart, Rev. Joshua, 632.
Harper, Robt., 597. Harrison, -, 603. Harrison, John, 956. Haslet, Col., 809.
Havens, Benj., 688. Havens, Jos., 736. Havens, Nicoll, 736. Hawley, David, 633. Hawley, Henry, 761. Heacock, Sam'l, 741. Hedges, Deacon, 75l. Hegeman, Adrian, 886. Hegeman, Elbert, 842. Hegeman, Rem, 834. Hewlett, John, 614. Helme, Thos., 548. Hempstead, Robt., 540, 600. Hempstead, Steph., 607. Hewlett, Rich., Col., 634, 638, 642. Hicks, Whithead, 599.
Hill, John, 714, 928. Hinchman, Robert, 599.
Hindford, Wm., 652. Hobart, J. S., 597.
Holliday, John, 579.
Holmes, Dr. Silas, 599, 833.
L'Hommedieu, Ez., 537.
Houston, Jas., 703. Howard, Wm, 599, 805.
Howell, David, 671. Hoogland, Jeromus, 805.
Hubbard, Sam'l, 799.
Hudson, Fred'k, 619.
Hulbert, John, 546, 585, 640.
Hulst, John, 877. Humphreys, Major, 645. Humphreys, Walter, 749. Huntington, Col., 821. Hyler, Adam, 895, 900, 925.
Jarvis, Moses, 741.
Jackson, N. P., 745. Jackson, Thos., 720. Jayne, Wm., 712. Johnson, Barent, 961. Johnson, B. J., 648. Johnson, Col Philip, 814, 823. Johnson, Hend'k, 916. Jones, Gilbert, 579. Jones, Oba., 603, 640.
Kelsey, Steph., 562, 689. Kendal, Capt., 636. Kemble, Steph., 634. Ketcham, Carll, 622.
Ketcham, Isaac, 544, 603, 606. Ketcham, Jos , 702.
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Kichline, Col., 821. Landon, David, 671. Langdon, Mark, 650. Lamberson, D., 599. Lasher, Col., 821. Lawrence, Major, 596. Lawrence, Wm., 740. Lay, Lt., 645. Lefferts, Leffert, 771, 942. Lee, Gen., 774. Legget, Ab'm, 719. Lewis, Jos., 652. Livingston, H. B., 600, 608. Lott, Ab'm E., 772. Lott, Joh. E., 950.
Lott, Jeromus, 914, 962.
Lott, Maurice, 940.
Loosely & Elms, 884, 938.
Lownsbury, Wm., 741. Ludlam, Wm., 607.
Luquer, Ab'm 882, 964.
Lynch, Maj. John, 849.
Lyon, Rev. Jas., 548. Lyon, -, 667. McIntire, -, 656.
Magaw, Col., 835. Marks, Capt , 750. Martense, Geo., 845.
Martin, Col., 796.
Martin, Jas. S., 820.
Marrener, Wm., 844, 846, 894. Matthews, Mayor, 785. Meigs, Col , 631, 638. Mifflin, Gen., 827. Miles, Col., 814, 835.
Miller, Burnet, 533.
Miller, Henry, 827.
Miller, Richard, 610.
Ming, Thos., 653. Moncrieffe, Major, 845.
Morris, Capt. David, 897. Morris, Gov., 599. Morrison, John, 612, 613.
Mowat, Jacob, 852.
Muirson, Heathcot, 720.
Munro, David, 727. Murray, Lindley, 656. Neefus, Peter, 963. Nicoll, Wm, 647, 656, 684. Norton, Nath'l, 766, 769. Olney, Stephen, 817.
Popham, Major, 818. Parks, Thos., 744. Parsons, Gen., 631, 634, 633. Peck, Jos., 736.
Pierrepont, Capt., 725. Philips, Wm., 707, 712. Philips, Sam'l, 681. Platt, Dr. Z., 606, 625, 637.
Platt, Nath'l, 585, 681.
Place, Thos., 635. Polhemus, Th., 792.
Pond, Capt., 607.
Potter, Gilbert, 558, 590.
Punderson, E., 612, 654, 712.
Rankin, Jas , 908.
Rapalje, D., 840. Rapalje, John, 653, 802.
Rapalje, Stephen, 836.
Raymond, Stent. 679.
Reeve, Isaac, 577, 666.
Remsen, Jer., 771.
Reed, Jos., 804.
Remsen, Rem H., 943, 961.
Rhinelander, Fred , 776.
Richmond, Col., 621.
Rider, Valentine, 727.
Riker, Ab'm, 596. Robertson, -, 658.
Rodgers, Capt., 606.
Roe, Dan'l, 610, 621.
Roe, Philip, 656, 733. Rogers, Zophar, 709. Rubell, J. C., 835, 845. Rutgers, Harmanus, 796. Ryerson, John, 913. Sawyer, Moses, 647.
Sayre, Rev. Jas., 843, 874.
Scribner, Benj , 579.
Scott, David, 934. Schenck, Lt. John, 844.
Schenck, Martin, 868. Schenck, Nicholas, 900.
Seaman, Maurice, 688, 692.
Seaman, Wm., 676. Seton, Andrew, 704. Shaw, Lemuel, 780. Shaw, Nath'l, 660. Sherbrook, Miles, 845. Simmons, Capt., 644. Simms, J. R. 607. Simms, John C., 644.
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Simcoe, Lt. Col., 711. Skidmore, Sam'l, 374 606. Skudder, Henry, 743. Smallwood, Col., 811. Smith, Dan'l, 535. Smith, Geo., 610, 674.
Smith, Jeffrey, 555, 590, 600.
Smith, Isaac, 674, 699, 757.
Smith, Josiah, 586, 598, 632.
Smith, Jacob, 610, 616, 621. Smith, Jas., 657. Smith, Shubael, 652.
Smith, Sol., 627.
Smith, Wmn., 532, 555, 563.
Stanton, Henry, 960.
Stevens, Capt., 851.
Stewart, John, 703.
Stirling, Lord, 779, 808.
Stone, -, 652.
Striker, Garret, 870.
Strong, Benajah, 600, 688, 720.
Strong, Selah, 541, 641, 760.
Storer, Capt., 933.
Sullivan, Gen., 796, 807.
Suydam, Jacob, 834.
Suydam, Lamb't, 961.
Tallmadge, Benj., 720, 743. Thomas, Chas , 633.
Thompson, Isaac, 565.
Thorne, Thos , 596.
Tillotson, Nicholas, 681.
Titus, Benj , 639.
Toby, Sam'l 653.
Townsend, James, 597.
Townsend, Robert, 607.
Treadwell, Thos .. 541, 681.
Trescott, Major, 743.
Troop, Capt., 631.
Troup, Robert, 599.
Tryon, Wm., 620, 664. Tuthill, Rufus, 629.
Turnbull, Lt. Col , 862.
Underhill, Amos, 653.
Vail, John, 736. Vail, Jona., 659. Vail, Peter, 753.
Van Alstyne, P., 722. Van Brunt, R., 783; 846,916.
Van Buskirk, Lawrence, 872.
Van Buren, -, 869,908.
Van Cortland, Aug., 845.
Van Cott, Wm., 823.
Vanderbilt, Jer., 796.
Vanderpool, J. 722.
Vandevoort, P., 794. Van Dyke, -, 780.
Van Dyck, Rev. H., 677.
Van Pelt, Rem, 846.
Van Ranst, Ab'm, 770, 800.
Van Sinderin, U., 835.
Van Wyck, Cor., 596.
Vonck, Joseph, 963.
Waldron, Adolph, 773, 779.
Wattles, Capt., 744.
Ward, Col., 777, 801, 811.
Warne, Wm., 599, 603.
Webb, Col S. B., 638.
Webb, James, 606.
Weser,-, 658.
Wickham, Thomas, 758.
Wicks, Thomas, 544, 623.
Wilkinson, John, 753.
Williams, Nath'l, 544, 652, 689.
Winslow, Pelham, 953.
Witherspoon, Peter, 848.
Wood, Israel, 534, 603, 689. Wooden, Sol., 607.
Woodhull, Nathan, 732.
Woodhull, Nath'l, 590, 599.
Woodhull, Stephen, 681. Wright, Oba., 628, 643.
Wykoff, Jacob, 847.
Youngs, Dan'l, 634.
Youngs, J., 660.
Youngs, Israel, 544.
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