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The General desires particularly to express his approbation of the spirited behavior and good conduct of Col. Hewlett, and the officers and men under his command, in the defence of the redoubt at Setau- ket upon L. I., in which Col. Hewlett was attacked by a large body of the enemy with cannon, whom he repelled with disgrace, Aug. 24, "77.
STEPHEN KEMBLE,
Dep. Adj. Gen.
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635. $5 Reward and charges paid by Thos. Place, of Eastwoods. Stolen or strayed from Widow Burk's plantation at Long Swamps, Huntington, a bay horse, a feather each side of his neck, &c. Sep. 22, "77, Gaine.
636. Gaine, Dec. 1, '77. Last Sunday week a sloop from Hunt- ington, bound to N. Y. with wood, was taken by 2 whale boats full of rebels, soon after she sailed. Capt. Kendal in a small schooner with 2 swivel guns being in sight, gave chase to the whale boats and plied them so warmly with his little artillery that they relinquished the prize and made for the shore with the greatest expedition.
637. Dec. 22, '77. In exploring the territories of Zephaniah Platt, of Smithtown, father to Sam'l Broom's partner, there was found snugly concealed in a barn, 2 whale boats, which were instantly committed to the flames, and Mr. Platt in propria persona, secured in custody of the captors, who drove off the cattle and live stock from his farm. Gaine.
Zephaniah Platt was imprisoned in N. Y., and restored to liberty through the personal application of his daughter Dorothea to Sir Henry Clinton ; but having caught the small-pox while confined, he died, Jan. 27, '78.
Thompson, 2. 473.
638. Gen. Parsons and Col. Webb formed a plan of descent on L. I. to destroy timber and boards on the E. end, prepared for bar- racks in N. Y., to destroy the shipping lying there for wood for Newport, to attack a Reg. stationed 8 miles E. of Jamaica, and re- move or destroy whatever public stores could be found. Col. Meigs was to land at Hempstead harbor and attack the Reg. [at Herricks ?] near Jamaica ; Col. Webb to land near Huntington, to sustain Meigs and afford aid to the eastern division under Parsons. Meigs was to cross from Sawpits, but the weather prevented. The other 2 divisions sailed from Norwalk, Dec. 9, "77, at night. Col. Webb fell in with the Falcon, grounded and could not land, as the surf ran too high. With Webb, 4 Officers, 20 Continentals and 40 Militia were taken prisoners.
Sparks, V. 211.
N. London, Dec. 19. A plan having been formed to bring off or destroy a magazine of military stores which the enemy had at Setauket, on L. I., and to destroy some shipping loaded with timber at Southold, on Tuesday night of last week, part of 2 Battalions of troops embarked
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from this State, under convoy of the sloop Schuyler, and Spy and Mifflin, schooners. Unfortunately next morning, just before light, the Falkland, a British Frigate, in her passage from N. Y. to Newport, came across the Schuyler and 2 smaller vessels, when the latter run ashore on the Island, but the former in attempting to get in with the land, run on a spit of sand (called Old Man's) and was taken with about 60 troops on board, among them Cols. Ely, and Sam'l B. Webb, &c. On Thursday, a party of men under Capt. Hart, marched to Southold and were very near making prisoners of Capt. Ayscough and upwards of 20 men be- longing to the ship Swan, who were in a house in Southold, but they getting intelligence of Capt. Hart's approach hasted to their boats. They were closely pursued, and as they were getting on board, were fired upon, when most of them were killed or wounded : 7 marines and seamen were made prisoners. Our troops after tarrying several days on L. I., returned to the Main, without opportunity to effect any thing con- siderable-the shipping having left Southold, and we learn the maga- zine at Setauket has been removed. Dec. 24, '77. Con. Gaz.
Riv. Dec. 13, '77. Last Wed. morning a party of rebels landed at Setauket and proceeded to plunder the well-affected inhabitants, and in the afternoon a reinforcement of troops was sent to Col. Hewlett in Suf- folk Co. Dec. 20, we are informed that the party of 200 rebels which were lately driven ashore in Suffolk Co., had not been able to get away, as, it is said, through the vigilance of the Commanders of His Majesty's Ships, all the boats have been secured, and the invaders betaken themselves to the woods. Major Greene marched on Thursday with a reinforcement of 100 men ; and 200 of the Hempstead militia are likewise gone down to augment the advance body of horse and foot under Col. Hewlett at Huntington.
Dec. 15, '77, Gaine. Three rebel sloops ( one a Privateer ) made their appearance off Setauket last Wed. The Privateer was soon dri- ven ashore and taken by one of His Majesty's Ships at Old Man's ( 7 miles east ) and the crew with all the rebels on board made prisoners of war, consisting of 64 privates and some officers, among them Cols. Webb and Ely. The same day the other two Sloops run into Stony Brook (4 miles west of Setauket ) and being unacquainted got on a bank. They then landed two hundred men, who immediately marched to Setauket and returned the same evening to get off their sloop, but their utmost efforts were ineffectual. The next day the whole body went down the Island, and about 12 o'clock passed Wading River ( 18 miles from where they first landed ).
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Col. Hewlett with a party of Gen. Delancey's Brigade, Col. Hamil- ton with a troop of horse from Newtown, and Capt. Hewlett with his troop of horse from Hempstead, are gone in pursuit of the rebels, and it is hoped will give a good account of tliem.
639. Jan. 4, '77. Ensign Benj. Titus is recommended for a 2d Lieutenancy by Capt's Dan'l Griffin, John Davis, Dan'I Roe, and Lts. Benj Marvin and Silvanus Conklin. All refugees from Suffolk.
Jan. 10, '77. Abm. Hand, Jer. Miller and Col. Mulford's negro Jack were permitted to return to L. I., also Jos. Osborn and family. Feb. 20, Ezekiel and Dan'l Howell petition to get their effects from L. I. John Mulford Esq., resident in Stonington, returned with his wife to his estate on L. I. and took one horse and cow. John Tuthill was in Conn. Mar. '77.
David Pierson Elias Mathews Dan'l Hains
John Gelston
Nathan Fordham Ezekiel Howell
Maltby Gelston
Aaron Isaacs, Jr. Dan'l Howell
Jos. Tillinghast
Abm. Rose Zebedee Osborn
Sam'l L'Hommedieu
Tim. Mathews Elisha Osborn
John Miller
Dan'l Whelden Silas Norris
David Sayre Jona. Howell, petition Gov. Turnbull to remove flax, wool, stock &c. from L. I. to Conn. Feb. '77.
Petition of 170 voters, refugees from Suffolk, now in Haddam, E. Haddam, Lyme, Saybrook, Killingworth and Guilford, April, 10, '77, was presented to N. Y. Legislature. They want to be represented in Con- vention.
Saybrook, June 12,'77. Petition of 45 Suffolk Co. refugees for relief and permission to pass over to L. I. for forage for their families and bread- corn growing on their land which otherwise will fall into the enemy's hands.
Nathan Benjamin ; Zeb. and John Cooper ; Jacob, Nath'l, Benj., and David Conklin ; Jesse Dayton ; Dan'l and Ephraim Fordham ; Oba. and Wm. Havens ; Robert Harlow ; Recompense and Elias Howell ; Jos. Halliock ; Oba. Jones ; Nath'], Ephraim, Jeremiah, Joel, Benj. and John King ; Wm. L'Hommedieu ; John Moore ; Oliver North ; John Paine ; Paul Reeve ; John Jr. and Dan'l Rackett ; Lewis Stanborough ; Chris. and Sam'l Tuthill ; Amon Jr. and Pederick Tabor ; Tho's Ter- ry ; Tho's Vail ; Jesse Wood; Jas. and Craveit Wells ; John, Jos. and Richard Youngs.
640. July 3, '77. Oba. Jones, John Hurlbut and Tho's Dering gave permits to refugees going to L. I.
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641. Jan. 3, "78. Selah Strong, was incarcerated with others in N. Y., where he was detained some time, and suffered severely for want of provisions, Cunningham not even allowing him to partake of the food sent to him by his wife from his own house .- Thompson, I. 419.
Jan. 3, '78. Riv. Last Monday, Selah Strong was committed to the care of the Provost, on a charge of treasonable correspondence with the enemy.
642. New London, Jan. 2, "78. 130 tories from west end of L. I., commanded by Col. Hewlett came down to Southold, Oyster Pond, &c., and robbed the honest inhabitants to a large amount in clothing, money, grain, cattle, &c. From one man they took £120 in cash.
643. Feb. 16, '78, Gaine. About two o'clock last Thursday morning, a party of 12 rebels seized at Coram, 2 wagons loaded with dry goods, the property of Oba. Wright of South Hampton. These marauders had been several days on the Island, visited most parts of the County and committed many robberies, especially at the house of Col. Floyd, which they robbed of goods and cash, to a con- siderable amount, and took thence some property of Mr. Dunbar, who rides down the Island occasionally and happened to lodge in the house that night.
644. Riv. Feb. 26, "78. Last Friday evening a small party of re- bels, came from the Main to Mattituck, rapaciously seized and carried into Conn. a quantity of goods, landed from one of the vessels dri- ven ashore in the late storm. Next day a gang of ruffians ( John Clive Symes, Peter Griffen, Wilmot Goldsmith, and - Tuthill, late residents of Southold,) brought wagons from the east end of the Island, stripped the schooner Clio, Capt. Simmons, of her sails, rigging, &c., which they carried off, and have no doubt sent across the Sound.
645. Fishkill, Mar. 5, '78. On Wed. night a party of 30 volun- teers, from Col. Meigs' Reg., in 4 whaleboats under command of Major Humphrey's, Lts. Lay and Burret, made a descent on L. I., in the neighborhood of Smithtown, for the purpose of destroying seve- ral of the enemy's shipping, particularly a large ship of 20 guns, aground near that place. The ship was unfortunately got off the preceding day, but they set fire to and destroyed a brig, of 200 tons burthen, a large schooner and an armed sloop, all employed in the
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enemy's service. They brought off 2 Capt's, and several seamen, together with as many sails, rigging, and furniture, as the boats could contain : all effected without loss, and the party returned to the Main, next morning. The enterprise was well planned and con- ducted, and such a one as in Gaine and Rivington's papers, would have filled a column with "immenses " and " inunites, " and ex- hausted Johnson's Dictionary, of all those terms which express en- terprise, conduct, and resolution .- Con. Gaz. Mar. 11, '78.
646. N. London, Mar. 8, '78. Last Sabbath 21 sail of the ene- my's shipping, which have lain for some weeks in Gardiner's Bay, taking in wood, came to sail, and stood eastward.
647. Gaine, Mar. 9, "78. Moses Sawyer, who formerly lived at Shelter Island, came over from the Main, a few days since, and rob- bed the farm of Wm. Nicoll, Esq., of said Island, of 110 bushels of wheat, and carried off grain, belonging to Tho's Dering, of Suf- folk Co.
648. Phineas Fairbank, who had escaped from Worcester Jail, was taken by P. Griffing, on L. I. On him was found a petition to Tryon for the farm, with buildings and utensils thereon, of Grover Glover, now in rebellion, and the Governor's reply :
To whom it may concern : Permit Phineas Fairbank and Jer. Bow- en, to take possession of the house and premises of Joshua Wells, ( now in rebellion ) at Southold, on condition they occupy the same, for their present use and advantage ; provided it does not interfere with, or is not wanted for the King's service.
Given under my hand and seal at arms, N. Y., March 31, '78. WM. TRYON, Gov.
By his Excellency's command. B. J. JOHNSON, Pro. Sec.
649. Ap. 11, was taken from Stonybrook Harbor by 2 whale boats, manned with 13 Continental troops, a sloop and schooner, loaded chiefly with wood. The schooner is of 60 tons, and armed with 4 swivels; the sloop of 40: both arrived in safe ports with 4 prisoners .- N. Haven, Ap. 21, '78.
650. £40 Currency Reward. Stolen from Mark Langdon, at Widow Blydenburgh's, at the Branch, Smithtown, Ap. 22, '78, se- veral pieces of Taffetas, Calicoes, 6 pieces of Linen and other valua- ble dry goods, together with £200 in gold and silver. Pedlers are
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warned to take notice of this advertisement. Other small parties were at Setauket .- Riv., May 13.
£40 Reward. Taken away by the Rebels from Mark Langdon, on May 12 and 20th, at Smithtown, a large quantity of DRY GOODS and CASH, to the amount of £1000.
651. Riv., May 16, "78. The rebels have constant information by signals from many disloyal Islanders residing between Hunting- ton and Setauket of every vessel passing up the Sound, as well as of the situation of persons and things in several parts of L. I .; and they also convey all the information their emissaries daily procure of the several occurrences in N. Y. City.
652. Riv., May 20, "78. On the evening of Monday se'nnight a party of rebels landed at a harbor in Huntington, and attacked the house of Shubael Smith, situated near the water side, and carried off Mr. Stone, a gentleman belonging to Col. Ludlow's Reg't, and se- veral other persons. They afterwards passed the houses of Jos. Lewis and Nath'l Williams, without molesting them, and proceeded to that of Wm. Hindford, a refugee, used his house and store in the same manner they had done Mr. Smith's, and then returned to Con't with the prisoners and booty .*
* Shubael Smith of Huntington, joined the enemy ; his ferry boat at Norwalk was seized by the Americans, Jan. 16, '77. Cor. 502.
653. Riv., May 20, "78. Sunday night, 10th inst., 2 whale boats, 7 men in each, came to Blue Point, and took thence 5 boats lying there with oysters, owned by Tho's Myng, Amos Underhill, John Rapalje, Sam'l Toby, and Mr. Cameron. This party was command- ed by one Dayton from Corum, and were all well armed. They brought their boats from the N. side of the Island and sent their prizes to N. London. They put some women and children, and Tho's Myng ashore.
B: - The head of the Banditti who captured 5 vessels loaded with lum- ber and produce for the market of N. Y., was Ebenezer Dayton, a noted pedler, who lately lived at Corum. Next in command was Wm. Clark, formerly a rebel Lt., who had taken the benefit of Howe's Proclamation ; and after taking the oaths to Government, he kept a shop near B. Haven, where, by making private lotteries, &c., he converted his effects into cash, and about 4 or 5 weeks ago eloped
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to Conn. This party (14 in number) are a species of plunderers distinct from the rebel troops.
654. Eben'r Punderson, a noted Tory, who made his escape some time ago from Groton, was employed and sent by the commis- sary at N. Y. to exact of the inhabitants at E. End of L. I. all the grain which it was possible for them to spare, and had ordered them by advertisements to meet him at different places in each town and parish, to give an account of what grain they had ; but his con- science so terrified him, and fearing he should be met by people from N. England, he ran off without meeting the inhabitants according to appointment .- N. London, May 22, "78.
E. Punderson, at Newport, Oct. 14, '78, wants his family to come in the King's lines on L. I., and he was at E. Hampton, Sept. 21, '83.
655. May 25, '78. 4 more whale-boats have again made their appearance in Blue Pt. Bay, and intend to prevent any boats re- sorting thither ; they lay on the beach and get necessaries from the inhabitants in that neighborhood .- May 25, Gaine.
656. Gaine, Ju. 15, '78. Friday 5th inst., Eben. Dayton, with 6 others, by stratagem, took Mr. M'Intire's sloop whilst they lay near Blue Pt., and stripped a sloop of Lindley Murray. Next day another party composed of Rogers, Halsey, Sayer, and White, col- lected at S. Hampton with a no. of others, to prevent provisions be- ing sent to N. Y. ; and that night a party from the Main in a whale- boat seized a sloop at the entrance of Brook Haven harbor, with a quantity of goods from N. Y. for the use of the inhabitants of that neighborhood ; and the same night they plundered the house of Philip Roe, at Drowned Meadows, 3 miles east, of a considerable quantity of goods and cash.
Last Sat. night a party of 14 armed men landed on I. I., and en- tered the house of W. Nicoll, Esq., Islip, and robbed him of a sum of money, plate, some arms, a quantity of clothing, and other proper- ties to a very considerable amount. They appeared to be very well acquainted in the family, as they knew where to find every thing they wanted .- June 22, Gaine. .
657. New Lon., May 15. Sunday night last, 2 boats under the command of Cap. Dayton and Chester, with 14 men in both, went to L. I., and carrying one of the boats across a narrow part of the island
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at S. Hampton, they went about 60 miles up the S. side of the island to Fire I. Inlet, and took possession of 5 sail of coasting vessels which lay there, laden with lumber, oysters, household furniture, some dry goods, provisions, &c. The prizes are all safe arrived. More might have been brought off, could they have manned them. Among the prisoners is a British Sergeant .- Gaine, June 1, "78.
Libels in favor of Dayton and others, were filed before R. Law, Judge of the Maritime Court, N. London county, against the following vessels, taken between high and low water mark, viz. Peggy, Cha's Cameron, Commander ; Polly, Geo. Hallock ; George, Sam'l Tobey ; Dalancey, Tho's Ming ; Jacob, Ja's Smith.
N. London, May 22, '78. Tuesday night 8 whale-boats arrived here taken by Dayton, S. side of L. I.
658. N. London, June 12, "78. Capt. E. Dayton, in an armed boat, carried 3 prizes (coasters) into N. Haven, which he took near Fire Island Inlet.
Last Thursday night a party of rebels assembled at the house of one Weser, 8 miles E. of Huntington, where one Robertson, a pedler, had lodged, whom they robbed of all his goods, and took a sum of . money of Mr. Weser .- June 15, '78, Gaine.
659. June 15, '78. Jona Vail, in the Revenge, took from one Allen, at Southold, a horse. Peter Griffing took 6 oxen from Tho's Seaman and Mat. Smith, July 24.
660. June 27, '78. Tho's Fanning, of South Hampton, brother of Edmund Fanning, was carried off last week by a party of rebels from Conn.
June 20, '78. J. Youngs, of Stirling, writes to Nath'l Shaw in be- half of Fanning-says he got Youngs out of prison in N. Y. T. F., Lt. and Q. M., was exchanged for Jos. Chew, Esq.
661. N. Haven, Aug. 5, "78. Last Friday about 1000 new Levies arrived at Huntington, from N. Y., said to be a foraging party.
N. London, Aug. 14, '78. We hear 1000 troops from N. Y. were at the E. end ofL. I. a few days ago, collecting provisions for the British army.
662. Fairfield, Aug. 7, '78. Gov. Tryon has marched down the Island, and is now at Setauket with 1200 men. He orders the
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farmers to thresh out the grain immediately. The stock on L. I., it is expected, will be taken for the Kings's use.
N. London, Aug. 21,'78. A sergeant and 5 privates, deserters from Tryon's plundering party, arrived here from L. I. They say the troops were to set out on their return, on Tuesday last.
663. Aug. 29, "78, Riv. On Tuesday se'night, a party of Rebels who had crossed over from Con't, having concealed themselves in a wood below Huntington, fired upon 3 light dragoons, returning from E. end of the Island, and killed one of them on the spot ; the other two, with the horses, got off unhurt. A party was immediately dis- patched from Huntington in quest of these assassins ; but they es- caped over to their brethren, on the other side of the Sound. Two days after this, a Lt. and a few of the hands belonging to the Pri- vateer lately wrecked on E. end of L. 1., were apprehended and pro- perly secured.
664. Sep. 5, "78. I arrived last evening from the East end of L. I., with a detachment of near 1000 Provincials, where I had marched to secure the peaceable behavior of the disaffected inhabit- ants in that quarter, and assist the Commissary in obtaining about 1000 fat cattle for the army. Inclosed is the cath I administered to all the inhabitants on the north side of the Island, giving them the alternative, either to take the oath, or remove with their families and furniture to Conn. Not one of the whole chose the latter ; even the hottest rebels said my proposal was generous, which convinces me that the acrimony of opposition is much softened by the late concessions of Government. Tryon.
665. Last Sat. sundry inhabitants of Huntington were brought to our jail for piloting the rebels in their different excursions from Con't on L. I. Gaine, Sep. 14, "78.
666. Oct 8, "78. I have, in a 2d excursion, brought all the in- habitants on the E. end of L. I., as far as Montauk Point, under an oath of peaceable behavior to his Majesty's Government, and with good humor.
Tryon.
[Major Isaac Reeve was informed against by Maj. Parker Wickham. When the light horse, led by Tories, first came to his house, he escaped. Soon after he was taken and pinioned at his own house, and carried be- fore Tryon at Mattituck, 2 miles distant, and threatened to be hung on
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a big tree there. He refused at first to give up, but at the solicitation of his father James, he took the oath, but spurned the Bible from his lips. Major Reeve was afterwards appointed Commissary, a post that gave him an opportunity of favoring many poor Whigs.
John Benjamin said to Mr. Reeve, " Are you going to take the oath ?" " Yes." "I wont." "You must." "No, I wont." When Benjamin's turn came, he was asked his occupation. " A Presbyte- rian." " I mean, what is your business ?" " A Presbyterian." " What do you bring this fool here for ?" said Tryon, " Take him away."-Ed.]
667. N. London, Sep. 18, "78. Major Eben'r Gray, with a party of Col. Meigs' Reg., went to Huntington on L. I., and brought off 16 prisoners, disaffected, (who had gone over to the enemy from this state) ; 3 others were killed, and 2 made their escape.
Sep. 19, '78, Riv. Last Tues. se'nnight, a number of armed rebels in 20 whale-boats came over from Norwalk and landed at Oak Neck in Huntington, and attacked the house of the Widow Chichester, in which 25 refugees were quartered, who made some resistance, but were soon overpowered. 2 of them, Capt. Coffin and - Lyon, were killed, one badly wounded, 16 made prisoners ; the rest made their escape.
668. Oct. 10, '78. Buel writes to Gov. Trumbull that Tryon wants to exchange rum, sugar, molasses, tea, and whatever may please the ladies, for beef.
669. N. London, Oct. 16, '78. 30 Sail of woodmen arrived at Newport from L. I.
670. Last Tuesday afternoon 3 men in a small schooner, with 4 swivels and a cohorn, was attacked by 2 whale-boats with about 10 men in each at Fire Place. The boats went up with full resolution to board the schooner, and when within about 20 yards, they received such a dose from the cohorn, as obliged them to sheer off, when most of their oars were seen to drop by the people on shore who were spec- tators of the action, which was well fought on both sides ; but the boats, after having 9 of their men killed and several wounded, were obliged to return to the shore. Gaine, Nov. 2, "78.
671. David Landon took dry goods on L. I., near Southold, Nov. 6, "78, in possession of David Howell, now of Killingworth.
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From a Privateer off Smithtown, Nov. 28, "78.
672. " We have cleared the Bay of the piratical crew that in- fested it, and look upon the greater part of the inhabitants to be dis- affected to Gov't, and believe they give every intelligence, as well as subsistence to the rebel party." Riv. Dec. 2.
673. 14 days since a prize Brig came ashore opposite St. George's Manor, loaded with tobacco. Friday following a privateer sloop and 4 whale-boats from N. London appeared in the Bay, and were seen to ply between the prize and privateer, and 'tis supposed, carried off part of the cargo. Next day the boats made an attack on a schooner and a sloop that had arrived from N. York, but were repulsed by both ; when Mr. Dayton, who, 'tis said, commanded the boats, car- ried his wounded men ashore to the house of Capt. Josiah Smith, of Moriches, and the privateer sloop driving ashore, was taken by the people belonging to the 2 small vessels from N. Y. Gaine, Nov. 30, "78.
674. Dec. 2, "78. Riv. Last Friday night, a few minutes after Col. Benj. Floyd, of Setauket, had gone to bed, George, son of Job Smith, of Smithtown, and Isaac, son of Epenetus Smith, with 12 others beset the house, and George obliged a domestic to show him where the Col. slept, whom he surprised and led to the thieves waiting at the door. They then triumphantly hurried him over to Norwalk.
675. Capt. Eben. Dayton, in the sloop Ranger of 45 men, 6 car- riage guns, and 12 swivels, blunderbusses, muskets, hand grenadoes (to throw on the deck of the vessel attacked as they run her aboard with whale-boats), was taken in South Bay, [Nov. 20, '78] by Capt. Stout of a N. Y. Privateer, and brought to N. Y. Wed. last. Riv. Dec. 5, "78.
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