The Irishman got up, threw down his pistol and surrendered, but the British dragoons, as they came up, commenced cutting at him. He then snatched hold of his pistol again and exclaimed: "If any of you cut at me again I'll Kill him!" An officer happened to come up then who said: "Save that brave fellow." Quarter was then given and he was consigned to the care of the Yager horse (who retired in a house, with the main body of their party).

-- Mosier and several others lay under a fence near Tommy Clapp's, and when the Yagers passed fired on them. They put spurs to their horses and escaped leaving their prisoners behind. Mosier's party and the prisoners then escaped to the woods. The Hessians used to say: "Dam me de Rebel!"

Captain Pritchard lay at Roger Lyons, Squire Sam's grand father, on the place now owned by Samuel Wright Carpenter. John Smith, Lieut. Peacock, and about twelve more lay at William Furman's, on the hill, who was disaffected and sent below. This was the next place south of R. Lyons' at that time, and afterwards owned by Johnson & Rundell. Pritchard had removed that very day, but Wright

Carpenter and his party didn't knowit. before Captain Kipp of the Refugees came upon them in the night and took all. They felt secure because Pritchard was there but had shifted his quarters that very night. After they got at Haerlem Peacock escaped by knocking down the sentry and going upon an island and the next night he got across to the main. Peacock proposed to Smith [marg: body?] that they should escape together who would not consent. Peacock at length said: "Smith, I am going now." He then made a necessary excuse and the sentinel accompanied him. He then pretended he had lost something, and the sentinel stooped down to help to look for it, when Peacock, watching his opportunity knocked the sentinel down and ran, [The sentinel was an