November 3d Went, accompanied by John Nugent to White Plains -- In the evening at Mr Washington Tompkins.

Nov. 4. At the Episcopal Church, Jr.

Novr 5th Enos Hobby, of Middle Patent, aged 89: "Bearmore, I [that] think when I knew him was about 25 or 30, and a very good and bold officer, but severe towards prisoners. In November (?) 1780, we started from Headquarters at Morris's house (afterwards burnt) about 600 strong, under Major Bearmore. Huggeford, too, I think was along. We moved first up the North River road with the intention of surprising the guard at Pines Bridge; but when within three or four miles of the Croton information

[marg: x] came that the rebels there had been strongly reinforced. We also heard that there was a strong patrol below which we hoped to fall in with. We then turned back, moving in regular order, about half our horse in front. Where Twitching's now is, we fell in with a scout that hailed us with great spirit: "Who's there?" "Friends!" "Friends to whom?" "King George!" We then received a volley which threw us into some disorder. The American scouts was posted at the time they fired on the south east cor -ner of the roads which cross at Twitchings and kept up their fire with great spirit for a quarter of an hour. The night was pitch dark and we couldn't see their number.-- Bearmore ordered his men to charge, but the bank was high with a fence on the top which the horses couldn't surmount and with trees and bushes. At this moment Bearmore received his mortal wound after an unsuc- -cessful attempt to charge. "Boys," said he, "I'm wounded--but don't mind that--Charge