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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Official dispatch from Major Crutchfield reports British attack on Hampton on morning of June 25 with 2500 troops including 400 riflemen. American losses under 20, British at least 200. British force now 4000-5000 at Hampton, pillaging and planning pursuit. Confirmed by deserters. High praise for captains Pryor, Servant, Shield, Cooper, and Brown.
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Richmond, June 28
An official despatch, received last night, by the Executive, from Major Crutchfield, states the force of the enemy, who attacked Hampton on the morning of the 25th, to have been upwards of 2500, of whom 400 were riflemen. Our loss did not exceed twenty; that of the enemy, at least 200. The British force, now at Hampton, is between 4 and 5000. The enemy was pillaging in all directions, and determined to mount all the horses he could collect with riflemen, and pursue our little army.
The above account of the force of the enemy, and of his loss, which was at first communicated by three French deserters, (one of whom is an intelligent lieutenant,) was confirmed by three British deserters, who arrived in camp, just as Major Crutchfield was about to close his letter.
In addition to the companies of Capt. Pryor of the artillery, captain Servant, of the riflemen, and captain Shield of the infantry, of whom Major Crutchfield made honorable mention in his letter of the 25th, he speaks in very high terms of the conduct of Capt. Cooper and his troop of cavalry, and captain Brown and his company of infantry.
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Hampton
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Morning Of The 25th
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our loss did not exceed twenty; that of the enemy, at least 200. the british force, now at hampton, is between 4 and 5000. the enemy was pillaging in all directions, and determined to mount all the horses he could collect with riflemen, and pursue our little army.
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An official despatch from Major Crutchfield states the force of the enemy, who attacked Hampton on the morning of the 25th, to have been upwards of 2500, of whom 400 were riflemen. The above account of the force of the enemy, and of his loss, which was at first communicated by three French deserters, (one of whom is an intelligent lieutenant,) was confirmed by three British deserters, who arrived in camp, just as Major Crutchfield was about to close his letter. In addition to the companies of Capt. Pryor of the artillery, captain Servant, of the riflemen, and captain Shield of the infantry, of whom Major Crutchfield made honorable mention in his letter of the 25th, he speaks in very high terms of the conduct of Capt. Cooper and his troop of cavalry, and captain Brown and his company of infantry.