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The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
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On Sunday last, near Slabtown and Black Horse in New Jersey, Col. Griffin's American forces skirmished with Hessians, forcing their retreat with losses. The next day, reinforced British advanced, prompting American retreat; evening skirmish at Mount Holly resulted in more enemy casualties. American losses: 2 killed, 7-8 wounded. Americans at Moorestown, enemies at Mount Holly.
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I hear, from good authority, that on Sunday last, betwixt Slab town and the Black Horse, in the Jerseys, a party of our army, under the command of col. Griffin, had a skirmish with the Hessians, and that the enemy were forced to retreat with precipitation, having some killed, and leaving behind them many knapsacks and other necessaries, amongst which was a hat shot through the crown; but the next morning, the enemy advancing with a considerable reinforcement, supposed to be about 2000 men, with seven or eight field pieces, our little army was obliged to retreat (which they performed with great regularity) to prevent their being outflanked by superior numbers; and in the evening they had another skirmish at Mount Holly, in which the enemy, as an intelligent person informs, had several killed and wounded. In both skirmishes, our people had only two killed, and seven or eight wounded. Our army is at Moore's town, and that of the enemy is at Mount Holly.
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In The Jerseys
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Sunday Last
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enemy: some killed in first skirmish, several killed and wounded in second; retreated with precipitation, left knapsacks and necessaries. our side: two killed, seven or eight wounded in both skirmishes. our army retreated with regularity to moore's town; enemy at mount holly.
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A party of our army under col. Griffin skirmished with Hessians betwixt Slab town and the Black Horse, forcing enemy retreat. Next morning, enemy advanced with about 2000 men and seven or eight field pieces, obliging our retreat to avoid outflanking. Evening skirmish at Mount Holly.