The Freeman's Journal, Or, New Hampshire Gazette

The following is the substance of intelligence, sent from the Western army to Philadelphia: by a person of distinction, and from thence transmitted to a gentleman in this town.

"Two deserters of the 40th regiment, who came from the enemies York lines, declare, that in the engagement last Friday week, our detachment killed and wounded 800 of the enemy: the detachment consisted of 1500: that we had but 2000 men in that quarter, and that the enemy had at and near the post 8000; that on Monday last some of our troops fell in with Major Rogers, with his Long Island militia rangers, and gave them a terrible drubbing, killed some; took 36 prisoners, upwards of 60 fine small arms, a number of blankets, and utterly routed his whole corps; that two of our regiments ambushed a body of Hessians, and set them a scampering: that he saw our battalions discharge three vollies at them which it is not doubted did good execution; that after this skirmish the two armies annoyed each other by cannonading; that a deserter informed, that one of our cannon balls killed a sentry at the door of General Howe's tent, entered the tent, and shattered the bone of the General's leg so that his life was despaired of, and that the deserters said that he heard his captain say this; that Col. Livingston with two battalions had gone from Fairfield over to the east part of Long Island, and that General Howe had ordered over two battalions to oppose them: that he heard that Livingston had taken some of the enemy's cattle, and transported them to Connecticut; that the enemy had gained nothing of us but by the assistance of their shipping; that if they moved from New Rochelle, where they were when he wrote, a battle would ensue; that the events of war were uncertain, but that our men were in good spirits, and he did not doubt of success."