The Virginia Gazette

On Monday morning, the 6th instant at sun rise, Lieutenant Colonel Tarlton, of the British legion, with about 300 horse and 40 or 50 infantry, made their appearance in King-street, opposite the road leading to Sherwood's bridge across Bronx river; leaving the rascally Major Baremore with 20 of his men at the lower Bronx bridge, in order to draw down Lieutenant Colonel White's detachment of horse and infantry, when Tarlton was to fall on his rear by crossing Sherwood's bridge. Colonel White, having timely notice of their designs, frustrated the whole of their plan; the British hero was therefore obliged to return much chagrined, and disappointed in his Don Quixotte expedition; which began with killing one, and wounding five of his own men, in a charge at Rye bridge, and ended in taking off all the geese, ducks and chickens in the neighbourhood of King-street and the White plains: It is hoped a charitable construction will be put on the latter part of this glorious expedition as we are credibly informed the British hospitals are much in want of poultry, the number of sick increasing daily.