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The New York Packet, And The American Advertiser
New York, Fishkill, New York County, Dutchess County, New York
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A small American party near Bergen woods fired shots at two British officers riding towards Elizabeth-Town Point, leading to prolonged but harmless British cannon fire; the Americans escaped unharmed and retrieved cannonballs.
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On Monday last, a small party of our men were sent to drive off cattle from Bergen woods; their curiosity led them to march along Bergen shore, to view the regulars on Staten Island. On seeing two of their officers riding along the road towards Elizabeth-Town Point, one of our men thought to scare them, and fired their pieces at them, over the river, nearly opposite Decker's ferry. About two minutes after they thundered away incessantly for some time at our people, with their cannon, but did them no hurt, as they betook themselves to the woods; however they continued their fire with great fury for a considerable time, thinking, no doubt, that we had been intrenching there with a great force. It was no small diversion to our men to see them throwing away their powder and shot among the trees. They picked up some of the balls and brought them away with them.
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Bergen Shore
Event Date
Monday Last
Outcome
no harm done to the american party; they escaped to the woods and retrieved cannonballs.
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A small party of American men, sent to drive off cattle from Bergen woods, marched along Bergen shore to view British regulars on Staten Island. Seeing two British officers riding towards Elizabeth-Town Point, one American fired at them over the river near Decker's ferry to scare them. The British responded with cannon fire for some time, but the Americans took cover in the woods unharmed, amusingly watching the futile bombardment.