The Freeman's Journal, Or, New Hampshire Gazette

PORTSMOUTH.

Extract of a letter from the hon. Gov. Trumbull, dat.
Lebanon February 3. 1777.

Examination of Mrs. Hannah White, wife of Sergeant White, of the Regiment lately commanded by
Gen. Mc. Dougall, taken before him at Pecks Kill,
Jan. 25, 1777. -

"Mrs White says, that she left New-York on Monday the 20th inst.-that the college, bridewell, new
gaol, Baptist meeting, and the tavern lately occupied
by Mr. Dela Montaigne, and several other houses are
full of the sick and wounded of the enemy, that the
Hessians are very sickly and discontented, and had
three rounds fired on a number of them, in Jersey, by
a party of the British troops, for refusing to attack the
Americans, and that a number of Hessians were bro't
into New-York, under guard; that on Saturday before
she left the city, she heard a British officer, who rode
in express with the intelligence of our troops. advan-
cing to fort independence) declare to another, that
they had but 400 regular troops in the city, and about
500 at the forts near Kingsbridge, and that they would
be obliged to send to Jersey for troops to defend the
city, that the enemy obliged the citizens to watch at
ight, but would not trust many of them with arms.
Clubs were given to those suspected, to do duty with,
that they appeared in great consternation in New-York.
that on Monday some officers were beating about for
volunteers to go into Jersey, and if a sufficient number
did not enlist, the next day the fifth man of the citizens,
and those who come in for protection, were to be
draughted to reinforce the enemy's army in Jersey.-
that General Lee was brought to New-York on thur-
day the 16th inst. where he was under guard in a small
mean looking house, at the bottom of King-street.-
that her sister, with whom she lived, paid eighteen
pence per pound for beef before she left the city which
would scarcely grease the water it was boiled in."