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The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
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Letter from Freehold, June 24, reports attempt to capture plundering Col. George Taylor, resulting in captures and casualties; sighting of British ferrying from Amboy to Staten Island; capture of four Tories who describe British army retreat from Somerset to Staten Island due to Washington's position, amid confusion on next moves.
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"I laid a bait last Saturday to break up the plundering col. George Taylor. It so far succeeded that I was within an ace of taking the whole, but we took one white man and a negro. While the rest were swimming towards a boat that was coming to take them off, we fired upon them, killed one, and wounded another, who were both hauled into the boat.
Last Sunday we discovered the enemy ferrying over from Amboy to Staten Island, and this morning we took four Tories who were coming over to throw themselves upon the mercy of their own country. They relate, that they went as waggoners with the British army from Brunswick to Somerset, and expected that they were coming to Philadelphia: that they retreated with them to Brunswick, from thence to Amboy, and thence to Staten Island; that, so far as they could learn, general Howe retreated because he did not think proper to attack general Washington, or to leave him in his rear, while he should attempt a march towards Philadelphia: that some said in the army they were going to England, others that they were going up the North river, others up the East river, but that they were all in great confusion. They have pitched their tents upon Staten Island."
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Freehold
Event Date
June 24
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took one white man and a negro; killed one, wounded another; took four tories
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Laid bait last Saturday to capture plundering Col. George Taylor, captured one white man and negro, fired on others swimming to boat killing one and wounding another; last Sunday discovered enemy ferrying from Amboy to Staten Island; this morning captured four Tories who described British army movements from Brunswick to Somerset expecting Philadelphia, retreated to Brunswick, Amboy, Staten Island due to Washington's position, army in confusion with rumors of going to England, North river, or East river, tents pitched on Staten Island.