[hannat] history of THE QUEEN'S RANGERS 1S9 



artillery, who had escaped, and from his account it appeared that the 

 officer was not dead, and that the enemy were but few in number. After 

 the party had advanced a mile, an artilleryman, who had escaped and lay 

 Md in the bushes, came out and informed him that Lieut. Kynd lay not 

 far off. Lieut.-Cbl. Simcoe found him dreadfully mangled and mortally 

 wounded; he sent for an ox-cart from a neighboring farm, on which the 

 unfoi-tunate young gentleman was placed. The rain continued in a 

 violent manner, which precluded all pursuit of the enemy ; it now grew 

 more tempestuous and ended in a perfect hurricane, accompanied with 

 incessant lightning. This small party slowly moved back towards Her- 

 bert's ferry ; it was with difficulty that the drivers and attendants on the 

 carts could find their way; the soldiers marched on with their bayonets 

 fixed, linked in ranks together, covering the road. The creaking of the 

 wagon and the groans of the youth added to the horror of the night; 

 the road was no longer to be traced when it quitted the woods ; and it 

 was a great satisfaction that a flash of lightning, which glared among 

 the ruins of Norfolk, disclosed Herbert's house. Here a boat was pro- 

 cured which conveyed the unhappy youth to the hospital ship, where he 

 died next day." 



On the 29th January, Simcoe was sent to fortify the post at Great 

 Bridge, which was accomplished in a few days. The Americans, who no 

 longer dared to meet the Eangers in battle, continually fired at night 

 upon their sentinels, until Simcoe dressed up a figure with a blanket 

 coat to represent a sentinel, at which they fired half the night, the real 

 sentinels being concealed. This sBamed them out of their unsoldier-like 

 practice. 



On the 5th Februarv% the works at Great Bridge being completed, 

 the Eangers were relieved and marched to Portsmouth, taking some 

 prisoners on the way. On the 10th they were detached to Kemp's 

 Landing and dispersed a marauding party under a New England officer 

 named Weeks, the latter being driven into a swamp and escaping with 

 great difficulty. On the 6th March, Quarter-ilaster McGill and 12 

 Hussars of the Eangers accompanied Lt.-Col. Dundas and part of his 

 regiment to Hampton, where they destroyed some stores and boats. On 

 their return they found 200 American militia drawn up behind a wet 

 ditch to dispute their passage. McGill with his Hussars, a few Yagers 

 and the mounted ofl&cers, 26 in all, charged them and broke them, and 

 the infantry coming up, they fled in all directions, with the loss of 60 

 killed, wounded or taken. Capt. Stewart, of the 8th, was killed in this 

 gallant charge and Lieut. Salisbury, of the navy, who had come for sport, 

 was wounded. 



