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ened them Grately and I know we were able to beat 

 them and that a violent push with one hundred 

 brave men when the Left whing Returned from per- 

 suing them would have turned the Scale in our fa- 

 vor indeed I think fifty would in the Scatered State 

 they were in and five or Six hundred Mounted Rifle- 

 men from Conetuck aded to the force we have would 

 Be as Sure of Suchsess as they went many have 

 offer to Go with me a number of officers ofer to Go 

 as privates and I never was Treated with So much 

 Respect in any part of the world as I have bean 

 this day in this wilderness in the time I am offered 

 My Choice of any horse belonging to the town as 

 I Lost all my own horses I shall Se the General in 

 the morning and perhaps be no more Satisfied than 

 I am now. Though I have Spoke of all the officers 

 with that Respect they Richly deserve I Cannot in 

 Justice to Capt. Hannah help mentioning him as 

 when all his men were killed wounded and Scatered 

 except four Got a ( ?) that belonged to Capt. 

 Darkes Company when the Cannon was Retaken 

 the Artilery men being all killed and Lying in heaps 

 about the Peases who he draged away and Stood 

 to the Cannon himSelf til the Retreat and then with- 

 in a few yards of the enemy Spiked the Gun with 

 his Baonet Capt. Brack (?) and all the Captains of 

 the Maryland Line I cannot Say too much in their 

 praise. I have taken the Liberty of Writing So per- 

 ticculer to you as I think no one Can Give a better 

 account nor do I think you will Get an account from 

 any that Saw So much of the action Genl. St. Clair 



