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unseen by the Rebels, crossed to Staten Island. This caused 

 much reflection and wonderment. N. B. While I was sailing 

 from New York I saw all the Grenadiers and English regiments 

 passing from Staten Island in large ships and sailing up the 

 North River, where they landed at Philipp's House and were 

 obliged to pitch a hut camp. 



"June 24. At daybreak, looking from our schooner, we saw 

 our whole army on Staten Island, and the rising tide lifting us 

 again we sailed back, landed and I returned to my regiment. A 

 short time after, we marched on, but tonight we were obliged to 

 sleep in the pouring rain. 



" Thursday, Sept. 28. To-day some distinguished inhabitants 

 of New York were arrested for having been in correspondence 

 with the Rebels. They were all betrayed, in a list of names, to 

 General Klinton by a deserting Rebel General who had arrived 

 here named Arnold, a German ; for the same reason more in- 

 habitant were daily taken to the prison (Provo). An adjutant, 

 Major Andre of the 54th English regiment of General Klinton, 

 having been sent on a secret errand, was caught by the Rebels 

 and hanged as a spy, which caused much excitement among the 

 English. 



"January 6, 1781. At 6 o'clock in the morning. General 

 Clinton went to Staten Island with English Grenadiers, 2 Hessian 

 regiments and other troops, not alone on account of his attempted 

 capture, but among many other things, more especially on ac- 

 count of the rumored mutiny which some regiments of the Rebels 

 are said to have attempted. He sent some parts of them across 

 to Jersey, but they came back a few days afterwards without 

 having accomplished anything of importance. 



"March i. General Clinton had announced in his orders the 

 advantage which the Brigadier Gen. Arnold (who had deserted 

 from the Rebels) had gained in Richmond with the English 

 troops and others he had with him. He had burnt all the stores 

 of provisions and ammunition there and lost but few men. 



" Monday, October 8. This morning I went on a ' small tour ' 



