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theymade another raid, and three of them were taken prisoners 

 while driving off some thirty sheep, which were recovered. 

 Washington, upon his departure for the South, left Heath in 

 command and advised him to continue the petit guerre with 

 Sheldon's dragoons, the New York militia, and other light 

 troops, and to hold the marauders in check. On the nine- 

 teenth of September, it was reported "that De Lancey's corps 

 at Morrisania is afflicted with a mortal sickness, and are much 

 reduced in numbers." 



Upon December twenty-third, Captain Williams of the 

 New York levies, stationed on the lines, made an excursion to 

 Morrisania with twenty-five volunteers, and was so successful 

 as to return with one captain, one lieutenant, and seven pri- 

 vates of De Lancey's command, and without losing a man. 

 Captain Pritchard moved down with a detachment of Con- 

 tinental troops to cover the retreat of the horse, but the enemy 

 did not come out. 



On January II, 1782, Captain Honeywell (also spelt Hunne- 

 well and Hunnywell) of the First Westchester Militia, with a 

 number of volunteer horse, made an excursion to Morrisania 

 and brought off as prisoners Captain Totten and three privates 

 of De Lancey's command. A party of the enemy's horse pur- 

 sued the retiring Americans, but were checked by Major 

 Trescott with his covering body of Continental troops, and 

 no injury was sustained. The special object of the raid was 

 to capture De Lancey, but he was again absent from his 

 quarters. 



On the twenty-sixth of February, Abraham Dyckman, the 

 Westchester guide, with thirteen volunteer horsemen, made 

 another raid upon the Westchester Light Horse at Morrisania 

 and took five prisoners and five horses. The pursuing party 

 came too near, so the brave volunteers charged them, took one 



