Pay Roll of the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Privates, of Capt. Wm. Ludlum's Company of Militia, raised in Queens County, commanded by Col. Josiah Smith, stationed part of the time on the shores on the south side of Jamaica, and part of the time at NewYork Ferry. Aug. 31, 1776.

A Pay Roll of Lt. Jno. Robert's Company of Militia, raised at Flushing, in Queens County, belonging to Col. Josiah Smith's Regiment, stationed on Long Island, [at Far Rockaway, Aug. 9,] to protect the stock. The pay from the time of their enlistment to the 31st day of August, 1776, both days included.

Rations due the above company:

Two lieutenants, July 27 to Aug. 31, thirty-six days, two rations per day each, 144

Twenty-seven non-commissioned offi

cers and privates, July 27 to Aug. 16, twenty-one days, at one ration per day, is 567

104. On the Americans abandoning Long Island, the King's army moved from Bedford, leaving Heister with two brigades of Hessians on the Heights, one brigade of British at Bedford, and took five positions in the neighborhood of Newtown, Bushwick, Hell-Gate, and Flushing.

Gen. Robertson, while marching to the ferry, early on the morning after the retreat, August 30, was ordered to Hell-Gate to oppose Gen. Lee, reported to be landing there with an army. He came through Bedford and Cripplebush, the town spot of Newtown,* and so on to Hell-Gate,† but found no enemy there. He then took up his quarters at Wm. Lawrence's (now Whitfield's) for two weeks, and had 10,000 men encamped in tents on the hill and in Hallet's lot.

* Newtown, L. 1., Aug. 31, 1776. Maj. Gen. Robertson, responsible for the actions of those he commands, takes upon himself the responsibility of satisfying the people of the village for the depredations committed last evening by part of the 1st brigade, who came for water. He hopes for the future his troops will abstain from a crime which disgraces even victory, and defeats the King's intention to protect and reclaim his American subjects.

+ Wm. Warne, from Long Island, reports to Congress that "Suffolk county sent three hundred wagons to transport Howe's baggage and cannon towards Newtown or Hell-Gate, and that Justice Kissam was administering oaths of allegiance." [The badge of loyalty was a red cockade, a red ribbon around the hat, (the longer it streamed down behind the more loyal,) or even a red flannel rag tucked under the hat-band.-Ed.]

105. The British opened a battery on a point of land on Long Island, opposite the east end of Blackwell's Island, which cannonaded our fort at Horn's Hook for several days, but to little purpose, we having two men killed and four wounded. The Americans returned the fire, and some of the shot fell on Wm. Lawrence's land. Gen. Johnson says:

106. "The Rose passed through Buttermilk channel, Sept.12, and anchored opposite Bushwick creek, near the shore. Next day a small breastwork was thrown up by the Americans at Brande Molen, or Burnt Mill, on Stuyvesant's Point, opposite the ship. By 5 P. M., two heavy guns were mounted, from which nineteen shots were fired, eighteen of which hulled the frigate. The first ball alone failed: it struck the railing, killing a cow just delivered on board by Jacob Polhemus, who was himself on the deck.

"The frigate returned the fire, but her shot fell short of the Point. Night coming on, the firing ceased on both sides, and

under cover of darkness, the frigate changed her position, and anchored between Blackwell's and Long Island, under protection of an intervening point of land.

"On the evening of the 13th, the Phenix and Dutchess of Gordon* passed up the channel to join the Rose, followed by a great number of flat-boats for the transportation of the troops. Next morning all three frigates anchored opposite Kip's Bay, near New-York shore, and opened a fire to cover the landing. At 8 A. M. their troops embarked; as they passed the ships the firing ceased, and the troops landed without molestation."†

"Two British ships," says Lord Howe, "passed the fire of the American batteries at New-York, September 13, and waited off Bushwick creek, opposite Kip's Bay. Six transports went up the 14th, appointed to take in a number of troops from Bushwick, for facilitating the more timely support of the 1st division embarked in flat-boats at Newtown creek."

† Sept. 15. The 1st division, consisting of the light infantry, British reserve, Hessian grenadiers, and chasseurs, under Clinton, (having under him Cornwallis, Leslie, Vaughan, and Donop,) embarked at the head of Newtown creek, and landed at noon at Kip's Bay, under the fire of the British ships.

107. After Robertson left, Gen. Clark and Heister were quartered three weeks at Wm. Lawrence's. Heister had his Hessians with him, and embarked, October 12, for Frog's Point, by way of Hell-Gate, with flat-bottomed boats and other craft.

Wm. Lawrence was sick. The loyalists insisted he was playing sick, and had him examined by a Hessian surgeon, who exclaimed, referring to the false charge, "How much people lie in dis country!

Howe had his quarters at the "Big House," Rennie's, now Britanier's, where he wrote his account of the battle of Long Island. The side hill in the rear was covered with his tents. Vestiges of an encampment are yet visible.

Lord Percy and Gen. Grant were also in camp at Newtown, September 4. Clinton was quartered at N. Moore's, now S. Townsend's.