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Me C 29/17 : Letter from Dr. John Macnamara Hayes, Hubbarton; to Charles Mellish, 13 Jul. 1777
Intrenching Tools of all sorts, Powder & Provisions
behind them the 6th Inst. about 4 o'C a.m. The
advanced Corps with the Germans immediately pursued the Rebels
by Land while Gen'l. Burgoyne with the shipping,
Gun Boats & first and second Brigade pursued
by Water, forced a part of the Bridge, and
advanced towards Skeensborough where the Rebels
were fortified, had some Galleys & Schooners who
attacked our Gun Boats, but upon the Approach
of the shipping, one or two struck, one blown up
and all their Boats & Baggage taken. They had
large stores of every Necessary at Skeensborough
which which [sic] they set fire to and then got off.
It is said for certain, there was 15,000 stand of
Arms &c. consumed at the stores with every
other Necessary. Our people are encamped
at Skeensborough - but to return to the advanced
Corps at Skeensborough under the Command of
Brig[adie]r Gen[era]l Fraser, he pursued a party of the Rebels
the 6th and the 7th in the Morn[in]g, came up with a Body
of them ab[ou]t 2,000 who were in Ambush, or as I
suppose it, preparing to set off, as they were
putting on their Napsacks &c., but upon two
Companies shewing themselves, they soon betook
themselves to their Breastworks, which is a Mode
