ARMED OCCUPATION OF
84
sioned by Gov. Trumbull to take every thing below highwater mark.
There being no vessels
South Bay
at present in
them
for
to take,
rather than return without booty, they have robbed old Mr. Nicholl's
family several times to a considerable amount.
Every 6th man drafted on L. I. from 16 Sandy Hook.
687. June 16, '79.
to
60, in consequence of our fleet [French] off
688. Riv. July
" Suffolk Co., Ju. 21.
3, '79.
The most
ous Rebels boast they can have goods from N. Y. as usual.
notori-
Several of
our inhabitants entertain and join with the plundering parties.
week a
party of Rebels had a feast at the house of Benj.
Moriches, (a most pernicious attended at this
caitiff.)
Wm.
frolic.
Last
Havens
at
and several of the inhabitants
Philips,
Benajah Strong, (who was
privy to the murder of Maurice Seaman, at Islip,) and Caleb Brewster,
gave
this entertainment.
The
689. Huntington.
friends of
Government here have been
greatly distressed ever since the King's troops left the E. end of L. I.
in
;
the rebellious part of the inhabitants in this town,
awe while
more
were stationed E. of
the troops
who were kept now become
us, are
insolent than ever, and publicly threaten to have
ists carried
off to Con't.
The
principal
all
the loyal-
of these miscreants are
Nath'l Williams, Stephen Kelsey, Eliphalet Chichester, John Brush,
Jonas Rogers, Marlboro Burtis, and Israel
smuggled goods out of N. Y.
Wood
;
several of
whom
to this place for the sole purpose of
supplying the rebels in Con't.
These scoundrels
live in perfect safety,
when
scarcely a night
passes but some of their loyal neighbors are plundered by the sons
and other relations of those rebels troops landed on the Island.
these traitors,
your
city to
if
I
who
fled to
Con't
when
the King's
hope you will keep a good look-out for
they should have the assurance to return again to
buy goods
any troops quartered
;
and
if
we
should be so happy as to have
in this part of the
these perjured villains will be
made
rebellion against the best of kings.
county again,
to rue the
I
hope
in
God
day they entered into
Gaine, Ju. 28, 1779.
The British put powder in the cellar and 690. July 21, '79. blew up the house lately improved by John Brown, on Fisher's I., fired the out-houses, hay, &c.