This evening
Returned a party of our Provincial Troops that had been detached from King's
Bridge and brought in a Captain, one Subaltern, and 23 more Rebels. The
Commander in Chief and his suite arrived this afternoon at 2 o'clock at New
York from Staaten Island.
SOURCE: G. D. Scull,
Editor, The Montresor Journals, pp. 426-7
The 17th Dragoons
embarked at Staaten Island and arrived at New York, where they are to be
stationed between it and King's Bridge. The Commander in Chief viewed the works
at King's Bridge. I set off this afternoon for Staaten Island and reached it in
the night. Orders to put that post near the watering place in a state of
defence. Six 6-pounders (Iron) to be mounted in these works.
SOURCE: G. D. Scull,
Editor, The Montresor Journals, p. 427
Working party 150
men began to make fascines for making good the rear of the Redoubts at Staaten
Island and to add 2 small ones for 30 men each to terminate the Flanks. I
returned to New York this Evening. All the Artillery and Stores excepting the
Battery Guns of the 2nd Battalion and 2 of Light Infantry were embarked on
board the Artillery Transports by nine o'clock this morning for Staaten Island.
SOURCE: G. D. Scull,
Editor, The Montresor Journals, p. 427
At 4 o'clock this afternoon Sir Wm Howe left New York and arrived at Amboy at 10 this night. Also the Engineers Stores &. Account received (privately) from the Indians that 700 of the [Chetig——] will be ready to join us as soon as we open the communication—Doubt it very much.
SOURCE: G. D. Scull, Editor, The Montresor Journals, p. 421
The Commander in Chief reviewed the 2 Battalions Anspach. Baggage waggons ferrying over to Staaten Island. 43 Sail of Transports now in Princes Bay. Boats constantly arriving from New York to take off the Stores from hence.
SOURCE: G. D. Scull, Editor, The Montresor Journals, pp. 423-4
This morning early Ferguson's Riflemen surprised and took one Rebel Light dragoon and also an advanced Piquet, shot the officer thro the thigh and took him with 4 privates, the rest escaped. The Scarboro 20 Gun Ship with 16 sail from Halifax arrived at New York.
SOURCE: G. D. Scull, Editor, The Montresor Journals, p. 424
* New York, Thursday, June 10. On Tuesday about eleven o'clock, his Excellency the Hon. General Gage, with his Lady, their son and two daughters, Miss Morris, Major Sheriffe, and the Captains Kemble and Dobson, embarked on board the Ship Earl of Dunmore, Capt. Lawrence, for London. The Royal Artillery were under arms, and saluted his Excellency with 17 guns, a great company of Gentlemen attended his Excellency to the ship, expressing in very fervent terms, their wishes of safety and felicity to this most valuable and sincerely beloved personage, his truly amiable Lady and Family. — Rivington's N. Y. Gazettcer, June 10, 1773, No. 8.
The General was attended by the principal officers of the Army, to the Waterside, at Murray's Wharf near the Coffee House, where a Company of the Royal Artillery, under Arms waited his coming. As soon as the Ship got under sail, he was saluted by 19 Discharges of 2 Field Pieces, belonging to the Artillery; and as he passed the Battery by the like Number from thence. The N. Y. Journal, June 10, 1773, No. 1588.
SOURCE: New York Historical Society, Publisher, Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year 1883: The Kemble Papers, Vol. 1 1773-1789, p. 1
New-York. This day
Lord Cornwallis went in the Armed schooner Alert from New York to Amboy.
SOURCE: G. D. Scull,
Editor, The Montresor Journals, p.
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