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r from I'Orient, was arrived there kfter a Cruise of
70 days, in which he took two vcffels from Jamaica,
two Brigs armed for a cruise, and two sloops of war, of
sixteen guns each. Captain Prichard, who commanded
the last, was killed in the engagement, and 30 of his
people wounded. On board the prizes were 400 prison
ers, whom captain Barre had sent off in one of the
brigs for Newfoundland, to exchange them for the
like number of American prisoners.
Philadelphia, Nov. 6.
Extract of a letter from General Wafliington, dated
Head Quarters near York, October 27, 1781.
"S IR,
" T do myfelf the honour to enclose to your excel-
I lency, copies of Returns of Prisoners, Artillery,
Arms, Ordnance and other Stores, surrendered by the
enemy in their polls of York and Glocefter, on the 19th
instant, which were not compleated at the time of my
last dispatches, and but this moment handed to me :
A draft of these posts, with the plan of attack and de
fence, is also tranfmitttd ; and twenty four Standards,
taken at the fame time, are ready to be laid before
Congress.
My prefect dispatches being important, I have com
mittedto the care of colonel Humphry, one of my
aids de camp, whom, for his attention, fidelity and
good services, I beg leave to recommend to Congress
and your excellency."
GENERAL RETURN of Officers and Privates fur
tendered prisoners of war, the 19th of October, 1781,
to the allied army under the command of his excellen
cy general Washington, taken from the original mus
ter rolls.
General and Staff, 1 lieutenant general,
> brigadier general,
X lieutenant colonel,
2 majors,
5 captains,
2 lieutenants,
2 chaplains,
i town-major,
I commissary prisoners,
I assistant quartermaster,
1 surgeon and field infpedor,
3 fu geons,
so mates,
2 purveyors,
4 Rewards,
2 ward-masters,
19 assistants,
2 carpenters,
5 deputy commissaries,
1 deputy com. of forage,
5 assistant commissaries,
2 clerks,
3 issuers,
2 coopers,
I labourer. Tetal 79
Artillery, 2 captains,
9 lieutenants,
1 surgeon,
1 mate,
z ferjeant,
4 drums,
193 rank and file,
i corn of military stores,
9 conductors,
§ conductors of horse,
16 artificers. Total 242
Guards, 3 lieutenant colonels,
12 captains,
1 ensign,
2 adjutants,
i quartermaster,
I surgeon,
3 mates,
25 ferjeants,
12 drums,
467 rank and file. Total 527
Light Infantry, 1 lieutenant colonel,
1 major,
10 captains,
• 16 lieutenants,
I ensign;
2 surgeons,
33 ferjeants,
13 drums,
594 rank and file. Total 671
XVIIth Regiment, 1 lieutenant colonel,
1 major,
3 captains,
8 lieutenants,
4 ensigns,
1 surgeon,
9 ferjeants,
13 drums,
205 rank and file. Total 245
XXIIId Regiment, 3 captains,
6 lieutenants,
1 adjutant,
1 surgeon,
I mate,
16 ferjeants,
205 rank and file. Total 233
XXXIIId Regiment, 1 lieutenant colonel,
3 captains,
5 lieutenants,
1 ensign,
1 surgeon,
15 ferjeants,
9 drums,
225 rank and file. Total 260
XLIIId Regiment, 1 major,
3 captains,
5 lieutenants,
3 ensigns,
I quartermafier>
I fnrgeon,
2z ferjeants,
r 6 drums,
307 rank and file. Total 359
LXXIft Regiment, 1 lieutenant colonel,
1 major,
i captain,
11 lieutenants,
4 ensigns,
I quartermaster,
1 surgeon,
ii mate,
28 ferjeants,
9 drums,
242 rank arid file. Total 300
LXXVIth Regiment, 1 major,
6 captains,
16 li u tenants,
4 ensigns,
iadjutant,
1 quartermaster,
1 surgeon,
I mate,
38 ferjeants,
18 drums,
628 rank and file. Total 715
LXXXth Regiment, 1 lieutenant colonel,
2 majors,
5 captains,
* 17 lieutenants,
3 ensigns,
1 adjutant,
I quartermaster,
1 surgeon,
1 mate,
49 ferjeants,
20 drums,
588 rank and file. Total 689
Two batt. Anfpach, 2 colonels,
1 lieutenant colonel,
2 majors,
8 captains,
32 1 eutenants,
1 chaplain,
2 quartermasters,
2 surgeons,
10 ma es,
32 ferjeants,
25 drums,
948 rank and file,
E waggonmafter,
8 waggoners,
2 provost marshal,
1 assistant. Total 1077
Prince Hereditary, r lieutenant colonel,
1 major,
5 captains,
5 lieutenants,
4 ensigns,
1 chaplain,
1 quartermaster,
4 surgeon's mates,
19 ferjeants,
11 drums,
425 rank and file.
6 waggoners,
1 prov. marshal. Total 484
Regiment de Bose, 2 majors,
5 lieutenants,
2 ensigns,
1 adjutant,
i quartermaster,
1 surgeon,
3 mates,
46 ferjeants,
16 drums,
271 rank and file,
I prov.marfhal. Total 349
Yagers, 1 captain.
3 lieutenants,
1 surgeon,
1 trumpet,
68 rank and file. Total 74
British Legion, 1 lieutenant-colonel,
6 captains,
$ lieu tenants,
' 3 cornets,
6 quartermaflers,
1 surgeon,
17 ferjeants,
7 trumpeters,
192 rank arid file. Total 241
Queen's Rangers, 1 lieutenant-colonel
I major,
10 captains,
15 lieutenants,
11 cornets,
3 quarter-masters,
2 surgeons,
24 ferjeants.
5 trumpeters,
248 rank and file. Total 320
N. Carolina Volunteers, 1 lieutenant-colonel,
5 captains,
7 lieutenants,
8 ensigns,
7 ferjeants,
114 rank and file. Total 142
Pioneers, 2 captains,
3 lieutenants,
4 ferjeants,
33 rank and file. Total 44
Engineers, 2 lieutenants,
Loyal Foresters, 2 captains,
f lieutenant,
i ensign,
2 rank and file,
3d New-Jersey Volunteers, 1 captain,
i lieutenant,
2 rank and file,
New-York Volunteers, 1 captain,
1 ensign,
1 rank and file,
Virginia Volunteers, 1 captain,
1 rank and file.
King's American Regt. 1 lieutenant,
i rank and file,
Gen. Delancey's Batt. 2 ensigns,
2 rank ana file,
N. Carolina, Ind. Comp. 1 ensign,
1 rank and file. Total „
Taken on the 14th and 7 1 lieutenant-colonel,
16th of Oftober, ( 2 majors,
' 2 captains,
t ensign,
2 ferjeants,
76 rank and file. Total 84
TOTAL,
i lieutenant-general,
x brigadier general,
2 colonels,
, 14 lieutenant-colonels,
16 majors,
97 captains,
180 lieutenants,
55 ensigns,
4 chaplains,
6 adjutants,
18 quartermaflers,
18 surgeons,
^smaxes,
385 ferjeants,
179 drums and trumpeters,
6039 rank and le,
I town major,
I commissary of prisoners,
I affift.quartrrmafler,
I i surgeon and field iafpel
I 3 furl-eons,
1 10 mates,
Hospital department, ^ ? ftewa'd^"'
I 2 ward masters,
: 19 affiflaots,
1 2 carpenters.
f 5 deputy commissaries,
1 1 dep. commiff. of forage,
• 5 assistant commissaries,
Commissary departm. < 2 clerks,
13 issuers,
: 2 coopers,
I i labourer.
I commissary military Hores,
9 conductors,
5 conductors of horse,
16 artificers,
i waggon master,
25 waggoners,
5 provost marshals & assist.
80 followers of the army,
Amounting, in the whole to seven thousand, two hun
dred and forty (even.
" B. By an eflimate colleßed by the adjutant ge
neral, the killed, -during the siege, including officers
amount at ieaft to 309, and the deserters 44.
(Signed) THOMAS DURIE, Depy. Com. P ris
MILITARY CHEST, Two thousand one hundred
and thirteen pounds fix killings fleriing, dollars at
4 s. Bd.
RETURN of Ordnance and Military flores taken at
York and Gloucester in Virginia, by the surrender
of the British army, on the 19th of October, 1781,
BRASS ORDNANCE,
f I Ammuzette,
112 3 pounders,_
r 4 (Travelling
12 6 ' ( carriages.
cannon,<
} r 9 J
I 4 12
[39 ) Garrison carriages.
}6 5i2 inch) T
38 ) 1 rav elling earn
6 8 not mounted.
( 11 4 2-5 inchl
J 7 5!2 r Mounted.
Mortars, < 1 16'
/ 1 4 2 5 )
^ 3 13 ) "o' mounted.
Total 75
IRON ORDNANCE,
f 2 1 pounder)
|3 3 1
1 30 6 < Garr son or
Cannon, < 42 9 '^P carriages.
I 18 12 I
27 18 J
1 1 2 4 ) Travelling carr.
Caronades, () Ships carriages.
Swivels, 6
169 Total.