Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-01-09

w ed. 10. kept our StatlOn.
Thur 49, Set out and marched to Mock
amixon and put up, being. l6 IN.
I Fri. 20. 1t being very stormy day, We
marched to an inn and put up, being 4 m
Sat. 81. This day set out and marched
to the next inn and put up, being m
Sun. % Set out and marched to New
town and put up, being 10 IN.
Mon. 90 Kept our station at one Mr..
Cary's.
Tues. "a. Still kept our station.
Wed. 25. Set out with three days
provision and marched into Newtown,
where are three Regiments, namely, Coils
Stark's, Poor's and Patterson's. Then we
set out, just night, and marched to Slack S
Ferry in the night, aud crossed with the
whole Of Gen. .Sullivan's army and marched
on to Traintown Trenton, where the Hes
SLAMS had possession, where we had a
small matter of battle. But it was not
long before the enemy gave up, and we
made prisoners of the whole that were not
killed on the spot. They are not yet
numbered, but itsis supposed there are
about 1900 in the whole, and We brought
them back to Newtown, where we arrived
on Thursday after dark On Wednesday
night it began TO snow and rain, and con-
tinued to rain and snow until Thursday
night, and being extreme cold two or three
perished-one of them was one of our
prisoners. Then l returned to my old
quarters at Mr.. Cary's-it being 81 m.
Sun. 20. Stayed at Mr.. Cary's until
this morning, when orders came to US to
be ready at Head Quarters a. o'clock for
to go on some expedition; accordingly,
went to Newtcwn, tarrled there until just
night, then marched on to Browns Ferry
and put up, being 9 IN.
Mon. SO. Set out, marched down to
Howei's Ferry and crossed and marched
on to Trenton and put up, being 9 m.
Tues. 81. Kept our station at Trenton.
[l777, We'd Jan. l This day we being
ali paraded, Gen. Sullivan came and desired
us New Enghndersl to tarry six weeks
longer, to which they agreed, the great
part of them.
Thur 2. This day we had orders to
march, about 10 o'clock, news came shat
the enemy were coming, We were drawn
out of town, on the east side of the town;
one battalion went up and attacked them
and retreated back to the main body; the
enemy pursued to the edge Of the town,
where our men were placed with two or
three field pieces, and they fred upon them
and killed them in great numbers then
they retreated. Our men kept their ground
all day; we kept guard until l o'clock.
Then we marched off, undiscovered by the
enemy, who camped that night within so
roods of us. We marched all night, and
sun an hour high we arrived at Princeton,
which was II miles. There we were
attacked by about 1900 Regulars and
company of Light Horse, and we killed
about 200 on the spot, wounded a number
more, and made prisoners Of upwards of
800, and the rest of them fed into the
woods-with very little loss on our side.
We took four field pieces, and considerable
baggage, and then marched on to Milestone
and camped, having come that night and
day "a IN.
Sat- 4. Set out and marched on to
Pluckemin, and camped on the south side
Of the town, being 8 m.
Sun. 5. Kept our station until about
10 o'clock in the evening, then orders
came for US to march on miles and keep
a guard at one Bulyen's.
Mon. 6. Set out and joined Gen.
Washington's army and marched to Nor
ristown marched about 2 miles out of
town and put up, having come II m.
Tues. 7. Kept our station until Friday;
then moved to one Mr.. Fairchild's, and
put up, about M from Morristown.
Sat. IL. Kept our station at Mr.. Fair
child's until Feb. the 10, which was the
last day of our service, and being detained
for our money we still keep our station
until the 16 day of said month, being
courtsously treated by the whole family.
Sun. 16. Set out from Mr. Fairchild's
on my way home; marched to Pumkin and
put up, being 80 m.
Wed. IL. Set out from Pumkin and
to Harveystown Precincts and
put up being 81 miles.
1.-THE remainder of the Journal records
his. reaching Litch6eld, 80 miles, Feb. %;
March IA, set out from Litch6eld, reached
900 miles March 22 4