New-York tribune., 1878-09-28
BgRGEy COUNTY IN THE REVOLUTIOM

7rr MASSACRE oP COLONEL BAYLoRs Troopers
now VIRGINIA BLOOD WAS SIZED OK SEW JERSEY
SOIL ONE nUNDEED YEARS AGO TODAY.
After the fight at Monmouth Court House,
when Sir Henry Clinton found himself safely out OF
the Jerseys, he planned q series OF predatory
expeditions against the various paces nnpro-
tsetea by the Patriot arnies The raid upon New
Rcdford and Martha's Vineyard the Sew-EnEland
coast was no sooner than be determined TO dis
match another force seze the vessels and plunder the
inhabitants on lower Jersey shore To divert atlen
ton from has plans and at the same time To forage
mon The rich grain lands Of the Dutch farmers IN Bergen
CouDtv eoumn Of troops left EOw-YOrk for ackensaok
under command OF Lord COFnWals and another column
under the German General Knyphausen passed up the
Hudson 10 Dobbs Ferry.
For the purpose Of watching the movements OF
CORVALLIS, Colonel George Baylor OF VIZ
0inia. with his regiment OF hghtdragoons'
Ieft Paramus on tho 27h OF bcptemDer,
and 0uarteTed his troopers that night Ia the
bouses and barns on the banks OF the Haekensack
about mile south OF Old Tappan district afterward
famous As the place Of confinement aud execution OF
Andre sergeants guard thrown out at the bridge
over tina river, which is here narrow stream
ana the Vrgnians went TO sleep In iancied
security Meantime CORVALLIS had been IN
formed by some Tories OF the position OF
BayIoTs men, and he Immediately pianueu suipfl'e
ASSIGNMENT was dispatched by Knyphausen TO cross
the river and attack small party Of militia under Gen
erl WAYNE quartercd near Tappan, but being warned
~, desarter Wayne and his command escaped. MAJOR
Caneral Grey known as the no flint" General from
hs reliance on the cold bayonet was more successful
Asarcbtng his red-cOats up the west Dank
~ Inc river he surprised and picked up the guard aud
oon aftr midnight had noselessly surrounded the little
marty Of Continental dragooBA General Grey accord
% In his custom forbade the Of lead, and gave Or
dsrs 10 bayonet the rebels without mercy Startled
fro seeD aud unprepared to repe force which In The
osrrpess they could not number, Colonel Bayiors men
.urrendsred aud called for quarter but Greys proiane
and bruta soldeFy kept thrusDE their bayonets where
ever they could see sign OF life. Baylor himself ieh
s.rto1.v wounded Major ClOugb was fatally stabbed,
and oted soon after The regiment numbered about 100
men, and OF these twelve we're killed outright twenty
ave moes were badly iujuTed-some having as
many as sixteen bAyonet Wounds-a Jew
v,evs taken prisoners, contrary to- orders,
MI thFouch the humanity Of One OF drey's Ohcers aho
the resi- escaped into tho darkness SOON Atsr
- ,hc ogfh tuFt 100 years ago, the WOuDdtd were car
s INN lie old church at Tappan, ana the geheI0us
Cirsy marched his humane invaders oacA 70 Corh"AS
and made A report Of his victory. - -, a.,
bls ex p0ft helped TO Intensity the Derhess oI iSe
49,, tbeh alyeady xlsted between the eomDatante ihe
Xnercans were hercsly Indignant ~ tbs eauseless
serIaes al life The Continental Congress 81 once Or
defed an nyeafigstOn, snd gave me "dsst "a
a tSs erne features OF the hatchery Sebemee OF 70
tsttssien were devised, and tne "Tsppan Massacre
aided much 70 tBat general stock oi coruRI 49, S
tbe British whiOh was uanslnlttea lvf wv VI
0eIIeratOns as a sure inheritance OF Nery Ee"n'A'
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