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 IJohn Fishers book maid by him in the year IT'S when he inli.ted in to the amy under Col. Comfort Sage into Capt. stephen Crosby'- Co.I
 The lith day of July marched tbe seventh day of August sailed the 9th day from Norwich and arrived al New
 York the l2th day on sunday the 18th 1 fenix Ms of War and the Roas came down the North River and they had very smart fire. the 2zd day ~e moved I to the Governor Island and was sta 1 toned there and the same day the Re- | guIar landed on Long island and had | some thing of a schimig the third day | they began To intreneh on beth sides. 24th they eet flank gafds out on both sides and cet pecking down me. . not | much firing today. zs the rifle men sent over to long island. 27 there was alarm at brake Of day and about | o'clock there was as smart fire as per. l haps ever was for some time and then | seased for some time and after they had several attacks. the 2eth there was some | scattering firing. cant get the truth of what was dun but 1 hear that there was about twenty Yorkeas Desarted from Long Island and went to york and watr pat under provoke gard. 9 their WIS some firing and cnnnonadiug and at knight our men gave up Read hook and two CT three other forts til | Long island 80 the Reguafs took the fofts, marched inlo the fofts and took possession Of the feaits and then began to enlfench on Long island hy the VA ter and placed some six podndets aud then sent onl a flag of truce and bes manded the governors Island and al that ~alf on the island as prisoners. bat our commander refused to deliver them up and so we embarked and came over To York and they fred on us from ali quarters hnt through gods goodness their was but one man hufI and he had hts arm shot of Il some ef oar men went over te the islnud to gel sofne of the cannon, end one man got killed.
 sept The Day We had orders to march and Tt night We marched at fig about twnm and then marched back again. we hold ourselves in feadi. ness to march at An howefs warning. 8 Day We marched about three miids | Ia ts.I l WAS still enlrenehing against our enc my. the 5 Day the ship came down against onr lines and our men got down thee cannon and began To fire upon men fired seventstise bawis and Ma gon Grain ef Providence had part et his fet shot ol gast at night and the next day our men hroat of the cannon
 and kept the ship lying in her old sta
 ton. : bay the Regulars opened three batteries against hell gate teft and be gan to tanuonade and bimby tue '
 Day they kill one ot our men and
 wounded two more. Day our Ridge
 ment chose site of Camp tolleman | and the men made choice ot Mir. Berry
 their captain the lo Day they still keep cannonading hell gate fort. The II day 1 went 10 hell gate fort and they told me that the Regulars had split one l of our cannon the i2 We hold ourselves in Readiness To march the ia Day the l Regulars shot four pounder bawl over to York and kild one man and wound l ed five more one of the five died about noon the others air slightly wounded in the afternoon four ships came up the east river and dropped anchor against our lines and al night we had to iy at the Larm post all night. The II Day their WAS not much dun but We got our sick away out al York and at night We struck our tents and lay at the Larm post. The Ia in the morning we march ed about two miles and then went to the lines whair tiNe ships lay within musket shot and We lay their about l half an hour without a shot and then they fired upon us very hot about hatt | an hour and then we had orders to rs'- | treat, and We lretrealed about \ mild l and the enemy came upon us and put us to flight again, and we retreated about s miles and then made stand snd their We went 10 entrenching, our captain melled himself and our Second I Lieutenant, priyates are missing. lo l Day we marched about a quarter of n | mild towards the north river, and in- | eampcd in the woods and went to in- | trcnehing, the IT we lay still al the same place Likewise the Is and is the l n day the melisha came in from Xiii itngly the Sl they went to the Jersys. October the ' Day three ships and two tenders went up the north river and noi with out warm ire from eve ! ry fort the regulars took two Royalties l and one vessel loaded with Hour the lS | nay there was between fifty and sixty | sail of vessels with about three thoas- and men.
 l killingly June the l6 day TIT in listed into 1egn John Eles> Regnent under Capt. John Reyes narchedt the | das of July and got into camp the I nay and drawed aminstion the naN the \ X 2 went as guard 10 the Light house inc ls \ pFixe bFts came in hear which was taken hy Capt Billings la ,ir,, ulth .,Agt.sxA The lS went an Sari