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10. Howbeit, there was a fliarp conflid between the people of the Provinces who were on the Ifland, and the foldiers of the garri- fon, and there fell down flain on each fide, be- tween two and three hundred men.
CHAP. XL.
M^fjor General Grey^ with a party of the British^ surprise and put to death with their bayonets^ nearly a whole regiment of American dragoons commanded by CoL Baylor^ at Old Tap a an,
i\ OW there was a man in the hod of Bri- tain, whofe fur-name was Grey; he was a chief captain in the hoft, and he went forth tofeek forage; and certain of the vahant men followed after him, and they went into the open country.
2. And it was told a certain captain of the hod of the people of the Provinces, how that the men of Britain were gone forth to forage and to diftrefs the hulbandmen*
