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No. 30 [underlined] Fort Washington

                                                      Novr 4th 2 OClk - A. M.

Sir,

I had the Honor to write you on the 1st Inst. &

also last evening viz. Doctor Hammill, after whom I send this Letter express to advise you That I have a few minutes since rcd Information from Lt. Hargshorn, who I have been obliged to have in Command [illegible] Fort Hamilton--That the Enemiz about two hours before our set yesterday, had made three men prisoners from a voering party within 400 yards of the Garrison--That the immediate ly detached a reconnointering party of thirty men under Lieut. Gaines, who soon made such disco= veries of the Enemies force, as obliged Him to de= cline a pursuit, and that a few minutes after Mr. Gaines' return, the Enemy discharged twenty one Rifle shots--in different directions aroundn the Gar= rison &c. within one mile of it--Whez I have been obliged to leave Fort Hamilton under the Com- mand of a Subaltern, my letters to the Commander in Chief of which I transmitted your Copies, on the 1st Inst will fully explain--I will however resume the Command in person, Tomorrow, and in the mean time, as I calculate that Major [illegible] with the Kentucky volunteers, and the Convoy of pack Horses, will be on the March from Fort Jeffer- son Tomorrow I have dispatched Serjt. Bricks to be the Memorandum of which the enclosed is a Copy to Lt. Hartshorn before daylight--Mr. Gaines will be direct= ed to meet me, on this path which I made in my Route to [illegilbe] last season --for as [illegible] will comitt of ten men only--I dare not in providence move upon the main Road--At this moment I feel the difficulty of my situation very sensibley, and have