A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42873 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: The Freeman Journal Article Date: September 29 1781 Article Description: Letter From Lewes - September 29, 1781: Article Text: Lewes of Sussex on the Delaware: Sept., 29, 1781: The Tory refugees keep our shores in continual fear, and for some time past have obliged guards to e kept at Lewes, Broadkiln and many other places. Some families have been robbed and ruined by these scape-gallows wretches. COLONEL CONWELL of Broadkiln with 15 militia lately gave battle at night to 72 refugees, both sides fought till their ammunition failed. The colonel kept the field and brought off his wounded. MR. MASON had his thigh bone broke which has since gangrened so that there is little hope of his life. One of the enemy was killed and several wounded. Since then they have attempted to plunder JOSEPH HAZARD, esq., but were ambuscaded by 6 militia men and driven to their boats. They have also burnt a small vessel loaded with salt in Indian River. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com