Dear Brother.

By Capt. Lieut. Gano¹ of the Artillery who has just come from Peeks Kill[,] he informs me that the Enemy are Landed at Terry Town, that they have several Trans­ports, & some men of Warr, with a [Number] of flat Bottom'd Boats, & that the inhabitants at Peeks Kill are all moving away, and are in the Utmost Confusion[—]I have had no Account from Genl. Putnam. I am informed he is gone Down towards Kings Ferry to reconiter &c. Our Gallies² & Privateer Sloop³ has not yet come up­—neither has there been any Alarm Guns Fired, tho' there has been about 8 or 10 Can­non heard below—there is very few of the Militia yet come Down. I Can't tell you the number as I have had no Returns from them as Yet—there has no Field Officers come down with any of the Regim'ts Except Major DuBois⁴ of [Col^o. Hasbroucks Reg^t.]⁵ which are at Fort Constitution. I have waited some time thinking I might have an Ex­press from Genl. Putnam with a more Certain Account—but as I have Receiv'd none; I think it my duty to give you the Earliest notice Possible. Upon the Enemies Ap­proach, You may Expect to hear the Alarm Guns fired here. I am [&c.]