[On board H.M. Sloop Swan at Sandy Hook]
Monday Septr 2d 4 o clock in the morning by Lieut Dowie receivd advices that in the night of Thursday Agust 29th the Rebels had evacuated Brookland and Red Hook leaving military stores and their provision behind. The morning of the 30th the King Troops posessd both. The Rebels also evacuated Govrs Island. Lord Howe in the Eagle with several Capital ships & frigates are off Gov[erno]rs Island within random shott of N York. Sullivan is sent to Philadelphia on parole to negotiate an Exchange For General Prescot.2 Ninety six Rebel officers are prisoners. General Howe is gone to the Eastward with 12000 Troops. Great Division prevails in [New] York among the Southern and Northern Rebels. The Southward officers now prisoners have petitiond Lord Howe to be separated from the N England Rebels and they are now kept in Different vessells in consequence of that application.
1. Thomas Moffat's Diary, LC.
2. Brigadier General Richard Prescott taken at the Sorel, on the St. Lawrence, in November 1775.
