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Return of the Regiment of Artillery in the service of the United Colonies, commanded by HENRY KNOX, Esq.

Colonel. Lieutenant-Colonel. Major. Captains Captain-Lieutenants. First Lieutenants. Second Lieutenants. Chaplain. Adjutant. Qnartermaster. Surgeon. Male. Cadets. Serageants. Corporals. Bombardiers. Gunners. Drums and Files Matrosses. Total.
Present, fit for duty 1 1 1 6 7 5 15 1 1 1 1 1 1 24 20 36 37 17 189 365
Sick, present - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 3 4 1 21 31
Sick, absent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 2 3
On command - - - 3 3 5 5 - - - - - 1 10 13 22 18 6 99 185
On furlough - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
Total 1 1 1 10 110 11 20 1 1 1 1 1 2 34 33 62 59 24 312 585

JOSEPH REED, Adj. Gen.

New-York, June 28, 1776.

Return of the NEW-YORKCompany of Artillery, in the service of the United Colonies, commanded by Captain HAMILTON.

Captains. Captain-Lieutenants. Lieutenants. Sergeants. Corporals Bombardiers. Gunners. Drums and Files. Maurosses. Total.
Present, fit for duty 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 3 61 82
Sick, present - - - - - 1 2 1 4 8
Sick absent - - - 1 - - - - - 1
Prisoners - - - - - - - - 2 2
Total 1 1 3 4 3 4 6 4 67 93

New-York, June 29, 1776.

A Return of the state of Arms and Accoutrements in the Army in and near NEW-YORK, June 24, 1776.

REGIMENTS. ARMS. ACCOUTSEMENTS.
Firelocks. Bayonets. Iron Ram Rods. Cartridge Boxes. Shot-Bags. Shoulder-Bells. Waist Belts. Slings.
Col. Learned. { Good 405 271 219 135 - - 110 113
Bad 44 - - - - - - -
Wanting 12 250 302 386 521 - 411 408
Total 531 521 521 521 521 - 521 521
Colonel Nixon. { Good 292 181 214 75 271 196 65 87
Bad 68 - 2 - - 5 - -
Wanting 67 216 211 352 156 216 362 340
Total 427 427 427 427 427 427 427 427
Colonel Prescot. { Good 399 201 206 424 428 371 - 108
Bad 57 5 2 6 2 30 - 1
Wanting 10 273 269 27 46 53 - 386
Total 466 479 477 457 476 454 - 495
Colonel Varnum. { Good 390 356 425 474 323 474 335 89
Bad 84 - - - - - - -
Wanting - 118 49 - 151 - 139 385
Total 474 474 474 474 474 474 474 474
Colonel Parsons. { Good 460 400 291 546 487 261 - 126
Bad 117 31 16 22 - 18 - 2
Wanting 61 207 331 70 151 359 - 510
Total 638 638 638 638 638 638 - 638
Col. Hitchcock. { Good 390 395 414 - 372 399 398 -
Bad 53 12 2 - 4 40 - -
Wanting 4 40 31 447 71 8 49 -
Total 447 447 447 447 447 447 447 -
Colonel Little. { Good 383 255 328 410 368 - 240 100
Bad 76 - - 33 - - - -
Wanting - 204 131 16 91 - 219 359
Total 459 459 45 9 459 459 - 459 459
Colonel Read. { Good 447 321 226 530 501 - 311 157
Bad 88 10 52 11 6 - 15 4
Wanting l0 214 l67 4 38 - 219 384
Total 545 545 545 545 545 - 545 545
Col Huntington. { Good 405 363 324 80 495 300 75 93
Bad 117 8 17 10 10 102 15 2
Wanting 35 186 216 467 52 155 467 462
Total 557 557 557 557 557 557 557 557
Colonel Webb. { Good 418 283 235 470 308 455 190 80
Bad. 57 3 - - 3 - - -
Wanting 52 241 292 57 216 72 337 447
Total 527 527 527 527 527 527 527 527
Colonel Arnold. { Good 425 254 276 71 420 98 96 108
Bad 56 16 4 - 12 5 - -
Wanting 91 302 292 501 140 469 476 464
Total 572 572 572 572 572 572 572 572
Colonel Ward. { Good 395 235 189 68 410 112 104 104
Bad 105 10 3 - 3 2 3 -
Wanting 23 278 331 455 110 409 416 419
Total 523 523 523 523 523 523 523 523
Colonel Wyllys. { Good 470 442 293 96 475 241 41 206
Bad 73 22 7 3 2 13 1 2
Wanting 53 132 296 497 119 342 551 388
Total 596 596 596 596 596 596 596 596
Colonel Bailey. { Good 479 411 341 543 - - 325 70
Bad 95 14 1 17 - - - -
Wanting 17 170 248 24 591 - 261 519
Total 591 595 590 584 591 - 586 589
Colonel Baldwin. { Good 467 272 269 276 217 238 156 154
Bad 64 5 2 20 - 10 - 6
Wanting 30 284 290 65 344 313 405 401
Total 561 561 561 561 561 561 561 561
Col. McDougall. { Good 380 384 300 417 - 417 384 447
Bad 147 - 147 - - - - -
Wanting 225 288 225 255 - 255 288 225
Total 672 672 672 672 - 672 672 672
Colonel Ritzema. { Good 336 118 336 512 - 512 - 512
Bad 50 - - - - - - -
Wanting 126 394 176 - - - - -
Total 512 512 512 512 - 512 - 512
5 comp’s of Col. Wayne’s at L Is land, unarmed, { Good - - - - - - - -
Bad - - - - - - - -
Wanting - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - -

There are besides the Cartridge-Boxes, in Colonel Nixon’s Regiment, 330 good and 12 bad Pouches; in Colonel Huntington’s, 384 good and 18 had Pouches; in Colonel Arnold’s, 444 good and 20 bad Pouches; and in Colonel Wants, 391 good and 10 bad Pouches.

EDWARD FLEMING, Deputy Adjutant-General.

NEW-YORK, June 24,1776.

GENERAL WASHINGTON TO GENERAL SCHUYLER.

New-York, June 28, 1776.

DEAR SIR: Your favour of the 25th, and its enclosures, with General Arnold’s of the same date, I received by yesterday morning’s express. That of the 24th came by this day’s post.

I am sorry General Sullivan, in the situation our affairs are in, should have stopped at the Isle-aux-Noix till he could obtain orders for retreating further, thereby hazarding his Army without a prospect of success, and rendering his retreat liable to an interruption, or at least difficult, in case the enemy were in a condition to pursue their victory. For these reasons I cannot but approve your directions, and am hopeful they would arrive in time, if he had not before left the Isle-aux-Noix by the advice of his Council of War and joint intercession of his officers. My letter of the 24th would show you, had it been received, that, from his representation of matters, I thought a retreat the only means left for the security of his Army, and doing the least essential service to their country. If he gets off, I shall be happy that our

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