Autograph letter signed : Camp at Purisburgh [i.e. Purrysburg], to Major General Lincoln, 1779 Mar. 29.

Concerning enemy troop movements; informing him that he has "detained your Militia Light Horsemen till late this Morning, as I received Intelligence that the Enemy were moving up from the Galley towards this Post in Boats;" saying he "sent out two reconnoitering parties to discover their movements....informing me on their return that they could discover nothing of the Enemy" so he sent the Light Horsemen away; adding that after they left "a Deserter from the Enemy" reported that "70 men belonging to the 60th and 16th Regiments" had landed and occupied a deserted plantation, stayed "about an hour and then retreated; at this time the Sun had just risen. The reason they gave for retreating was that they had not been joined by an hundred men whom they expected from Savannah - it was commonly said that they would cross tonight or tomorrow night both at that place & from Ebenezer & cut off this post by getting us between two Fires. He says the chief Body of the Enemy are now at Ebenezer. You will judge from this relation if it is the intention of the Enemy to endeavour to draw your strength from the Black Swamp, or whether it is a Serious design against this post. The deserter's name is George Wyland;" adding, in a postscript, "If you shall be of opinion that the design is against this post, is there not a noble opportunity to cut them off?".