As it has pleased Divine Providence to spare my Life, I think it my Duty to send you as good an act. of the Engagement together with the enclosed Draught as lays in my power, as I had gone from Elizabeth Point New Jersey to Long Island to see my brothers I had an opportunity of seeing everything that occurred from the Time the Enemy landed on the Island untill a Day or two before we retreated from thence. Col. Hand's Regmt. had been on duty 2 days & the second Night were relieved between 12 and 1 o'clock in the morning and about Two it is thought the Enemy began their movements from Flat Bush to the Right, and Left, and at between 7 & 8 o'clock in the morning we had the mortification from our Lines to see our men commanded by Lord Stirling almost surrounded by the Regulars, as they kept their stand on a Hill without flinching an inch, The Regulars were firing at them like Fury they at last descended then there was a continual peal of Small Arms for an Hour or better, our men at last partly got off by the Marsh, as in the Draught inclosed, I have been very Ill of a Fever which I got by being cloathed too thin and lay at York about 2 Days before our People had made that Grand Retreat from the Island which will ever reflect honour to our Generals, from York I was removed to King's Bridge twelve or fifteen miles from thence, after I had recovered, my Health suffered from Travelling. The Colo. was good enough to send me Home in a Carriage which thank God I happily--and dont doubt of recovering Health shortly--I am Sir Your affectionate Nephew JNO. EWING. P.S. I shall refer you to the papers for our Loss in the Battle though it is with infinite regret I must inform you of Major Burd's being among the prisoners who Lord How treats them with great politeness. Time will not permitt my saying so much as I would wish--I left the Colo. & all friends very well at King's Bridge where the Regt. is Stationed as I only left them this day week. [Original among the Yeates papers.] [Illustration: Reduction from Original Map. Drawn by J. Ewing Sept. 1776. [Transcriber's Note: The following is transcribed from a handwritten legend beneath the map. Spelling and punctuation have been retained as they appear in the original. Missing words or letters are supplied in brackets.] A.--The Hill on which Lord Stirling commanded the Brigade which stood a considerable time exposed to the Enemy's Fire from their Field-pieces & small-arms. B.--Large Bodies of the Enemy marching round our people. CCC.--Our Camps with the Forts GGG in front of them. D.D.--The Road to the Red Lion, where the Enemy marched from Flat-bush along the River & got between our People and the Camps. E.--Flat-bush Road. F.--Where a considerable Number of our people were stationed with Several Field-pieces & Breast-Works made with Trees felled across the Road to defend themselves when attacked.