[April 20, 1776, cont.] which forceth, (as I before described), the Water
into the Pond at the Top of the Hill. The Engine hath
been tried & generally throws
Gallons
in a Minute into the Pond-- thus
have I given as perticular
discription
of this curious Engine as I possibly
could having viewed it but about
15 Minutes, I hope Soon to See it at
Work when I can give a more perticular
discription of Several Small parts of it
for which I could See no use--
21 [April 1776] Sunday,
It being for Some reason
thaught expedient to reinforce the
Army at
Canada, 4 Regts had
orders
issued to be ready to imbarque on the
15th, & this
day they Set Sail for
Albany under
command of Brigadier
Genl Thompson--
In the Afternoon being disirous
to attend publick Worship not having
had all Oppertunity of So doing for a
long Time Since I went into a Small
Meeting House expecting it to be a
Congregational Meeting but I Soon
found my Mistake for they all when
the Priest arrived I could not in a long
Time understand a Word he Said, I enqu-
ired & found it was Dutch Church
&