1. The enclosed intelligence report, dated at Philadelphia on 20 June and signed by Boudinot, reads: “Mr Boudinot reports the following facts, which may be depended on, as related by a Person of rank who left the Enemy this Morning at Haddonfield at 7 oClock.

“Part of the main Body, who first arrived at Haddonfield left it on Thursday Morning one oClock—Another part, on friday Morning at the same Hour—The whole (flying Army & refugees from Billingsport) passed thro’ Haddonfield: the rear Guard under Kniphausen & Grant left it this Morning about 7 oClock—All that had marched before the rear Guard, went the Evesham Road towards foster Town, where Genll Clinton quartered last night—The rear Guard went the mores Town Road, and it is said is to pass thro’ Burlington: they have Boats on Waggons—They report their general Route to be to Brunswick—The Party from Billingsport did not arrive at Haddonfield till last night. The Van Guard was about 15 Miles in front of Haddonfield last Night, and he thinks will be in Mount Holly this Night and the rear Guard at Burlington—Genll Maxwell was last night at the Black Horse 7 Miles from Holly and a number of his Troops & Militia under Capt. Cumming, were close round the Enemy, and had picked up many of them—There are a great many Deserters in the rear—Last Night they finished the new Bridge over the South Branch of Ancocus Creek—Capt. Beesly a brave Militia Officer was mortally wounded near Evesham—Our People are in Possession of Billings port—no Vessels to be seen from thence—Our People took a Captain of a Ship from the Enemy, who gave Coll Bodo Otto & Justice John Sparks forty Guineas for his discharge, and they gave him a Pass to the british Army—My Informant was present when the Capt. arrived with Genll Grant, who shew the Pass & told the Story” (DLC:GW; see also Whinyates, Services of Francis Downman description begins F. A. Whinyates, ed. The Services of Lieut.-Colonel Francis Downman, R.A., in France, North America, and the West Indies, between the Years 1758 and 1784. Woolwich, England, 1898. description ends , 65).