Pulaski stated his loss at about forty; and averred that on coming up with his cavalry to the relief of his infantry, he repulsed the enemy.

It is probable that the one account diminishes the importance of this enterprise as much as the other magnifies it.
[Sidenote: October 12.] Admiral Byron reached New York, and took command of the fleet about the middle of September.

After repairing his shattered vessels, he sailed for the port of Boston.

Soon after his arrival in the bay, fortune disconcerted all his plans.

A furious storm drove him out to sea, and damaged his fleet so much that he found it necessary to put into the port of Rhode Island to refit.