The inclosed will give you the latest accounts from our army. I write this to give you some further particulars relating to our northern army. Gates & Arnold are not on speaking terms, the latter asserts that the former behaves to him with Such haughtiness that he can

   Our Assembly will probably meet towards the end of this month or early in the next. I propose to attend the Session, if I am relieved, & I suppose the Assembly will take care to order up some one to keep up the representation.

   Col. Lloyd, who was here a day or two informed me of what you mention respecting the negroes going from Poplar Island, but the story was so confused that I hoped it was not true; I expect the particulars of that affair in your next. Notner I suppose will be permitted to return to Annapolis, as the Enemy's fleet I hear has left our Bay.

   My love to Molly & Mrs. Darnall & complts to Mr. Pliarne if with you. I am yr. affectionate Son,

   The Enemy in the action of the 4th instant have lossed the following officers: Gen. Agnew killed, Colonels Abercrombe, Bird, Walcot & General de Heister's Son killed, General Kniphausen wounded in the hand. Between 2 & 300 wagons loaded with wounded Soldiers came into the city before Mr._____ left it. Several Quakers who were at yearly meeting confirm the above & further say that 2000 Hessians were sent over Schuilkill towards Chester since the action probably to secure a retreat. Our loss about 700 chiefly wounded & taken. Gen. Nash dead of his wound. Docr. Witherspoon's Son killed. Two aid de camps mortally wounded White & Sherburne of Gen. Sullivane's family. Colonels Hendricks, Stone & lieut. Col. Parker of Virga. wounded included in the above.

   N.B. The above account is given by Major Clark, one of General Green's aid de camps. He was not at liberty to mention the person's name from whom he had it but it may be depended on as authentic. Col. Stone is wounded in the ancle; one of the bones broken.

   Extract of G. Washington's letter to a member of Congress 5th Oct. 1777 Pennybecker's mill.

   A letter which accompanies this to Congress will give an account of an unsuccessful attack upon the Enemy on German Town yesterday about day break. My extream fatigue & hurry & indeed want of

   Since writing the above I have seen General Green, whose column it seems had also drove the enemy & were about closing with us, when unhappily (for I can no otherwise account for it) each took the other for fresh troops of the enemy & retreated precipitately. The fog & clouds of smoke contributed to this as you could scarce distinguish objects at 50 yards. Things appeared in a very favorable way once, as the column under the command of General Sullivan (who behaved extreamly well) continued to gain ground upon the Enemy till we drove them from Allen's house to Chew's & on their left much lower thro' the encampment of the light Infantry which was abandoned with their baggage &ca. Among other misfortunes that attended us was a hazy atmosphere without a breath of air, so that the smoke of our artillery & small arms often prevented us from Seeing 30 yards & this not for the instant but of long continuance for want of wind to take it off. The causes why the column under Gen. Green & Smallwood did not get up in time I can not now assign, or why Gen. Armstrong, who was to have acted on the Enemy's left, did not push it, I am at present ignorant of. The plan was concerted on very probable grounds of success, & on the execution things looked well a long while as we continued to gain on the Enemy during the whole action, which lasted 2 hours & 40 minutes. My next to Congress will be able to explain matters fully, till then your judgt. must be Suspended. The event turned out contrary to expectation, but we are in no worse condition (except officers & men) than we were.(1)