In a letter to his uncle, written about this time, he says: "On the 18th of October at one o'clock in the morning, the van of the army, consisting of the light infantry and grenadiers embarked at Frog's Neck for the continent, and landed without opposition." Soon after daylight, the Americans who were at the West-chester causeway, found that the main body of the British army at Throg's Neck, was under arms, and seemed to be moving toward the pass at the head of the creek. Heath and Washington were soon upon the spot. The division commanded by the former, got ready for action and took up a position which appeared well suited for opposing the enemy. Presently, however, it was found that the Royal fores were marching to the east side of Throg's Neck, where they em-barked on board their flat boats, crossing Eastchester Bay, and landing at Pelham Point, with their artillery and bag-gage, a few hours subsequently. Colonel Glover of General Lee's division, with a brigade, which he temporarily commanded, lay at this time at Mile-square <right margin> Pelham </right margin> to watch the enemy's movements. The brigade con-sisted of four regiments, commanded by Colonels Read, Shepherd, Baldwin and Glover himself, and numbered in all, less than eight hundred men. Early in the morning, Colonel Glover ascended an eminence that commanded a view of the Sound, and from which he was in the habit of recon-noitring the hostile forces with a telescope. He discovered at once that the King's fleet in the East River, was under way. In a short time upward of two hundred boats filled with troops, and formed into four grand divisions, embarked from the upper part of Throg's Neck and stood across East-chester Bay in the direction of Pelham Point. Although a young and inexperienced soldier, Glover saw the urgency of the case and acted promptly.