While the King's army, with great pomp, was thus march-ing against the American camp, Washington, anxious for a position of greater security, had set forward to examine the grounds in his rear, attended by most of his general officers. He had been engaged in the reconnaissance for some time, when General Lee Spoke out with characteristic self-confidence and boldness. Pointing to some heights which afterward were occupied by the continental army: - "Yonder," said he, "is the ground we ought to occupy." - "Let us go and view it," answered the commander-in-chief. They proceeded accordingly. While on the way, a light horseman suddenly came up on the spur, his horse almost out of breath and him-self much excited. He instantly addressed General Washing-ton, - "The British are on the camp, sir." - "Gentlemen," observed the general to those about him, "we have now other business, - follow me." They all then rode for the camp in full gallop. On arriving at headquarters, they found that the guards had been driven in, and the Adjutant-general, Read, reported that the troops were now at their proper posts, and the whole American army in complete order of battle. Wash-ington then gave his parting orders; - Gentlemen, repair to your respective posts and do the best you can." The British army was not yet in sight from the American camp. The first solicitude of the American commander-in-chief was the security of Chatterton Hill, to which place Colonel Rufus Putnam, the self-taught engineer, at the head of a detachment of militia, had been sent, early in the morning, with directions to throw up some entrenchments. Pursuant to order Colonel Haslet, with the Delaware regi-ment, marched immediately for that post and took until the arrival of a general officer, the temporary command of it and the militia there stationed under Colonel Putnam.