No Bomb Proof, two six pounders, a slight Abatters, a Commanding piece of ground 500 yards Wt.

The North Redoubt on the East side built of stone 4 feet high, above the stone wood filled in with Earth, Yery Dry, no ditch, a Bomb Proof, three Batteries without the Fort, a poor Abatters, a Rising piece of ground 500 yards. So, the approaches Under Cover to within 20 yards. -- The Work easily fired with Faggots diptd in Pitch &c.

South Redoubt much the same as the North a Commanding piece of ground 500 yards due East -- 3 Batteries without the Fort.

"The following document explains itself: --

No. 13. [In Arnold's hand-writing.] [Endorsed,]

Copy of a Council of War, held Sept. 6th, 1780. Ala Council of War, held in Camp Bergen County Sept. 6th, 1840.

222 HISTORY OF THE

Present -- the Commander-in-Chief.

The Commander-in-Chief states to the Council, that since he had the honor of laying before the General Officers, at Morristown, the Gth of June last, a general view of our circumstances, several important events have occurred, which have materially changed the prospects of the Campaign.

That the success expected from France, instead of coming out in one body, and producing a Naval Superiority in these Seas, has been divided into two Divisions, the first of which only consisting of seven ships of the line, one forty-four and three smaller Frigates, with five thousand land Forces, had arrived at Rhode Island.

That a Reinforcement of six ships of the line from England having reinforced the Enemy, had made their Naval Force in these seas amount to Nine Sail of the Line, Two Fifties two forty-fours, and a number of smaller Frigates, a Force completely superior to that of our Allies, and which has in consequence held them Blocked up in the harbor of Rhode Island till the 29th ult., at which Period the British Fleet disappeared, and no advice of them has since been received.