The de-tpatch of Go vertwr Tryoti to the Earl of Dartmouth, No. 22, "On Board the ship "DuTrHE.ss OF Gordon New York Harbour G"" Dec 1775," described the raid on Westchester-county as well as that on the City of New York, and narrated the blustering threats which were made by Sears, to return with "a more numerous body of the Connecticut Riotere and to take "away the Records of the Colony." The letter of the Provincial Congress to the Governor of Connecticut, " In Provincial Congress, New- York, "12th Deer., 1775," recited the outrage in Westchester-county as well as that in the City ; but in such delicate terms as indicated that that tody was either in sympathy with the banditti or was intimidated by those who were so. Judge Jones, in his Histonj of New Y'rk during the Revolutionary War, (i., 65-68,) noticed the entire raid, saying that Sears "en- "tered the town at the head of about 20() men, well mounted," which, from the context, evidently included those who had gone out to meet the banditti. Gordon, {History of the .Imericon Revolulion, London: 17S8,

ii. , 121, 12'2.) made mention of nothing else than of the robbery of the printing-office, of which ho said, " While thus employed, people col- " lected, and the street was thronged. To prevent interruption, he called "out and told them that if they attempted to oppose him, he would "order his men to Are on them ; and preparation was made for doing it, " in case it should be needful. This appearance instantly cleared the " street, when Captain Sears and his party rode off in triiiniph, with the " Iwoty they were pleased to take away." Dunlap, ( History of New York, ii., .\ppeudix, ccxx,) erroneously stated that the destruction of the printing-office was effected " by the Ouinflclicut Light Horse," on the fourth of December.