I " We (.an with pleasure assure you, that by far the greater part of " the levies ordered by tlie Congress to be raised from our Slilitia, are "completed, and at their several stations; that almost the whole of those "drafted in consequence of the enclosed Eesoluticu, will, by the time " this reaches you, be at posts which is thought necessary to occupy, "least the enemy should cut off the conmiuuication between the Army at " New York aiul the country." * * * " It gives us great pain to in- " form you that the aid received from our sister States is very inadequate "to our expectations, none of them having yet completed the levies di- " rected by Congress, which leaves us reason to fear that instead of using "every means that human wisdom dictatesfor ensuring success, we shall, " with inferior numbers, on the doubtful issue of a single battle, hazard " the glorious cause for which we have struggled." (77ie Convinilion to the Deltijiitiim of the State in the Cotdinetdal Congress, " Hahlem, 7th .\u- "gust, 17-C, A.M.") - The CutivenlioH to General Washington, "Fishkiii., 10th Octr., ITTfi." "The entire body of Westchcster-connty Slilitia was ordered to the mouth of the Croton-river, to ojijiose any movements, in that County, from the enemy's shipping, [Journal of the Convetilion, "Thursday morn- " ing, July 25, 1776 ; ") to which the local Company, commanded by Captain Micah Townsend, was added, on the following day, (tlie same. '-Die " Veneris, 9 ho., A.M., July 26, 1776.") The entire body of the Militia of Westchester-county was again called out. for the same purpose, with five days' provisions, a fortnight afterwards, (the snyne, "Die Sabbati, 4 " ho., I'.M., Augt. 10, 1776 ") The Militia of Orange-county, below the Highlands -- now Rockland-county-- was ordered out for the protection of the western shore of the river, early in the Autumn, (the same, " Thui-sday afternoon, October 10, 1776.")