The Militia who were ordered out for the protection of the storehouses and the passes in the Highlands, responded with great promptitude,* so much so, indeed, that General Washington was warranted in calling to the main Army some Massachusetts troops who had been sent lo that vicinity;" and the vessels dropped down and anchored " a little below Ver- "planck's Point," and ceased to make any attempt to effect a landing, anywhere.*

On the twenty-sixth of July, the ships were said to have drop[)ed down the river, still further," probably to the mouth of the Croton-ri ver ; * and it is very evident they fell down to their original station, oft

1 Oeiinral Clinton to General Washiiujtoii, " FoBT Montuoheky, July " 23, 177C."

- CuUiikI a. Uawkea Haij l» General Waaliinijtou, " Uaverstraw, July ITVli;" (lenertll (.7iii/<.ii tu (leneral W'asUinijtini, " FoRT MONTiJOM- *' EKV, July 23, 177tj ; " E-ftract front tt UMer dated itt Furt lilonttfonieri/^ July 2;i, 177rt, in Force's Aniericttn Arfhivvn^ V , i., r>40.

^ Jonrnal of the Cuncention, *' Tluirsdiiy uiorniug.July 18, 1770 Gen' eral Waahinfiton to John Awjutitine Wiuihinyt'oi, *' New Youk, 22 July, "177U."

* Pierre Van Otrthtndt and Zephaniah Piatt, Jnnr. to the Convention, " Peekskill, July 18, 1776."

' General Washioijton to the Coneentiun, " IlEAU-ijUARTERS, NEW YORK, "July I'J, 1770."

^Pierre Van (.'orlUuuU and Zephaniah Piatt, Junr. to the Conveuti'm, " Pekkskill, July 22, 1770." ' Memoirs uf Major-yeiieral HeMh, 50.

"Pierre Van CorlUimlt and Zephaniah Pliitl, Junr. to the Conreution, '■ Ueaimji abtebs, MoiTii OK Croton, .\ugt. 2, 177G.''