Morrisania, 1865, September 22, 1776 ; General Orders, " Head-quakters, Harlem- "liEKJHTS, September 24,1776;" Lieutenant-colouel Tench Tilyhman to \yillinm Duer, " Head-quarters, Haklem-heights, September 25, 1776 ; ' Extract of a letter from on Officer, at Harlem, dated September 25, 1776, in Force's American Archives, Fifth Series, ii., 524 ; Extract from a letter from Mount Washinylvn, datiiji .'>eptember 26, 1776 ; John Adams to Mrs. Adams, " Pmii.adei.piiia, October 8, 1776 ; " Gordon's History of the American llevolntion, ii., 336-- who says there were Jive boats, one of which was sunk by the fire of the P/nme, frigate-- etc., may be usefully consulted concerning it.
3 General Orders, Head-qvarters, Harlem-heioiits, September 29, 1776 ■ Proceedings of a Getwral Court-martial of the Line, held on the Heights of Harlem, by order of His Excellency George Washington, Esq., General and Commander-in chief of the Forces of the United States of America, for the trial of the CajHains Wisnrr and Scott, in the service of said States, September 30, 1776 ; AdjnUmt-geneial heed tv General Beall, " Heai>-qi arters, Oct. 5, 1776 ; " the members of the General Courtmartial to Adjtttaiit-yeneral liecd, " Camp near Head-qvarters, October " 6,1776;" Memoirs of General Heath, 66.
The atrocities of both Ofticsrs and Privates of the American Army and the inadequacy of the punishments, therefor, to which the delinquents were then subjected, may be seen in multitudes of instances, throughout the contemporary publications; but the letter of General Washington, written to the President of the Continental Congress, " Heiuhts or