"River, October 9, 1776;" General George Clinton to the Convention, '■King's Bridge, 10 October, 1776 ; " TIte Philadelphia Evening Post, Volume 2, Number 270, Philadelphia, Saturday, October 12, 1776; The Pemifylvania Journal, No. 17G7, Philadelphia, October 16, 1776 ; Memoirs of General Heath, 08, 69. 6 Memoirs of General Heath, 00.

Among the incidents of 1770, ISolton related the following : "Upon "the 9th of October, a body of 1100 British troops embarked on board "batteaux at Peekskill and the same night proceeded to Tunytown, "where thej' landed at daybreak, and occupied the heights adjoining.'* -- {History of Westchester-county, second edit., i. 348.)

Although the historian has referred to "Gaine's WeeJily Mercury,'"' * as his authority, we have faile<i to find the slightest evidence, anywhere that such a movement as he luis thus described was really made ; and with the best of evidence, accessible to every one, that there were no British troops in Westchester-county, until sevei-al days after the date referred to, nor, then, within many miles from Peekskill, we dismiss the statement as something else than History.

' General Clinton sent out the detachment of troops which rescued one of the ships which were driven ashore, near Yonkers. -- (General George Clinton to the Cmiventiou, " King's Bridge, 10 October, 1770.")

8 General Heath ordered Colonel Sargent, with five hundred Infantry and forty Cavalry ; Captain Horton, of the .\rtillery, with two twelvepounders ; and Captain Crafts, with a howitzer, to march, immediately and with all possible expedition, to Dobbs's-ferry ; and the entire Division was formed, in order of battle, and "moved down, over the different "grounds which it was supposed might be the scene of action." -- (Memoirs of General Heath, 69 )