New York : isr>7, i., 235 ;) bnt he Rave no authority for the statement, and wo have found none ; and we preler to believe that the proffered help wa« not accepted, at <Aa((ini«, although some portions of General Greene's command were moved into Westchcster-county, within a day or tw^o, and after the Conmiander-in chief had recovered from his temporary desiiondoncy and had resumed the command uf the .\nny.

* OWrmW .Smn/Iirond (o (Ac Marijland Conrcntiim, " C.VMP oftiif. M.\RV- "l»ni) liEiii'LARS, Heau-oi artkr!!, October 12, 17"l>," postscript, signed by rhris'r Richmond, .\djutant, anil dated "Sunday, Octoljer 13, 177C; " Coltmfl Firing In Ike Mnnilnnd Count U of Sn felif, " C.KMP KE.KR IIari.f.M,

October 13, 1776;" Memiiira of (;,„e, fU Jl.:„lli, 71.

with that Order, the record of that great day in the history of Westchester-county was closed.

On the following morning, [Sundai/, October 13, 1776,] General Washington became almost satisfied that the enemy's movement was not a feint ; that his main body was on Throgg's-neck ; and that he "had " in view the prosecution of his original plan, that of " getting in the rear of the Americans and of cutting "off their communication with the country."^ That change in the General's opinion, as far as there was a change, appears to have been produced by the fact that General Howe had made no attempt to make a landing at Morrisania, as the former had supposed he would have done; and, the first time, he "thought it " would be advisable" to reinforce and protect the troops who had been, for more than twenty-four hours, guarding the two passes through which the enemy could open communications with the mainland ; and he " recommended" the posting of small bodies of observation, at Pell's-point, at the mouth of Hutchinson's-river, at Hunt's-point, and at Willett'spoint, without, however, giving an Order, for the execution of either of these." At the same time, he strengthened the force already in Westchester-county, by moving the Brigade which had formerly been commanded by General Heath, for its support.^