manded by Major-general Heath ; those commanded, respectively, by Brigadier-generals Saltonstall, Sargent, and Hand were to form the Division to be commanded by Major-general Sullivan ; iind the Massachusetts Militia, then serving with the Army, was to be formed into a Division to be commanded hy Majnr-general Lincoln.' At the same time, the General, in the most pressing terms, exhorted all Officers commanding Divisions, Brigades, and Regiments, to have their Officers and the men under their respective commands properly informed of what was expected from them, that no confusion might arise in case they should be suddenly called to action, which, there was no kind of doubt, wns near at hand ; and he hoped and flattered himself that the only contention would he who should render the most acceptable service to his country and his j)osterity. He also desired that the Officers would be particularly attentive to the mens's Arms and ammunition, that there might be no deficiency or application for Cai fridges when they were called into the field.

On Wednesday, the sixteenth of October, General Wa-hington, accompanied by the other Generals, made a carelul reconnaissance of the ground at and near Pell's or Rodman's-neck,'^ towards which, it is very evident, his attention had been particularly directed, as the point towards which the next movement of the enemy would probably be directed.*

With all the information, concerning " the enemy's " intention to surround " the American Array, which the General had been able to .^ecure; with all the knowledge which his personal and careful reconnaissance of the country had imparted to him ; and with all the intelligence concerning " the turbulence of " the disaffected in the upper parts of this State," which the Convention had communicated to him, he re-iissembled the Council of War which had met and adjourned on the preceding Sunday,^ {_October 13 ;] and he laid all these matters before it, for its consideration.