' It is one of the singular portions of the history of that eventful Campaign, that the only mention which we have found, concerninj; General Sullivan's servires, as Major-general commanding one of the great Divisions of the .\morican Army, in Westchester-county, is that merely incidental remark, by CJeneral Heath, to which wo have referred. There appears, also, in the manuscript papers of General Sidlivan, which we have carefully examined, personally, next to nothing on the subject ; there is nothing in the carefully-prepared Memoir of him, by his faithful biographer, Hon. Thomas C. Amory, which throws the faintest light on the subject ; and Mr. Amory, whom it is our privilege to number among our oldest and dearest personal friends, is entirely unable to atTord the slightest information.

In view of the fact that he was placed in command of a great Piision of the .\rniy. while older and more pretentious Major-generals were left in less inipoi-tant positions, it cannot be pretended that that silence was produced by any want of respect for either his militiii'y character or his military services.

* Extract of a lelt^r from " C\MP at Mile-Square Eastchesteh," dated "23 October, 177G," published in The Frveman's Jonrnul or Xeic- Hompi'hire Gn:ette, Volume I., Number 25, Poktsmovtm, Tuesday, November 12, 1776.

5 Ibid.

In Lieutenant colonel Tench Tilghman's letter to William Duer. dated ' HEAn-cjUARTEUs, White-Plaixs, October 2:i, 1776," the narrative was differently told, giving the entire credit for the insignificant affair to General Lee, as was usually done, in siich cases, and stating that it occurred on the evening of the twenty-second ; and an E-dract of a letter Jrom Head-quarlei-s, published, officially, by the Congress, " October 25,