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HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

Bronx ; and that it had been halted, within a mile of the American lines, to enable a heavy detaehment of both British and Hessian troops to dispossess a body of American troops who had occupied Chatterton'shili, and who appeared to menace the left flank and rear of the Left, in its proposed movement against the American lines.' The result of that assault on Chatterton's-hill has, also, been duly noticed ; '- but the success of that movement did not disturb the main body, who remained, resting on its arms, where it had been halted, during the remainder of the day and throughout the following night; and, there, "with " very little alteration," it encamped, on the following day ^ -- it had been so much reduced, in effective strength, by the withdrawal of the assaulting parties, and, as was said by an intelligent officer, "the difh- "culty of co-operation between the Left and Right " wings of our Army was such, that it was obvious " that the latter could no longer ex])cdiently attempt " anything against the enemy's main body." * It appears, however, that the Eight of the Royal Army^ who was not expected to participate in the proposed assault on the American lines, and who was not concerned in the assault on Chattertou's-hill, further than to detach the Hessians commanded by Colonel Donop, who were in that wing of the Army, for the purpose of assisting in that important operation, was not inclined to rest, as the Left of the Army had been ordered to do and had done; and a j)ortion of it, at least, wa.s moved forward, on the main road of the Village, in front of the Left of the American lines, which was occupied, as the reader will remember, by the Division commanded by (ieneral Heath.'