See, also, Gor.lon's History of tlte American Revolution, ii., 344 ; Marshall's Life of Genrgi Washington, ii., 506 ; [Hall's] History of the Civil War in America, i., 210 ; Stedman's History of the American War, i , 216 ; etc.

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which had been vacated ; ' and, during the night, it set fire to several barns and one house, which contained forage ; and some Provisions which, for the want of team-i, could not be removed, were also destroyed.''

On the morning after the withdrawal of the main body of the American Army from its lines, at the head of the Wliite Plains, \_Fridaij, Nocembcrl, 1776,] General Howe gave orders for the occupation of those lines, by the Royal Army ; but, again, a violent rain interposed; and the project was abandoned.^ At a later hour, however, the Hessian Grenadiers were moved from Chatterton's-hill, and occupied those lines,* very possibly as the beginning of a movement against the new position of the American Army, which, after a due examination of its strength, was conducted no further.*

1 Letter from a GenVeinan in the Army, '• Camp near the Mills, about " THREE MILES North OF THE White-Plains, November 1, 1770," pulilislie<l HI Ihe Peiiusyhuinia Kceiiiuij I'osL, No. 28U, Philadelphia, Tliuisday, November 14, 1776 ; General Jloice to Lord Geortje Germaiiie^ "New- " YoRK,:i() November, 177G ; " [Hall's] History of the Virit War in America, i., 210 ; Gordon's History o f the American Ueroliition, ii., 344 ; etc.