On the morning of Friday, the first of November, simultaneously with the movement of the Hessian Grenadiers and with other equally important preparations-- the whole, we believe, preparatory to an assault on the new position of the American Army, in the high grounds of North Castle, -- a heavy body, from the Right of the Royal Army, with a number of field-pieces, was moved against the extreme left of the American lines, where the Division commanded by General Heath was posted, and opened a heavy fire ; which was returned by Captain-lieutenant Bryant and Lieutenant Jackson, of the American Artillery, neither party sustaining any loss which was particularly worthy of record. " A violent rain, however, again interposed; and the project, whatever it may have been, was abandoned.'

General Heath has left a very minute description of the movements of the enemy and of his own preparations to oppose those movements, {Memoirs of General Heath, 80, 81 ;) and we make room for it, because of its groat local interest, in the vicinity of the White Plains: "OurGen- "eral's first anxiety," General Ileatli stateil, speaking of himself, *' was " for Colonel Malcolm's Regiment, on the hill, to the East of the hollow, "on the left, lest the enemy should push a Column into the hollow, "and cut the Regiment off from the Division. He, therefore, ordered " Major Keith, one of his Aides, to gallop over, and order Colonel Mal- "colni to come off. immediately, with Lieutenant Feuno's Artillery , but, " upon a more critical view of the ground, in the hollow, (at the head "of which there was a heavy stone wall, well-situated to cover a body of "troops to throw a heavy fire directly down it, while an oblii|ue fire " could be thrown in, on both sides,) he ordered Major Pollard, his other "Aide, to gallop after Keith, and countermand the first order ; and to "direct the Odonel to remain at his post: and he should be supported. ■' A strong Regiment was ordered to the head of the hollow, to occupy "the wall.