It is well known that General Howe placed not a little dependence upon the hope of receiving active co-operation in the held from the loyal inhabitants of the lower counties of this State, and in that hope he was encouraged by assurances which he received from Governor Tryon and others upon his arrival. So far as Westchester County is concerned, no evidence exists that any results to sustain him in such an expectation followed the undoubted attempts to stimulate Tory courage incidental to the dispatch of the " Phoenix " and kk Rose " up the Hudson. Too much praise can not be given the New York State convention for its vigorous and well-considered measures at this time of uncertainty regarding the intent ions of the enemy. With the situation below the Harlem River Washington was competent to deal in all its details, but the convention relieved him of much of the responsibility and distraction that would have been involved in caring for the security of the country above. Provisions and other stores having been accumulated in the neighborhood of Peekskill, the convention ordered their removal to places which would be less exposed to danger from possible British landing parties. Militia re-enforcements for Forts Constitution and Montgomery were provided for. One-fourth of the entire militia of Westchester, Dutchess, and Orange Counties was called out, and, in view of the emergency, each militiaman taking the field was granted a bounty of twenty dollars ut generous allowance in the circumstances of the time), with continental This whole militia force (Westchester County's ami subsistence. pay contingent being under the command of Colonel Thomas Thomas) was ordered to Peekskill as the strategic point for repelling the expected attack on the Highlands. The convention pledged itself to defray the expenses of any practicable plans for obstructing the navigation of the Hudson and annoying the enemy's ships.