The following are extracts army in correspondence up to the date of the landing of the British our county: Letter to the Convention Duer to Tilghman, September 25.-I shall communicate your to the Obstruction --to-morrow who will (I doubt not) be happy to find that their Attention n. approbatio 's of Hudson's River meets with General Washington making some Duer to Tilolnnan, September !><».-- I expect daily to hear of the Enemy's any wise honoreat Attempt. It is surely their Business if they hope to make a Campaign at vaiiremely ext me to appears orable tothem. Your present station [on Harlem Heights] of them should th ey be hardy tageous, and 1 have no doubt but you will give a good account of the Sufficiency enouo'h to attack your Lines. I should have little anxiety were I convinced Enemy may of our Obstructions in Hudson's River. I do not think it improbable that the endeavor to transport march part of their Force to the Eastern Part of Long Island, and not being specially i The correspondence was printed in detail in interest, which, however, pertinent to our general narrative, must be the New Y,„-k Times of April 7. 14. 21. and 28, omitted here. 1895. It includes much subsidiary matter of

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I dare say however them across the Sound, in order to come on the Rear of our Works. that Precautions will be made here to prevent any Surprise of that Kind. Ducr to Livingston, September 27. -- I have heard it reported that near 100 Sail of the Enemy's ships are gone out of the Hook [Sandy Hook]. Is it true? If so, it is far from improbable that they will go round Long Island into the Sound, and Endeavor to Land in the Hear of our Army.