Barton laments Burr's untimely retirement from the American army, and complains of Washington's cold treatment of him. He declares that Burr's military character was such-- especially as demonstrated by his services in the Neutral Ground-- that if his lot had been cast in the armies of France under the eye of Napoleon he would have become a marshal of the Empire. In a history of Westchester County it would be ungracious to find fault with any praise of him on soldierly grounds that his most ardent eulogists have penned. He certainly came to Westchester County as a guardian angel, and was the one shining military character among all the commanders on the lines-- though their number embraced several officers of marked attainments. The brevity of his career here is the only feature of it to be viewed with anything short of enthusiasm. When lie departed, disaster after disaster befell the American posts, and the reign of terror which had subsisted before he came was and for Amerishortly renewed. It was equally unfortunate for him only the winter can interests in our county that his command covered months of 1779, when no general operations were going on. The next summer occurred the most formidable and prolonged display our county's history. of armed force along the lines and above in splendid organization It can easily be believed that Burr, with his in full flower, would have acquitted himself right gloriously in that period of activity. The expedition of Governor Tryon above referred to was for the object <»f destroying the Revolutionary salt works at Greenwich, Conn. It was the only continuous march of a quite considerable British force through the entire extent of our county along the Sound that occurred during the Revolution. There was some fighting at Bye and above, where a small American party was put to flight by the British.