As the great day approached, Washington made his arrangements for taking possession of the city in conjunction with The constituted authorities of the State of New York. lie dispatched from West Point, through our county, a force sufficient for the occupation of Kingsbridge and other outlying posts as they should bo surrendered. And (hen, attended by his staff and joined by Governor Clinton, Lieutenant-Governor Van Cortlandt, and other representatives of the State government, he followed. The following itinerary of the distinguished party through Westchester County is from a memorandum written at the time by Lieutenant-Governor Van Cortlandt: I went from Peekskill, Tuesday, the 18th of November, in company with his excellency Gov. Clinton, Col. Benson, and Col. Campbell; lodged that night with Gen. [Philip] Cortlandt at Croton River, proceeded and lodged Wednesday night [l'.Hh] at Edw. Covenhaven's where we mett his excellency Gen. Washington and his Aids. The next night [20th] we lodged with Mr. Frederick Van Cortlandt at The [Little] Yonkers, after having dined with Gen. Lewis Morris. Frydav morning [21st] we rode in company with the Commanderin-Chief as far as the Widow Day's, at Harlem where we held a council.1 at a fter Sir Guy Carleton m 1 Irving sa tifled Washi ys tli 1 of the time when the diffe it would be pleasing to believ QgtO] of Eastchester was the plac .■Hi posts w ould be v acated, Governor Clinto nil official arrangements wer men ibers of the State counc " summoned to convene 1at theE astel [ester on the 21st of Ni lording to Lieutenant-Goverm vember, foi pose of establishing civ the n ting of tl ouncil f. in t ae (1 istricts hither! is held on Manhattan Island. rcupie