To prevent interruption, he called 1 "out and told them that if they attempted to oppose him, he would "order his men to fire on them; and preparation was made for doing it, " in case it should be needful. This appearance instantly cleared the " street, when Captain Sears and his party rode off in triumph, with the " booty they were pleased to take away." Dunlap, (History of New York, ii., Appendix, ccxx,) erroneously stated that the destruction of the printing-office was effected "by the Connecticut Light Horse," on the fourth of December. Bancroft, (History of the United States, original edit. viii., 275,) said Sears was "vexed at his want of influence, impatient at "being overlooked, and naturally inclined to precipitate counsels;" and in the same work, centenary edition, v., 184, the saiue author stated

WESTCHESTER, COUNTY.

The progress of the banditti, through Westchestercounty, on its return, was necessarily slow, since it finished, at that time, the work of pillage among the farmers of that County, which it had commenced on its outward march -- it left the City of New York on Thursday, at two o'clock; and it did not reach Horse-neck, where the detachment which was guardthat Sears "deserved a high appointment in the American Navy," which he did not receive ; that he was "impatient at being overlooked," etc. Not the slightest allusion is made to the doings of the banditti in Westchester>.county, in either of the editions of that much-praised work . Lossing, (Field Book of the Revolution, ii., 796, 797,)Btated that Mr. Rivington " aided by hiB Royal Gazetteer," was very influential ; that he had no regard for the truth nor for "common fairness ; " that Sears had gone to Connecticut " to plan schemes for the future with ardent Whigs ; " that the type which was stolen from Eiviogton was converted into bullets; etc. ; but the truth is that the Royal Gazette was not established until December, 1777, ae he had stated on the opposite page of the Field Book; that Rivington published everything of news and political papers, regardless of party ; that Sears had removed his family and himself to New Haven, to get out of the way of threatened danger and to pout over personal grievances ; and that the printers in Connecticut were too glad to increase their limited supplies of type to convert the stolen type belonging to Rivington into bullets, for which common and far cheaper lead was better adapted.