10 In Orange-county, "none but the lowerclass of mankind will enlist; "and these were conceived not to be the men to be depended on," (Elihu Marvin, Chairman, to the Provincial Congress, "In County Com- "mittee, Oxford, Feb. 15, 1776.") In Duchess-county, enlistments could be made only on the stipulation that the men thus enlisted should not be required to do service outside of the Colony of New-York, (Zepheniah Piatt, Chairman, to the Provincial Congress, "Poughkeepsie, Feb. 9, "1776.") Iu Albany-county, the recruiting-officers " found great diffi- "culties for want of money," (The Albany Committee to the Committee of Safety, "Albany, 2 April, 1776.") The enlistments were so few in number, in Queens-county, that the recruiting-officers abandoned the undertaking, (Journal of tlte Committee of Safety, " Die Mercurii, 10 ho., " A.M., May 8, 1776.") In the City of New York, the success was so small that the recruiting-officers were dismissed, "with great reluctance," and their several recruits consolidated, (Journal of the Provincial Congress, " Die Jovis, 9 ho., A.M., May 9, 1776.")

N Governor Tryon to the Earl of Dartmouth, No. 22, "On Board the "Ship Dutchess of Gordon New York Harbour, 6th Deer., 1776."

12 Journal of the Provincial Congress, " Die Jovis, 3 ho., P.M., December "14, 1775 ;" tlie same, "Die Veneris, 10 ho., A.M., Deer. 15, 1775 ;" tlie same, "Die Mercurii, 10 ho., A.M., Feb. 21, 1776;" tlie same, "Die " Luna.', 3 ho., P.M., March 4, 1776 ; " the same, " Die Mercurii, 10 ho., "A.M., March 13, 1776 ;" Journal of the Committee of Safety, "4 ho., "P.M., Feb. 10, 1776;" the same, "Die Luna?, 10 ho., A.M.," and "4 " ho., P.M.," " March 18, 1776 ; " the same, " Die Mercurii, 4 ho., P.M., "April 17, 1776; " etc.