Although the Provincial Congress was " of opinion " that the several levies,'' apportioned on the different Counties, '' consisting of volunteers, would be most " advancive of the public service, yet " it evidently knew that volunteers could not be had, even under such a stress of circumstances as then existed and in so " glorious a cause ; " and drafts from the respective Regiments, in each County, were also provided for, in instances where deficiencies should be found ; and every possible measure was employed, to secure the armament and general equipmeiit of the men. 5

Information had no sooner been received by the Provincial Congress of New York, that a Brigadiergeneral was to be appointed by that body, for the command of the four Battalions which were to be raised in New York, than it was announced " the "Congress conceived it necessary towards carrying "the several Resolutions and requisitions of the "Continental Congress into execution, to appoint a "Brigadier-general and a Major of Brigade of the "Militia of Westchester-county" -- the Congress did not reveal in what that declared "necessity" existed, however; and as those offices had been created on the twenty-second of the preceding August 6 and had not been occupied, during the entire intervening per-

1 Journal of the Continental Congress, "Monday, June 3, 1776."

a Journal oj 'the Provincial Congress, "Friday morning, 9 ho., June 7,

'1776." 8 Journalof the Provincial Congress, "Die Veneris, 4 ho., P.M., June 7,

" 1776."

* JmirnoXof the Provincial Congress, "Sunday afternoon, June 9, 1776." 5 Ibid.