1 " We caa with pleasure assure you, that by far the greater part of " the levies ordered by the Congress to be raised from our Militia, are " completed, and at their several stations ; that almost the whole of those "drafted in consequence of the enclosed Resoluticn, will, by the time " this reaches you, be at posts which is thought necessary to occupy, " least the enemy should cut off the communication between the Army at "New York and the country." * * * " It gives us great pain to in- *' form you that the aid received from our sister States is very inadequate "to our expectations, none of them having yet completed the levies directed by Congress, which leaves us reason to fear that instead of using "every means that human wisdom dictates for ensuring success, we shall, " with inferior numbers, on the doubtful iBsue of a single battle, hazard " the glorious cause for which we have struggled." (Tlie Convention to the Delegation of the State in the Continental Congress, " Hablem, 7th Au- "gust, 1776, A.M.")

2 The Convention to General Washington, "Fishkill, 10th Octr., 1776."

3 The entire body of Westchester-county Militia was ordered to the month of the Croton-river, to oppose any movements, in that County, from the enemy's shipping, (Journal of the Convention, "Thursday morn- " ing, July 25, 1776 ; ") to which the local Company, commanded by Captain Micah Townsend, was added, on the following day, (the same, '■ Die " Veneris, 9 ho., A.M., July 26, 1776.") The entire body of the Militia of Westchester-county was again called out, for the same purpose, with five dayB' provisions, a fortnight afterwards, (the same, "Die Sabbati, 4 " ho., P.M., Augt. 10, 1776.") The Militia of Orange-county, below the Highlands -- now Bockland-county-- was ordered out for the protection of the western shore of the river, early in the Autumn, (tlie same, " Thursday afternoon, October 10, 1776.")