a In his published Despatches to the Home Government, while he held the chief command of the Army in America, and in his Narrative in a Committee of the House of Commons, relative to his Conduct, etc., especially in his Observations upon a pamphlet entitled Letters to a Nobleman, General Howe told the story of hia great expection of active cooperation, in the field, from those who favored the Royal cause ; of the

what he subsequently did, concerning the alleged loyal element of the country, will fail to trace the spirit of both his words and his actions, back to the teachings of that not unprofitable expedition of the Phcenix and the Rose into the western waters of Westchestercounty.

Whatever may have been the real purposes of the expedition, the eastern shore of the river was so well guarded that no attempt was made to land, in force, for any purpose, on the Westchester-county side of it, nor was there any open communication between the ships and the inhabitants of that County, although it is known that frequent communications were effected, secretly and in the night, with some of the inhabitants of the Cortlandt Manor* -- it is not pretended by any one, that any Loyalist, from either of the three Counties of Orange, Westchester and Duchess, sought refuge on board of either of the ships. The river

assurances, to that effect, which he received from Governor Tryon and others ; of the measures adopted by himself, under the most favorable circumstances ; and of the bitter disappointment which he had experienced, in every instance.