"River, October 9, 1776;" General George Clinton to the Convention, "Kino's Bridge, 10 October, 1776 ;" The PMladelphia Evening Post,- Volume 2, Number 270, Philadelphia, Saturday, October 12, 1776; The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1767, Philadelphia, October 16, 1776 ; Memoirs of General Heath, 68, 69.

8 Memoirs of General Heath, 69.

Among the incidents of 1776, Bolton related the following ; "Upon "the 9th of October, a body of 1100 British troops embarked on board "batteaux at Peekskill and the same night proceeded to Tarrytown, " where they landed at daybreak, and occupied the heights adjoining." -- {History of Westchester-county, second edit., i. 348.)

Although the historian has referred to "Gaine's Weekly Mercury," * as his authority, we have failed to find the slightest evidence, anywhere, that such a movement as he has thus described was really made; aud with the best of evidence, accessible to every one, that there were no British troops in Westchester-county, until several days after the date referred to, nor, then, within many miles from Peekskill, we dismiss the statement as something else than History.

t General Clinton sent out the detachment of troops which rescued one of the ships which were driven ashore, near Yonkers. -- (General George Clinton to the Convention, " King'r Bridge, 10 October, 1776.")

s General Heath ordered Colonel Sargent, with five hundrt-d Infantry and forty Cavalry ; Captain Horton, of the Artillery, with two twelvepounders ; and Captain Crafts, with a howitzer, to march, immediately and with all possible expedition, to Dobbs's-ferry ; and the entire Division was formed, in order of battle, and "moved down, over the different " grounds which it was supposed might be the scene of action." -- {Memoirs of General Heath, 69 )