At the time now under notice, General Howe was again preparing to move his great command, at that time, by way of the Sound, into Westchester-county ; and he did no more, concerning that Squadron, in that connection, than he had done, in the former instance, when he had moved that command from Long Island to the City of New York-- he caused it to be moved further up the river evidently, again, in order " to draw the enemy's " [the Americans'] " attention to that side," while he and his command should effect a landing, on the other side of the County, with lesser opposition and difficulty ; and it is not improbable, in view of the recognized purposes of General Howe, in proposing to move his command into Westchester-county, that it was expected, also, to cover that flank of the Army,

in whatever operations it should become engaged, within that County. We believe that these were the only purposes for which the Squadron was moved up the river ; and we also believe that, for the purpose of a feint, the movement was, again, an entire success : because of the subsequent movements of the two Armies, it was not required for any other purpose.

Having detached two Brigades of British and one Brigade of Hessian troops, the whole under the command of Lieutenant-general Earl Percy, to occupy the exterior lines, on the high grounds to the southward of the Harlem-plain, for the protection of the City of New York, 1 and another Brigade of British troops to garrison the City itself, 2 "all previous arrange- " ments, having been made," early on the morning of Saturday, the twelfth of October, the first detachment of the forces designated for that purpose, under the personal command of General Howe, embarked, at Kip's-bay, 3 in the City of New York, in flat-boats, batteaux, etc. ; and, having passed through Hellgate, landed -- the Caryafort, frigate, having been so placed that she could cover the descent -- about nine o'clock in the morning, on Throgg's-neck, in the Borough Town of Westchester, in Westchestercounty. 4