4 Vide page 231, ante.

5 [Hall's] History of the Civil War in America, i , 203 ; Stedman's History of the American War, i., 210, 211 ; Gordon's History of the American Revolution, ii., 337 ; Adolphus's History of England, Ed. London : 1805, ii., 379 ; Sparks's Life of George Washington, 194 ; Irving's Life of George Washington, ii., 385 ; etc.

General Howe to Lord George Germaine, " New- York,, 30 November, " 1776 ; " General Howe's Speech before a Committee of the House of Common*, April 29, 1779 ; Annual Register for 1776 ; History of Europe, 176* ; etc.

The adverse winds, which prevented the supplies, etc., from passing Hell-gate, were referred to by General Howe in his letter to Lord George Germaine, "New-York, 30 November, 1776;" and ra Oux\e of Lieutenant-colonel Tench TUghman to William Dner, " IIf.ad-quaktf.rs, Harlem Heights, ' ' October 17, 1776 ; " General Washington to the Continental Congress, " Harlem Heights, October 18, 1776 ; " etc.

7 " He transported Carriages with him from England ; and whatever " more he wanted were procured on Long Island and Staten Island," (Galloway's Reply to the Observations of Lieutenant-general Sir William Howe, 9.)

8 In his despatch to Lord Georgo Germaine, "New- York, 30 Novem- "ber, 1776," General Howe stated that "three Battalions of Hessians " were drawn from Staten Island ; " but in his Speech before a Committee of the House of Commons, April 29, 1779, when his conduct, as Commander-in-chief of the King's forces in North America, was under consideration, he stated, without contradiction, that the reinforcement consisted of " the Second Division of Hessians." We have preferred the former statement ; because there was, then, only one Brigade of Hessians on Staten Island; and because the "Second Division of Hessians," under General Knyphausen, had not, then, reached America.