Colonel Glover's letter, dated "Mile-Square, October 22,* 1776," published in The Freeman's Journal and Netc-Hampshire Gazette, Vol. I., No. 27, Portsmouth, Tuesday, November 26, 1776.

7 Doctor Sparks, in the Writings of George Washington, iv., 152, note ; Memoir of General Heath, 75.

Compare, also, Lieutenant-colonel TUghman to the New York Convention, " HEAn-QUARTERe, Valentine's-Hii.l, October 22, 1776," with the same to William Duer, "Head-quarters, White-Plains, October 23, 1776."

8 Extract of a letter from Fort Lee, dated "October 20, 1776," published in The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1769, Philadelphia, Wednesday, October 30, 1776.

See, also, Genera! Washington to General Greene, "White-Plains, " November 7, 1776 ; " General Washington to General Lee, " Peekskill, "November 12, 1776 ; " etc.

*The structure of this letter clearly indicates that it was written by instalments-- that it was commenced on the twenty-second, and received additions on the next day, on the succeeding Sunday, and after the engagement on Chatterton's-hill, which occurred on the following Monday.

This is stated in explanation of the seeming discrepancy in the date of the letter and that of the affair which is under notice.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

to the White Plains, reaching that place on the following morning ; 1 and the Commander-in-chief " was " almost the whole time on horseback," 2 his Correspondence 8 and even the Orderly-books of the Army 4 clearly indicated that his personal supervision of the entire movement and of all which pertained to it was unstintingly given.

It is not now known when General Lee and his Division commenced its laborious march, towards the White Plains ; 5 but it " was attended with much dif- " Acuity, for want of Wagons and Artillery -horses. "The Baggage and Artillery," it was said, 6 "were " carried or drawn off by hand.