"The Artillery of the Division was so well directed as to throw the "British artillery-men, several times, into confusion ; and, finding that "they could not, here, make any impression, they drew back their pieces, "the Column not advancing," [probably because of the failure of the main body to advance against the American lines, in cooperation with this detachment, as we have already stated.]

" The British Artillery now made a circuitous movement ; and came "down, toward the American right. Here, unknown to them, were "some twelve-pounders, upon the discharge of which, they made off, " with their field-pieces, as fast as their horses could draw them.

"A shot from the American cannon, at this place, took off the head of a " HeBsian artillery-man : they also left one of their artillery-horses, dead "on the field. What other loss they sustained, was not known. Of our " General's Division, one man, only, belonging to Colonel Paulding's "Regiment of New- York troops, was killed." f

7 Testimony of Lord Cornwallis, before a Committee of the House of Commons, vide Note 3, of this page, ante.

* For descriptions of the various localities mentioned in this statement, by General Heath, see page 262, ante.

fThe Returns of General George Clinton's Brigade, dated "Peekskill, " November 17, 1776," noted that casualty, and gave the name of the man-- William Phoenix, of Captaiu Caulmes's Company.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

Having been thus frustrated in all his efforts to cut off the communications of the American Army with the upper country as well as with New England and to draw General Washington to give him battle, in a general engagement -- in other words, having been completely outgeneraled by the Commander-in-chief of the forces whom his associates in arms had so contemptuously ridiculed -- General Howe determined to abandon the attempt ; ' and to withdraw his great and powerful command from Westchester-county, in search of laurels on other and more inviting fields.