Hand, immediately on his return to his camp, to fix upon one of the best subaltern officers, a:i,l twenty-live picked men of his corps, and assign them to this pass, as their alarr.ipost at all times ; andinca.«e the enemy nadei; landing on Frog's Neck, to direct this officer immediately to take up the planks of the bridge ; to have evcrythin.- in readiness to set the mill on fire ; but not to do it, unless the fire of the riflcn-itn should appear insufEcient to check the advance of the enemy on the causeway :• to assign another party to the head of the creek ; to reinforce both, in case the enemy l-andc d ; and that he should be supported. Col. Hand made Lis arrangements accordingly."

•' OoTOBv.K 7th. -- General Lincoln came to camp. He had come from ilas.?:ichusetts with a body of militia. This was the first of his joining the main army. The same day the British were putting over horses from Horn's Hook to Long Island, and fi-^ing their pontoons."

'' October Dth. -- Our general's division was formed in line, with its advance, reserve flank-guards, and artillery, all in order of battle, when they were moved down over the different grounds, which it was supposed might be the scene of action. Some of this ground was very broken, and there were many fences. These afforded frequent opportunities for the troops to break off and form, for the pioneers to open avenues, &c., and for the whole to become acquainted with every part of the ground, and the best choice of it, if suddenly called to action."