He was directed to inform the British officer that the American sentinels had always been instructed not to fire on sentinels unless they were first fired upon, and then to return the fire ; that such would be their conduct ; as to the cannonading of Col. I^Iorris's house, they mightact their pleasure. The firing ceased for some time ; but a raw Scotch sentinel having been planted one day, he very soon after discharged his piece at an American sentinel nearest to him, which was immediately returned ; upon which a British officer came down, and called to the American officers, obser\-ing that he thought there was to be no more firing between the sentinels. He was answered, that their own began ; upon which he repHed, 'he shall then pay for it.' The sentinel was directly after relieved, and there was no firing between the sentinels, in that place any more ; and they were so civil to each other, on the posts, that one day, at a part of the creek where it was practicable, the British sentinel asked the American, v/ho was nearly opposite, if he could give hirn a chew of tobacco ; the latter, ha\ing in his pocket a piece of thick twisted roll, sent it across the creek to the British sentinel, who, after taking off his bite, sent the remainder back again."*

'•On the 6th of October, 1776, (continues General Heath), orders were given for throwing up a new work on Harlem creek below the wood at Morrisania."''