e Tiio rfin:Mfi . nT those sHiii in ttio contiict, were ir.rerred i:: a hollow oa the south.-west siile cf (haiteitoii l.i;:, uear abickory tree.

572 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

may be enumerated, Generals Washington, Clinton, McDoiigal, L; ■ Heath, Sterling, and Read, Colonels Haslet, Smallwood, Malcolm a.. Glover; Majors Hand, Lee and Lieut. Fenno. On the British si:,- Brigadier Generals Leslie, Knyphausen, Rahl, De Heister, and M..;- thews; Lord Percy, Count Dunop, Colonel Ralle, Colonel Ritzeina, an; Major Rogers, Szc, Szc.

The following letter of General George Clinton, dated Camp, at t'v. old Place near White Plains, Nov. 2d, 1776, to a friend, is copied fro: i the journal of the Provincial Congress : --

Mt Deae Sir:: -- '-Your favors of the 30th and 3lst ultimo, were left at ir.v tent a few minutes since. Since my last to you, dated the day before yesterday, tlie centre and riglit v.-ing of our army having possessetl themselves of lb-. heights in their rear, north-east of the road leading to Young's, yesterday moraing evacuated Vn?.l part of our lines which passed through the town, aud sou;!;-

east of Is , a:id fell back on those heights - firing all the barns, hay and corn

stacks in front. This induced the enemy to believe we had again retreated ; ami determined to take the advantage of our apparent fliglit, theii army instantly moved forward into the part of our lines which were evacuated. This brougi;! on a pretty bvislc cannonade, though at too great a distance to do much e.vcciition. I lost one maa, and had tv."o wounded. I have heard of no other injur}" done us. We are b\' the late movements now far advanced -- in front, of cou:;'.'. most e.vposed. The enemy retired to their former encampment in the evening, leaving strong advanced pickets, and working parties vrho are busily employvJ in erecting banks on tlic heights in and near the tov/n.