Lord Sterling is detached ahead of them to get possession of the passes among the hills, & Genl Parsons has taken post near the head of Rye Pond, wh secures the pass in our front." (?) …:Except we can get a vast superiority of ground, our raw troops are not a match for their disciplined soldiers, especially when backed by constant fire of artillery. &c." p. 338 . [Information relative to the enemy] - "October 21st, 1776." On Friday last, the main body of the enemy's army decamped form Frog's Point & landed on Pells or Rod: man's Neck, East of the East Chester Creek (commonly called the manor of Pelham.) Soon after their landing, 3 regiments of my brother's brigade, commanded at present by Col.
Glover, attacked their advanced party & repulsd them, kil: ling, it is supposed, about 100; but they being sustained by their main body, our detachment was ordered off, & they accordingly retreated with the utmost good order, losing in the whole action only 23 killed & wounded. The enemy have since moved slowly Eastward, & now lay from where they first landed, extended about one mile East of N. Rochelle. Our army lies in their front, about 2 ½ miles distant; the left wing at White Plains, the right at this place where my brigade now is &c. p. 341. /
"Peter Schuyler - to - the Presd of the Provincial Congress. Fishkills." Fort Constitution, Octr. 10th 1776."
"Sir \ …… Yesterday morning 3 men of war, one of them a large one, & 3 or 4 tenders passed our chevaux de frise, wh reports is confirmed in a more particular manner, by Capt. Grindle, who says that one Man of War & 2 frigates passed the works close under the East Shore, drove the 2 new ships ashore just below Philipse's & chased 2 of our row Galley's until they were forced ashore between Dobb's Ferry & Tarrytown, at or near which Town, the ships of war came to, & kept a constant fire for about one hour at our row galleys, & suppose them destroyed." &c. &c. p. 350. / Parol of Fredk Philipse & others.