[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] 13 OS HISTORY OF THE but did 110 harm. The enemy left one horse, a few old entrench-ing tools, and some other trifles at the Point. f^ Colonel Livingston held command of this post in 1780, when Arnold came there for the purpose of carrying on his treasonable correspondence with Andre. Upon the south-west side of Verplanck's Point was situated King's Ferry, the ancient pass to Rockland. The old sign post placed at the head of the lane, leading to this ferry, bore the fol-lowing direction : — '• DiSHE HIS DI ROODE TOE DE KsHINg's FaRRY." Upon the 30th of August, 1779, fifteen sail of the enemy lay at anchor near the King's Ferry. ^' On the evening of September 22d, 17S0, Major John Andre, the British spy. crossed the King's Ferry in company with Smith and the negro boy. V.'illiam van Wert, the ferry-master on this occasion, afterwards testified at Andre's trial, " that Mr. Smith crossed King's ferry from Stoney Point to Yerplanck's Point on the evening of a day in the week before last, in company with another man, and a negro boy was with him; — each of them had a horse. The day of the month I do not recollect. 1 have not seen the person since to know him. He had a black, blue or brown great coat on, a round hat, and a pair of hoots. I did not hear any conversation pass between Mr. Smith and the person in the boat, neither did I hear Mr. Smith say which way he was going. Mr. Smith seemed to hurry us a good deal.