[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Vol. I. 27 210 HISTORY OF THE the bridge, and the territory below was considered their appro-priate domain. The travellers partook of a frugal breakfast to-gether at the house of a good Dutch woman, who had been plun-dered by three marauders, but who was yet enabled lo set before them a repast of hasty pudding and milk.^ This being dispatched, ^Smith divided liis small stock of paper money with Andre, took a final leave, and, with his servant, hastened back to Peekskill, and the same evening to Fishkill, where he had left his family four days before, at the house of his brother-in-law. On his way, he took the road leading to Robinson's house, where he called on General Arnold, and dined. He gave an account of Andre's pro-gress, and mentioned the place where he left him, with which Arnold appeared well pleased. It is to be understood, however, that Smith had not, at this time, as he always affirmed, any knowledge of Andre's true character, and that he supposed his name to be John Anderson. 'i'he Coio-hoys were a set of people, mostly, if not wholly, re-fugees, belonging to the British side, and engaged in plundering