[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] on the latter, with Heath, he selected, near Robin-son's Bridge, about two miles from Peekskill, a place where troops were to be stationed to cover the south-ern entrance to the Highlands. Here was established the military depot which was called Continental Vil-lage.34 Heath was placed in command of the de-fenses to the Highlands. Immediately he sent troops to the west of the Hudson, and stationed " Prescott's, Ward's and Wyllis's regiments of Parson's brigade to the south entrance of the Highlands beyond Robin-son's Bridge," and General George Clinton's brigade to the heights above Peekskill Landing.16 Heath was now in the fortieth year of his age. He de-scribes himself to be of middling stature, light com-plexion, very corpulent and bald-headed, so that the French officers who served in America compared him in person to the Marquis of Granby. Such was the officer intrusted with the command of the Highland passes, and encamped at Peekskill, their portal. We shall find him faithful to his trust, scrupulous in ■ obeying the letter of his instructions, but sturdy and punctilious in resisting any undue assumption of authority.7 General Charles Lee, after repeated requests and positive orders, reaches Peekskill November 30th, on his way to New Jersey to assist Washington. Here occurred an incident worthy of record.