[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] as Purdy, Bailey, Fowler, Horton, Brown and Caleb Morgan; 1 the latter afterwards acted as guide to the British troops in their raids into this town.'-' When the British fleet with Howe's army appeared before New York, Washington urged upon the Fourth Pro-vincial Congress the removal of " all persons of known disaffection and enmity to the cai. e of Amer-ica." 3 Some were sent to Litchfield, Conn. Shortly after came a long series of disasters, beginning with the battle of Long Island. Washington's army was in retreat. October 29, 1776, Washington sent Gen-eral Beall with Maryland regiment to seize and hold Pine's Bridge over the Croton, in order to maintain communication to the north and with New Jersey, via King's Ferry. The main army was in the rocky hills of North Castle on the 31st, with an out-post near White Plains. Lord Stirling's command of Maryland and Virginia troops were ordered to the west side of the Hudson, and on November 8th, Heath with his Massachusetts regiments inarched to Peekskill to secure the passes through the Highlands. Without doubt both of these divisions took the direct route via Pine's Bridge and Crompond. Nov-ember 10th the latter division passed through this town and reached its destination in the afternoon. General Washington with staff' and escort followed a few hours later. General Charles Lee was left at 1 Journal of tlie Provincial Congress, vol. I., pp. 381 and 582. 2 Report No. 492, House of Rep., :Slst Congress, 1st session— aff.