[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] It is an interesting reminiscence that Major John Andre, who a year and some months later passed that locality on the errand that took him to his death, signed the articles of capitulation on be-half of the British. After the capture of the two promontories Sir Henry Clinton com-pleted the works on Stony Point, fortified them in a powerful man-ner (especially with reference to the approach from the land side), and amply garrisoned both forts. Washington prudently refrained from any offensive demonstrations, retiring to the vicinity of West Point and bending all his energies toward the further development of the defensive situation there. He ordered all the heavy cannon at Boston and Providence to be sent to him, and recalled Heath from Boston. That general arrived at the camp at New Windsor on the 21st of June. General Sir Henry Clinton, seeing that he had no Putnam to deal with on this occasion, showed himself suddenly disinclined to engage in new exploits in the Highlands. He withdrew his forces, except those necessary to retain the two forts, returned to New York, and sent out the memorable expedition under Tryon which devastated Connecticut. The results obtained were so " salutary," as reported to him, that he determined to extend them by an attack on New London. As a preparatory measure he went to Throgg's Neck, in-tending to forward troops thence to New London on transports.