[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] portion of his New York command to the West Indies for the pur-pose of conquering several of the French islands. He thereupon ad-vised Rochambeau (still in Virginia) to march to the Hudson and again effect a junction with the American army in Westchester JOHN JAY S SNUFFBOX. County, so as to menace New York and prevent Carleton from ex-ecuting that design. Rochambeau willingly agreed to the proposal, set his army in motion, and after a leisurely inarch crossed King's Ferry to Verplanck's Point on the 14th of September. Meantime Washington had begun serious preparations for threatening New York. On the 22d of August, says Heath, the " light infantry of the American army moved down and encamped near Peekskill." On the 29th " an order of encampment and battle for the American army was published/' On the 31st as many of the army still remaining in the Highlands as could be carried in boats "embarked at their respective brigade landings, and the whole of the boats being in order fell down to Verplanck's Point, where the troops disembarked and encamped. They made a most beautiful appearance when in 520 HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY the boats and in motion. The remainder of the army marched down by land." The ceremonies and amenities attending the second junction of the French and American armies in our county are thus described by Thacher in his valuable Journal: