THE TOWN OF GREENBURGH. 317 



That the Enemies Force now in the Southern States has not been lately ascer- 

 tained by any distinct accounts, but the General supposes it cannot be less than 

 7,000 (of which about 2,000 are at Savannah) in this est^ ie: ;te the Diminution by 

 the Casualties of the Climate, is supposed to be equal to >.he increase of Force 

 derived from the Disaffected. 



That added to the loss of Charles Town and its Garrison accounts of a recent 

 misfortune are just arrived from Major General Gates, giving advice of a gen- 

 eral action which happened on the 16th of August near Campden, in which the 

 army under his Command met with a total defeat, and in all probability the 

 whole of the Continental Troops, and a considerable part of the Militia would be 

 cut off. 



The State of Virginia has been sometime exerting itself to raise a Body of 

 3,000 Troops to serve till the end of December, 1781, but how far it has succeed- 

 ed is not known. 



That Maryland had resolved to raise 2,000 Men of which a sufficient number 

 to compose one Battallion was to have come to this army. The remainder to 

 recruit the Maryland line — but in consequence of the late advices, an order has 

 been sent to march the whole Southward. 



That the Enemies Force in Canada, Halifax, St. Augustine, and at Penobscot, 

 remains much the same as stated in the preceding Council. 



That there is still reason to believe the Court of France will prosecute its 

 Original intention of giving effectual succor to this Country, as soon as circum- 

 stances will permit ; and it is hoped the second Division will certainly arrive in 

 the course of the fall. 



That a Fleet greatly superior to that of the Enemy in the West Indies, and a 

 formidable land Force had sailed sometime since from Martinique to make a 

 Combined attack upon the Island of Jamaica, that there is a possibility of a re- 

 inforcement from this quarter also, to the Fleet of our Ally at Rhode Island. 



The Commander-in-Chief having thus given the Council a full view of our 

 present situation and future prospects, requests the Opinion of each member, in 

 writing, what plan it will be advisable to pursue, to what objects Our Attention 

 ought to be directed in the course of this fall and winter, taking into considera- 

 tion the alternative of having a Naval Superiority, whether any offensive opera- 

 tions can be immediately undertaken and against what Point, what ought to be 

 our immediate preparations and dispositions, particularly whether we can afford 

 or ought to send any reinforcements from this army to the Southern States, and 

 to what amount the General requests to be favored with these opinions by the 

 10th instant at farthest. 



"This concludes the famous " Andre Papers." A more remarkable 

 set of documents no man surely ever set foot on before. The papers 

 themselves look yellow, are much crumpled and worn, and bear evident 

 marks of age." a 



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"Upon this, we made him dress himself and I asked him what he 

 would give us to let him go. He said he would give us any sum of 



a New York Herald, 1842. 



