came, up; that they have but two months' provisions on board, and their water is very bad; that it is the general talk on board, that they will not attempt to pass the forts in the Highlands till they hear from Governour Carleton. That there were two transports from Greenock, that had joined General Howe, with three hundred men; that these were all that were with General Howe when the examinant left the fleet; that it was expected that the Hessians were to join them at New-York. That yesterday Captain Wallace went up to the Highlands, with the tender, and went on shore and set fire to a house, and then went off with six poor hogs and pigs; that he heard before he left the ship last night, that they intended to land at Mr. Kiers's house and burn the buildings; that on Wednesday the tender went up the river, and one gun was fired from the fort, which struck the tender's stern; that there are not above four hundred men on board the ships and tenders in all; Wallace has about thirty negroes, which he brought from the eastward, who are entered, and receive pay. That a man left the ship on Monday last, with letters to Governour Carleton, who undertook to go by land; he appeared to be about twenty-eight years old; had on a short light cloth coat and vest, about five feet eight inches, has a blemish in his right eye, sandy hair, and says he is a native of Old England: he came on board on Sunday last from Haverstraw; he gave information that there was pork, rum and molasses, in Sir. Kiers's store. That when the fleet came into the Hook, a considerable number of men joined them from Long-Island and Amboy, and a party of about seventeen Lighthorse from New-Jersey; that the man who first came from Staten-Island on board Captain Wallace, he understood had the command of the Continental colours on the Island; he is a tall well-made man, with black hair and brown complexion, and is now employed as a Colonel of the Staten-Island men in the Ministerial service.

RICHARD TURPIN.

Haverstraw, July 19, 1776.

GENERAL SCHUYLER TO GENERAL GATES.

German-Flats, Friday, July 19, 1776.

DEAR SIR: I have this moment received the enclosed, from General Washington, with an order to forward it to General Burgoyne. You will please to appoint an officer to carry it to him, after having sealed it.

The Indians come on so tardily, that I am afraid of being detained much longer than I expected. A scout just now returned from Oswego advises that all is well there, and no signs of an enemy approaching.

The Honourable President Hancock informs me that Colonel Greaton, and he believes some other Colonels, before they left Boston, took some French horns, bassoons, and other instruments of musick, which he had imported for the use of a corps under his command, and requested that I would order Colonel Greaton, and such others in whose possession they may be, to deliver them to me, to be sent to Philadelphia. Will you be so good, my dear sir, as to order one of your Aids-de-Camp to make inquiry, and to cause the instruments to be collected, safely packed up, and sent directly to me at Albany.

I am, dear sir, most sincerely, your most obedient humble servant,

PH.SCHUVLER.

To the Hon. General Gates.

GENERAL ORDERS.

Head-Quarters, German-Flats, July 19, 1776.

First Lieutenant Robert Hagan and Second Lieutenant Samuel Hazelet, both of the Third New-Jersey Regiment, commanded by Colonel Elias Dayton, being by sickness rendered incapable of doing duty in the regiment, and having requested leave to resign their commissions, the General has accepted their resignations, which causing a vacancy and promotion in the regiment, the General has been pleased to promote Second Lieutenant William Gordon to the rank of First Lieutenant, Ensign Joseph Anderson and Cornelius Kenion to the rank of Second Lieutenants, in the said regiment; he has also been pleased to appoint Messrs. Edmund Disney Thomas and John Kinney, volunteers in said regiment, to be Ensigns therein.

By order of the General:

JAMES VAN RENSSELAER, Aid-de-Camp.

GENERAL GATES TO GENERAL SCHUYLER.

Tyonderoga, July 19, 1776.

SIR: I have this morning received a letter from General Waterbury, at Skenesborough. He says the Militia are not any of them arrived from the eastward, but that he has heard of their being upon the march, and hopes they will soon arrive at that post. The General has employed a party in clearing Wood-Creek, and another to erect a small work upon the hill to the eastward of the saw-mill. He complains for the want of tools, and particularly felling-axes. Not one gondola is arrived since that which came with us, (the 4th instant,) from Skenesborough, and I am assured by the officer who came from thence yesterday, that we cannot expect more than two by this day se'nnight. So you must be much deceived in expecting that Mr. Schuyler would get five finished every week.

Sixty carpenters are now employed at Skenesborough: they must be very ill-attended to, or very ignorant of their business, not to do more work. At this rate our superiority upon the Lake will be of short continuance; and I hope you will not deceive yourself, or the Congress, by fancying otherwise. General Waterbury tells me the saw-mill at Cheshire's is not yet got to work, on account of a mistake in the irons. They were obliged to send the irons to Skenesborough to be altered. That is now done, and the mill expected to get soon to work.

Your letter of the 17th, is just come to hand, from the German-Flats. I shall immediately send you all the Indian goods here. General Arnold will get them collected to-day, and send them without delay by the best person we can find to make despatch, to Herkimer's. He must take his directions in regard to the route from Lake George to the Flats, from the commanding officer at Fort George, as I know nothing of that road.

I am, sir, your most obedient humble servant,

HORATIO GATES.

To General Schuyler.

WALTER LIVINGSTON TO GENERAL GATES.

Albany, July 19, 1776.

DEAR GENERAL: The King of Britain's ships having cut off the communications between this and New-York by water, and the pork which the Commissary-General promised to send me not being arrived, I have written to him to send some from the magazine which lies above the ships, if any is left. My stores are entirely empty, except a few barrels I want here. I have sent out ten hands different ways to purchase cattle, and have ordered five hundred head to be sent up immediately, many of which I hope are arrived. I have ordered two hundred head to be delivered every week. I know not who acts as Commissary to your Army at present, therefore take the liberty to request that you will order nothing but fresh meat to be delivered out while there is any on the ground. I cannot get a barrel of pork, neither do I expect that the Commissary-General will be able to send me any. When, upon emergencies, pork is issued to the troops, I must entreat you to order the Commissary to issue only twelve ounces to a man per day. This is the allowance of Congress; and pork is become so exceeding scarce that more cannot be given them, unless the Commissary-General can furnish me with an additional supply.

The three kegs of sturgeon will be ready on Monday, when they shall be forwarded, and all other your orders complied with by, dear sir, your most humble servant,

WALTER LIVINGSTON.

To Major-General Gates.

NICHOLAS MARSELIS TO WILLIAM COBB.

Bennington, July 19, 1776.

SIR: I send you by the bearer, William Ferrin, thirty fat cattle, marked with the left ear cut off and the end of tail, which I have purchased by order of Walter Livingston, Esq., at Albany. You will please to receive them, and send your receipt for them.

I am, sir, your humble servant.

By order of Walter Livingston, Esquire:

NICHOLAS MARSELIS.

To William Cobb, or Commanding Officer at Ticonderoga.