Head-Quarters, one to Brigadier-General, and one to Colonel of Regiment.

The Surgeons to make three Weekly Returns—one for Head-Quarters, one to Brigade-General, and one to Colonel of Regiment. He must, moreover, have Paper to dispense medicines and send orders for the reception of the men into the General Hospital.

Daily Reports of Guards.

Regimental Court-Martials and Orders on the Quartermaster-General's Store for necessaries for the men.

Sheet of Paper per month to each Company to make abstracts, and the like quantity to register them.

Paper for Passes on necessary occasions.

Reports of Arms and Ammunition necessary to be made by each Company at least twice a week.

Paper for necessary correspondence.

A ream per month to each Regiment thought sufficient.

NATHANAEL GREENE, Brig. General.

J. VAHNUM, Col Ninth Regt.

DANL. HITCHCOCK, Colonel.

MOSES LITTLE, Colonel.

EDWD. HAND, Col. First Regiment.

July 25, 1776.

At a meeting of the Brigadier-General and the Officers commanding Regiments in the Second Brigade, according to General Orders of the 24th instant, to estimate the quantity of Paper absolutely necessary for the use of a Regiment's Returns and their publick use one month:

Having considered the several uses of Paper in a Regiment, and estimated the quantity necessary for the same, are of opinion that ten Quires to a Regiment will be necessary, exclusive of sufficient books for orders and printed forms for Weekly Returns.

JOS. SPENCER, Brigadier-General.

SAM'L H. PARSONS, Col. 10th Regt.

JED. HUNTINGTON, Col. 17th Regt.

JONA. WARD, Col. 2lst Regt.

SAM'L WYLLYS, Col 22d Regt.

Camp, New-York, July 26, 1776.

An Estimate of the quantity of Paper necessary to serve the Brigade commanded by General HEARD, for one month:

July 26, 1776.

On consulting the Field-Officers of my Brigade, they are unanimously of opinion, that if one quire of Paper be allowed per month to each Company, one quire to the Adjutant, one quire to the Commanding Officer of each Regiment per month, it will be a sufficient and proper allowance.

STIRLING, Brigadier-General.

To His Excellency General Washington.

July 25, 1776.

An estimate of Paper necessary for the regiment of Artillery per month: Twenty quires, or one ream.

HENRY KNOX, Colonel.

New-York, July 26, 1776.

The Colonels of the several Regiments in my brigade being convened according to orders of the 24th instant, have estimated the quantity of Paper necessary to serve a Regiment for Returns, and other publick uses, for a month, at ten quires.

JAMES WADSWORTH, Brigadier-General.

New-York, July 26, 1776.

GENERAL MIFFLIN TO GENERAL WASHINGTON.

Camp at Mount Washington, July 25, 1776,

eight o'clock, P. M.

MY DEAR GENERAL: I have this minute received a letter from Mr. Gerry, at Norwalk, on his way to Boston, with the following paragraph:

"I was informed at the White-Plains, by some gentlemen of the Convention, that a person very unfriendly to the American States had authentick information of the intention of the General in providing the chevaux-de-frise; and that it was appropriated, with the ships, to stop the channel in the North River, and hem in the enemy's ships."

The movement of the ships this morning down the river confirms Mr. Gerry's information. Lieutenant Connoly says they came nine miles down this morning. We keep a good look-out for them, as the wind and tide are favourable to their wishes. When they first appear I will order six alarm guns to be fired at a minute's interval; and when they come within reach, will keep up as heavy a fire as possible.

I am, with attachment, your Excellency's obedient servant,

THO. MIFFLIN.

To His Excellency General Washington, New-York.

COLONEL HAY TO GENERAL WASHINGTON.

Haverstraw, July 25, 1776.

SIR: I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's letter of the 20th instant, with twenty pounds of powder. The approbation you are pleased to express of my conduct, and the regiment under my command, while it affords the most sensible satisfaction, cannot fail to produce a continuance of our exertions, until it is in your Excellency's power to relieve the inhabitants.

My regiment consists of but four hundred men, one-fourth of whom, with eighty men sent me by General Clinton, I find necessary to keep on constant duty. This Precinct has already raised two companies for the Continental service. In the vicinity of the mountains being poor, is thinly inhabited by people of small estates; this, together with the great extent of shore we have to guard, is extremely burdensome to the people, and I suppose is the true reason that has induced Captain Parker to fix his station in Haverstraw Bay.

Since the destruction of Halstead's house, and the robbing the poor man of his hogs by Captain Wallace, nothing of a hostile nature has been attempted. The enemy have collected their force nearly opposite my house, and employ their time in sounding the river. Their having taken down the sand bags from the sides of their ships, spread awnings in all their vessels, and neglecting to embrace the many fair winds and tides that have offered, induce me to think that Captain Parker has resolved to confine his operations to the south side of the Highlands, and to make no further progress up the river till the arrival of a reinforcement. As yet they have had no supplies from this shore, nor any addition to their strength except two poor wretches of infamous character; nor have I any reason to think that many have resorted to them from the eastern shore, although a bullock was brought from thence, and hoisted, with great shoutings, from a barge into the Rose at the dawn of day on Monday last. My guards have since seen cabbages delivered from a canoe. If there has been any other communication between the enemy and the County of Westchester, it must have been in the night, for I have observed no increase of the number of boats about the ships or tenders in the daytime.

Permit me, sir, to suggest that it would tend greatly to obstruct the designs of the enemy if the shores above and below them were furnished with light whaleboats, to pursue their barges. This would enable us not only to dismiss part of the guards now employed, but also to cut off any supplies, follow them wherever they may attempt to land, and prevent the disaffected from joining them, give greater safety and relief to the peasants, and, upon the whole, be a saving to the publick. I shall, in compliance with your Excellency's request, give you the earliest information of every material event in this quarter; and am, sir, your most obedient servant,

A. HAWKES HAY.

To His Excellency General Washington, Head-Quarters.

P. S. Half after ten o'clock A. M. This moment the ships and tenders came under sail, fair wind and tide, and they are proceeding down the river.

GENERAL. SCHUYLER TO GOVERNOUR TRUMBULL.

German-Flats, July 25, 1776.

SIR: I am this day honoured with your obliging favour of the 17th instant, and I am happy to learn that we shall