CHAPTER XXXVII.

Army Arrangements—Washington at White Plains—The Enemy at Throg’s Point—Skirmish of Colonel Glover—Attempt to Surprise Rogers, the Renegade—Troopers in a rough country—Alarms at White Plains—Cannonading of Ships at Fort Washington—March of Lee—Fortified Camp at White Plains—Reconnoitring—The Affair at Chatterton Hill—Relative Situation of the Armies—Change of Position—Contrast of the Appearance of the Troops—George Clinton’s Idea of Strategy—Movement of the British Army—Incendiaries at White Plains 362