"West Point, September 5th, 1780.
"Artillery Orders.—The following disposition of the corps
is to take place in Case of an alarm:
"Capt. Dannills with his Comp'y at Fort Putnam, and to
detach an Officer with 12 men to Wyllys's Redoubt, a Non
Commissioned Officer with 3 men to Webb's Redoubt, and the
like number to Redoubt No. 4.
"Capt. Thomas and Company to repair to Fort Arnold.
"Captain Simmons and Company to remain at the North and
South Redoubts, at the East side of the River, until further
Orders.
"Lieutenant Barber, with 20 men of Capt. Jackson's Company,
will repair to Constitution Island; the remainder of the
Company, with Lieut. Mason's, will repair to Arnold.
"Capt. Lieut. George and Lieut. Blake, with 20 men of
Captain Treadwell's Company, will Repair to Redoubt No. 1
and 2; the remainder of the Company will be sent to Fort
Arnold.
"Late Jones's Company, with Lieut. Fisk, to repair to the
South Battery.
"The Chain Battery, Sherburn's Redoubt, and the Brass Field
pieces, will be manned from Fort Arnold as Occation may
require.
"The Commissary and Conductor of Military stores will in
turn wait upon the Commanding Officer of Artillery for
Orders.
"The artificers in the garrison (agreeable to former Orders)
will repair to Fort Arnold, and there receive further Orders
from the Command'g Officer of Artillery.
"S. Bauman, Major Comm't Artillery."
This document gave the British full information of what
would be the disposition of the Americans on the occasion;
and as Sir Henry Clinton and many of his officers were
acquainted with the ground, they would know at what
particular points to make their attacks. This and the
following document are in Arnold's handwriting:
"Estimate of Forces at Wst Point and its Dependencies,
September 13, 1780.
"A brigade of Massachusetts Militia, and two regiments of
Rank and File New Hampshire, Inclusive of 166 Batteaux Men
at Verplanck's and Stony
Points........................................... 992
"On command and Extra Service at Fishkills, New Windsor,
&c., &c., who may be called in
occasionally...............................................
......................................... 852
"3 regiments of Connecticut Militia, under the com'd of
Colonel Wells, on the lines near N. Castle 488
"A detachment of New York levies on the
lines......................................................
.... 115
Militia, 2447
"Colonel Lamb's
Regiment...................................................
... 167
"Colonel Livingston's, at Verplank and Stoney
Pts............................. 80
Continent: 247
"Colonel Sheldon's Dragoons, on the lines, about one half
mounted................................. 142
"Batteaux Men and
Artificers.................................................
.......................... 250
Total, 3086."
"N.B.—The Artillery Men are not Included in the above Estimate."
Return of the Ordnance in the different Forts at West Point.—Arnold's Description of the Works.
stockings and feet, and in the event of accident, to destroy them. He then gave him a pass, a fac simile of which is printed on the next page, and bidding Andre adieu, Arnold went