cause of alarm, nothing has as yet been said to them.

"The time of embarkation must be the first wet night after we
are prepared. The place is not yet agreed on, as it will be
necessary to consult those skilled in the tides previous to
determining, which must be put off until we are as nearly
prepared as possible, for fear of inferences being drawn from
our inquiries. We must, however, set off from such part of the
Jersey shore, as will give us time to be in the city by half
past nine. The men must be embarked in the order of debarkation.

"The Prince quarters in Hanover Square, and has two sentinels
from the 40th British regiment, that are quartered in Lord
Stirling's old quarters in Broad Street, 200 yards from the
scene of action. The main guard, consisting of a captain and
forty men, is posted at the City Hall--a sergeant and twelve, at
the head of the old slip--a sergeant and twelve, opposite the
coffee-house--these are the troops we may be in danger from, and
must be guarded against. The place of landing at Coenties
Market, between the two sergeants' guards, at the head of the
old slip and opposite the coffee-house.

"The order of debarkation to agree with the mode of attack, as
follows:--

"First--Two men with a guide, seconded by two others, for the
purpose of seizing the sentinels--these men to be armed with
naked bayonets and dressed in sailors' habits--they are not to
wait for anything, but immediately execute their orders.