Fatigue parties to be turned out to be at work on the Hill by five in the morning. CAMP LONG ISLAND, July 16, 1776. Prisoners sent to the main Guard by the Field officer of the day with or without arms, unless sooner released by him or the Gen. are only to be kept till the mounting of the new guard, unless a crime be delivered to the Cap. of the guard in writing against (the prisoners) by the person that committed them, with his name to it. Lt. Col. Cornell & Cap. Warner are appointed to oversee the works at Smith's Barbette & complete them. They are to be excused from all other duty. Fatigue parties for the future are to work as long as the Cols. think advisable every cool day. The general wishes the troops to be as industrious as possible, lest the enemy attack (the works) before they are done. A subaltern's Guard to mount at Rapalyea's mill upon the point every night, to continue till sunrise. GENERAL ORDERS. HEAD QUARTERS, July 18 1776. 2 guns from fort Cobble Hill on Long Island to be a signal that the enemy have landed on that Island. GEN. GREENE'S ORDERS. July 18, 1776. Field officer of the day tomorrow, Lt. Col. Henderson, Adjt. from Col. Little's.... Patrolling parties to be sent out every hour to advance as silently as possible & to stop & listen every few rods, to discover spies lurking around the works. CAMP ON LONG ISLAND, July 19 1776. The works on Cobble Hill being greatly retarded for want of men to lay turf, few being acquainted with that service, all those in Col. Hitchcock's & Col. Little's Regts. that understand that business, are desired to voluntarily turn out every day, & they shall be excused from all other duty, & allowed 1/2 a pint of rum a day. Half the fatigue party to work tomorrow at fort Sterling in widening the ditch. Lt. Col. Cornell will detach the party & give the necessary instructions. Cap. Newell of the Train to mount an artillery guard on Smith's Barbette, on Cobble Hill, of a Sergeant & 6 men. F. Officer of the day tomorrow Major Parker, Adjt. from Col. Forman's Regt. (New Jersey). July 22, 1776. F. Offr. tomorrow, Col. Forman, Adjt. from his regt. The Cols. or Cg. Offrs. of the 1st, 9th, 11th, 12th Regiments are requested to send in a return of vacancies, with a list of names to fill them, by tomorrow at 9 A.M. The 11th, 12th & Col. Forman's Regts. are to parade on the regimental parade tomorrow A.M. instead of going to their alarm posts. Comg. off. of each regt. will receive orders on the spot when & where to march. The duties being exceedingly heavy on the men, the Genl. thinks proper to lessen the fatigue party 1/2 & reduce the guard in forts Green & Putnam 1/3, & a Serjt. & 12 men to mount in fort Box, instead of the present guard. July 24, 1776.