CAPT. HOPKINS' FIGHT WITH KM ERICK.

of taking him prisoner. Hopkins finding there were several bodies of hostile troops about him found it was time to retreat. He was then almost surrounded, the enemy being in the possession of Youngs' House and the adjacent roads. This he first attempted by the Saw Mill River road, which leads west of the County House to Twitehing's Corner, but after going a mile on that read they found it in the possession of the Yager Horse. They then turned back, but before they could reach the Tarrytown road again encountered Emerick, who had placed them between two fires. They charged Emerick again and drove him towards Youngs'. They then attempted the North River Road, but on approaching Beekman's Bridge, they found that pass guarded by a strong detachment. They were now on the point of being surrounded. In this dilemma their guide, a bold and skilful man, Isaac Webbers, conducted them over the Pocantico by a short cut through the fields a little east of the bridge and mill pond, and so brought them with their three remaining orisoners in safetv to the Post Road not far from the old Dutch churchyard. All the way Emerick was following so closely at his heels that to a spectator the}' almost appeared to form one squadron. When Hopkins crossed the fields to the eastward near Beckman's bridge, Emerick dashed up the Post Road in pursuit, intending to cut off his retreat, but when lie approached the Yager infantry at the bridge they mistook him for the enemy and fired upon his troop. The confusion caused by this mistake much facilitated Hopkins' escape ; but Emerick afterwards continued the then ineffectual pursuit. It was an exciting contest and a very narrow escape for Capt. Hopkins and his men-.