De Lancy, win commanded the British Refugees, in order to secure themselves against surprise, erected a block house on a rising ground below De Lancy's bridge. This, Col. Burr resolved to destroy. 1 was in that expedition, and recollect the circumstances. He procured a number of Grenades, also rolls of port fire and canteens filled with inflammable material, with contrivances to attach them to the side of the Block Douse. He set out with his troops early in the evening, and arrived within a mile of the block house by two o'clock in the morning. The Colonel gave Capt. Black the command of about forty volunteers who were first to approach, twenty of them to carry the port fires, &c., &c- Those who had hand grenades had short ladders to enable them to reach the port holes, the exact height of which Col. Burr had ascertained. Col. Burr gave Capt. Black his instructions in the hearing of his company, assuring him of his protection if they were attacked by superior numbers ; for it was expected that the enemy, who had several thousand men, at and uear Kingsbridge, would endeavor to cut us off as we were several miles below them. Burr directed those who carried the combustibles to march in front as silently as possible ; that on being hailed, they should light the hand grenades, &c, with a slow match, provided for the purpose, and throw them into the port holes. I was one of the party that advanced. The sentinel hailed and fired. We rushed on -- the first hand grenade that was thrown in dro\e the enemy from the upper story, and, before they could take any means to prevent it, t lie block house was on fire in several places. Some few escaped and the rest surrendered, without our having lost a single man.