While the enter-prising robber was floundering in the creek, in fruitless efforts to impel his gallant looking prize within the British lines, the alarm was given to the allied horsemen, and eight or ten dragoons and guides rode into the river and discharged their pistols and carbines at the refugee. Montross now dis-mounted, but not to relinquish his prize. Holding on to the bridle and placing the horse between himself and his ene-mies, he ducked under water whenever they were about to fire. At length his situation attracted the attention of the refugee troops at Harlem who encouraged him by shouts and gestures, several of them musket in hand wading out to his relief, and firing upon the guides and dragoons, soon after which, one or two field pieces were brought down and planted opposite the ferry, which compelled the American and French advanced guard to withdraw. Montross who had constantly held on to his saddle prize by the bridle, now secured him, together with his trappings and his master's pistols, but the horse persisted to the last in refusing to swim, and the cap-tor at length was compelled to take him to New York Island in a boat. The combined forces then commenced their return march, passing west of Mill-Brook, through the fields of Morrisania and Fordham, and stopping from time to time as they moved along, to enable the generals and engineers to examine the grounds along Harlem River. At sundown they reached the heights near Fort Independence, where an encampment had been marked out for them, and there terminated the