dren, and upon all that shall nestle in old age under your withered branches, that as all are equally called upon to protect and defend their country, so there is not one of them all but may one day be placed in a situation like John PauldinfT, to confer a lasting benefit on his country, and like him, to merit and receive the highest and noblest of all earthly recompenses -- the thanks and gratitude of his countrymen.

The assembly then separated, deeply impressed with the ceremony and ths occasion.

All which is respectfully submitted.

Abrm. M. Valentine, John Agnew, John Lozier, Gideon Ostrander, Jameson Cox.

The Baptist burying gronnd is situated north of the Episcopal yard. Here is a memorial to Caleb Hall, who died October 1st, 1791, aged 91 years, beside other monuments.

The village of Annsville, in this town, is delightfully situated near the niouth of the Peekskill creek, one mile north of the village of Peekskill.

This place formed a part of the Indian territory of Wishqua. Here also was an Indian settlement. Upon the survey of the manor of Corllandt, Annsville and lands adjoining constituted a portion of lot INo. 10, the river portion of Mrs. Gertrude Beeckman, daughter and devisee of Stephanus van Cortlandt.

Here are situated an extensive snuff factory, and a wire factory, both propelled by water power ; also about 20 dwellings.

The scenery of the Peekskill creek is remarkably rich and diversified.

1'his stream rises 14 miles north of Annsville, in the town of Kent, Putnam County ; south-west of Annsville, it receives the waters of the Canopus, (Sprout creek,) a current of water which derives its source from Horton's lake, called by the Indians the " Fire-fly lake," a name derived from that beautiful insect whose bright phosphorescence illumines the dark woods of a summer's evening.