The house, seated upon rising ground, overlooks the valley to the southeast, Eastchester Creek, and the distant waters of the Sound.

The adjoining property on the west belongs to Mrs. Givans, widow of the late Robert Givans, Esq. The mansion is surrounded by extensive plantations and ample woodlands. The latter affords a favorite rendezvous or head- quarters for vast flocks of crows, which receive every protection from their generous benefactress. The noise created bv ihem, in their assemblage and re ascension in the morning, is incredible, causing the woods to re-echo with a thousand reverberations.

In the immediate neighborhood are the properties of the Hon. Effingham C. Schietfelin and Alfred Seton, Esq. The residence of the latter gentleman occupies the summit of a high ridge overlooking the valley of Eastchester on the east.

There is a remarkable rock in this vicinity, well worthy of the stranger's notice, marked with the rude impression of a human foot, seven inches in length. ^

a During tlie revolutionary war, a British sloop was captured in this creek by a party of whale boatmen.

b About half a mile from the fort " on Montauk point," says Mr. Prime, " in a Bouthcasterly direction, is a granite rock imbedded in the ground, on the upper surface of whichjs the apparent impress of a human foot.

'•The figure is as perfect and distinct as would follow from the pressure of the left foot, upon some cohesive substance, except being deficient in a toe ; a deficiency not at first sight apparent, and discernible only by inspection. No artist could have chiselled a more perfect resemblance. The impression is still fresh, and without the least appearance of injury from time. There are two other tracks less per-