The day was very fine and pleasant, and by 12 o'clock, there was supposed to be present upwards of two thousand spectators, who had convened to participate in the last respects to the memory of their esteemed fellow citizen ; among whom were to be seen a few of the aged and venerable men who had passed through the scenes and perils of the revolution. About 12 o'clock, a procession was formed under the direction of Major John Sing, marshal of the day, the whole in the inverse order of their rank : --

1st. Captain Denslow's company Light Infantry of the 12th regiment, with the band attached to that regiment, and the first regiment of Light Infantry formed the military escort on the left. The left in front.

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Sd. The officers and non-commissioned officers of the 15ih brigade.

3d. Captain Warner's company of cavalry on foot.

4th. Citizens of the county.

5th. Mr. F. Kain, the architect, and his workmen, with their implements to complete the work.

6th. The invited guests.

7lh. The clergy of the county.

8lh and last, the surviving officers and soldiers of the Revokition, the committee of arrangements and General William Hammond and suite.

The column was marched in this inverse order to solemn music with arms reversed, until arrived at the church yard, when the procession opened to the right and left, fronting inward. The officers and soldiers presenting arms. The officers and soldiers of the Revolution preceded by General Philip van Cortlandt, now the senior surviving officer of the continental army. These passed through the line, conducted by General Hammond and suite, and the marshal of the day, to the place reserved for them on the right of the monument, and the whole procession having passed through in this order, the military escort formed a square about the whole in the church yard.