Emmerick himself having received similar information of Hopkins' advance, had previously dispatched Col.Bearmore with a strong body of De Lancey's cavalry, directing them to proceed by the way of Davis's brook east of the upper cross roads. Hopkins pursued another route inclining west of Twitchings', passing the residences of IMr. Avery and Col. Hammond, where he posted a strong detachment of light dragoons under the command of Cornet Pike, (afterwards General Pike) south of the Tarrytown road. He then proceeded witfi the rest of his detachaient, to meet Emmerick in person. He soon perceived the enemy advancing with a smnll body of cavalry.

Hopkins now retreated, leading Emmerick into his ambuscade stationed in Storms's wood. The consequence of this sudden surprisal was the destruction of the whole corps, with the exception of Emmerick and a few dragoons. Twenty-three of the enemy were killed in this encounter. Hopkins now turned upon Einmerick, pursuing him so closely for the distance of half a

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mile, that several strokes were exclianored between both parties until Emmerick cleared a stone wall, behind which he had concealed his riflemen. The whole company instantly rose and fired simullaneously upon Hopkins, who escaped uninjured ; but Isaac Odell who rode by his side, was slightly wounded. Hopkins thus in turn taken by surprise, wheeled to the west with his party, and succeeded in overtaking his prisoners, resolving to make good his retreat by tlie way of the poor house road. He had proceeded no great distance, when he beheld approaching, a strong body of Bearmore's horse, in the neighborhood of Avery's mill, a little north of the poor house. Finding his retreat thus intercepted, he was compelled to take the Bedford road, but he had scarcely arrived at See's store, when he found Emmerick again drawn up to dispute the passage.