So soon as the bridge would admit their crossing, they rushed forward and attempted to Xake the two pieces by a charge up the hill -- these two cannon were in charge of the late Alexander Hamilton, (then a captain of artillery,) and never did officers or men do better execution. When upon the spot in after years, describing it io a youthful friend, he was heard to say, 'For three successive discharges the advancing column of British troops was swept from hill-top to river.' The British finding this table rock inaccessible, inclined to the left down the river, and joined the troops u«der General Rahl, which had crossed about a quarter of a mile below.

" They now attacked McDougal and attempted to turn his right flank. He retreated, but contested the ground all the way up to the suinmit of the hill, making a stand at every favorable point. At length the British cavalry gained the crest of the hill, and charijing, cut to pieces the militia on McDougal's right. The last stand was made by the Americans behind a fence at the top of the hill, where the Delaware regiment and part of McDougal's brigade, twice repulsed the British Light Infantry and C:ivalry. At length compelled to retreat, it was done in good order over the bridge at the foot of the hill under cov-er of some regiments detached by Washington fronti his main army. The militia and a few of the regulars were dispersed among ihe hills of Greenburgh, but soon returned to Head Quarters. The British forces engaged in that attack were the flower of the army, consisting of the second brigade of British, the 28th, 5th and 49th regiments, Rahl's battalion, the Hessian Grenadiers under Dunop, and a party of Light Dragoons, all commanded by General Leslie.