In the British rear was a wood ; it had been designed to conceal the Queen's Rangers under General Simcoe, and while the Yagers and cavalry should have engaged with any corps who might patrole to Valentine's hill, it was thought probable that the enemy on ihe opposite side of the Bronx would pass over to their assistance, when the infantry and Highlanders would rush from the wood, and, occupying the fences do severe and coo! execution upon them as they were on the bridge and occupied in the deep hollow. An advanced party of the enemy, notwiihstandintr the circumstances which made the troops quit Valentine's hill, had already passed the Bronx, the Yager cavalry were ordered to proceed towards Kingsbridtre, slowly and in full sight of the enemy who were on Hunt's hill. There was still hopes by forming the ambuscade to do some service, when, to Lieutenant Col. Simcoe's great surprise, the enemy's cannon were fired at the infantry, whom he expected to have been hidden from their sight, by tlie intervention of the woods; but it appeared that while Captain Ross was with the advanced companies some officers imprudently had got upon a fence, out of curiosity, and discovered themselves to the enemy. Lieutenant Colonel Simcoe immediately withdrew his men out of the reach of any chance shot, and made use of the low ground (the crossing of which would have led him into the ambuscade,) to march his infantry under its cover, out of their sight, or the reach of their cannon; he sent orders to Capt. Ross to withdraw, and a^ain ambuscaded the cavalry in a position to take advantage of the enemy if any party of them should pursue him, or from Valentine's hill should endeavor to incommode his retreat. Observing the movement of the Yager cavalry, the enemy marched a party to watch their movements, on the