The lady lived to be ninetyHeights resilive years old, dying in England in 1825. The Harlem dence was occupied for a time after the Revolution as a tavern, and a wealthy Frenchman, whose was then purchased by Stephen Juniel, wi<low became the wife of Aaron Burr. of HarOn the 16th of September occurred the lively encounter lem Plains, in which the Americans acquitted themselves well and for the first time in the open field had the satisfaction of putting their adversaries to flight. After that no steps of any general importance were taken on either side for several weeks. The American army continued to occupy its strong position on Harlem Heights, ation preserving unimpaired, by way of Kingsbridge, its communic with the country above, and fully prepared to move thither in case against the Amerof emergency. The royal army made no attempt ican intrenchments, but contented itself with taking possession of the city and throwing up new defenses for its more adequate protection, while gradually making ready to throw itself bodily into on's rear, and thus either entrap him or force him to give Washingt battle. After the defeat on Long Island, the New York State convention, then sitting at Harlem, deeming that place insecure, adjourned to Fishkill. En runic to the new seat of Revolutionary government sessions were held by the committee of safety at Kingsbridge (August 30), at Mr. Udell's house in Philipseburgh Manor (August 31), and at Mr! Blagge's house at Croton River (August 31). In the weeks that incifollowed the convention adopted a great number of measures dental to the serious situation, of which many applied specially to Westchester County. We can not here attempt anything more than a mere allusion to some of the more interesting of these measures. Provision was made for removing all the horses, cattle, and other livestock from Manhattan Island and the exposed portions of Westchester County into the interior; the Westchester County farmers to immediately thresh out all their grain, in order to directed were furnish straw for the army; stores were taken from the State maga-