On the crest of this hill a breastwork had militiabeen begun on the night of the 27th by some Massachusetts men, but it was not sufficiently advanced to prove of any value. There were no American works or troops whatever west of Chatterton's Hill. The easterly termination of the White Plains intrenchments, as already said, was at Horton's Pond, and there were no supplemental works beyond that point; but off to the east, near Harrison's Purchase, the brigades of Generals George Clinton and John Morin Scott were stationed, and to the northeast, at the head of Kin-

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Street, near live Pond, was posted a brigade commanded by General Samuel H. Parsons. From his cam]) at Scarsdale, four miles below White Plains, Gen eral Howe marched early on the morning of Monday, October 2cS, to fight what he supposed would be the decisive battle. He proceeded in two heavy columns, the right commanded by General Sir Henry Clinton and' the left by General de Ileister. Upon arriving at Hart's Corners (now Hartsdale) he was met by a body of New England troops under Major-General Spencer, whose number Dawson carefully calculates at about 2,000. This force, which had been pushed forward by Washington to check the enemy's advance, made only a sorry endeavor, being promptly scattered. In its dispersal the Hessians bore a conspicuous part, but obtained not much substantial satisfaction for the hard blows they had suffered on previous days, as the Americans made good their escape -- in fact fled in every direction with the utmost diligence. Yet a noticeable loss was inflicted-- 22 killed, 24 wounded, and one missing, a total of 47, or about half as many as our side lost in the well-fought engagement on Chatterton's Hill. The famous battle of Hart's Corners well merits the more descriptive name-- which we borrow with acknowledgments from Dawson-- of the Rout of the Bashful New Englanders.