Upon this, the brigade was ordered to halt, the whole to primo and load, and the rear regiment to file off by the loft, and march briskly to reinforce the Americans at the pass, at the head of the creek. At this instant, Gen. Washington came up, and having inquired of our general the state of thing.", ordered him to return immcdi.toly and have his division formed ready for action, and to take such a position as might appear best calculated to oppose the enemy, should

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they attempt to land another body of troops on Morrisania, -which he thought not improbable. Our general immediately c^be^ed the order.

"The wind was now fresh at south-west. Tbe British crossed to the other side of Frog's neck, embarked on hoard their boats, crossed over the cove, and landed on Pell's neck."*

Throckmorton's point is likewise remarkable as the place where the tides meet in the Sound. Directly opposite City Island, on the northeast side of the point, are the famous stepping stones^ a number of rocks which project in a line from the Long Island shore, and show their bare tops at low water ; upon the highest of which stands the light-house commonly called '-Stepping Stone Light." '\\n Indian origin (says Hon. Egbert Benson) is asserted for this name, and tradition vouched as the authority." " It is said, that at a certain time, doubtless some years ago, the evil spirit set up a claim against the Indians, to Connecticut, as his peculiar domain j but they being in possession, determined, of course, to try to hold it. By Connecticut, the premises in question, is to be understood, the original Connecticut proper -- the territoiy between the oblong, our eastern boundary in that quarter, and the Sound." The surfaces of Connecticut and Long Island, were then the reverse cf what they are now.