Those who had hand-grenades, had short ladders to enable them to reach the port holes, the exact hciglit of which Colonel Burr had ascertained. Colonel Burr gave Captain Black his instructions in the hearing of his compan\-, assuring him of his protection If they were attacked h\ superior numbers ; for it was expected that the enemy, who had several thousand men at and near Kings Bridge, would endeavor to cut us off, as we were several miles below them. Burr directed those who carried tlie combu.'stables to march in front as silently as possible; that on being hailed, they should light the band-grenades, &c.. with a slow match provided for the purpo?.e, and throw them into the port holes. I was one of the party that advanced. The sentinel hailed and fired. We rushed on. The first hand-gren-

1 Co. Kec. Kelicrioiis Soc. T.ih. B. p. (i. An incornoratiiia of th? Metli'idist E:)!scopal churcU occnri HI l-.'.'i, ar.il a-raiii in '.Si:;--- ;?;".• Lib. H. 4•^, Til. 6 Nuw 1i!iT-,vu a-i L\ilig"3 itilL. c UeatUs' Mom. i>. 111.

THE TOVrS OF WEST FARMS.

. 'i- :!.it '.vr.s thrown in drove the enemy from the upper story; and before they ,;.! ;,iice asiv nu-uriure to defend it, the l>lf)ckhouse was on fire in se%-eral phiccs. "-..;;.■ ivw escaped, and the rest surrendered -without our having- lost a single u.s.'j. Though many shots were fired at us, we did not fire a gun."*

Ahiiougli the inhabitants appear to have suffered much during the Kovuhition, they generally continued firmly attached to the interests of \:.<.'It country. In. iJT^ occurs the following petition to tlie Hon. Pro- •.::'.cial Congress, from the subscribers, inhabitants of the Manor of Fordii.vin and Wesi Farms, in the county of Westchester, which