The sun shone bright, their arms glittered, and perhaps troojis never were shown to more advantage, than those now appeared- The -whole now halted; ard for a few minutes, the men all sat down in the Kime order in which they stood, no one appearing to move out of his place. The cannonade continued brisk across the Bronx. A part of the left column, composed of British and Hessians, forded the river, and marched along under the cover of the hill, until they bad gained sufhcient ground to the left of the Americans; when, by facing to the left, their column became a line, parallel with the Americans. "When they briskly ascended the liill,^ the first column resumed a quick march. As the troops, which were advancing to the attack, ascended the hill, the cannonade on the side of the British ceased ; as their own men became exposed to their fire, if continued. The fire of the small arms was now very heavy, and without any distinction of sounds. This led some American officers, who were looking on, to observe that the British vrcre worsted, as their cannon had ceased firing ; but a few minutes evinced that the Americans were giving way. They moved off the hill in a great body, neither running, nor observing the b.'st order. The British ascended the hill very slowly, and when arrived at its summit, formed and dressed their line, without the least attempt to pursue the Amnricans. Tlie loss on the side of the Americans was inconsiderable. That of the British was not then known. The British army having got possession of this hill, it gave them a vast advantage of the American Hues, almost down to the centre."*