In the afternoon a field-piece was hauled up to Tippett's Hill, and the enemy being canno^saded both in front and rear, they were thrown into the utmost confusion : some secured themselves in their redoubt, others under the banks ; some lay flat on the ground, and some betook themselves to the cellars: so that in -a short time there was no object for the gunners."*

The principal fort now standing on the neck is situated a little south of the residence of Mr. Whiting, on the property of ^Ir. John Ewings. It is in the form of a hollow square, with banks fifteen or twenty feet

o Tti'.kur'a a "... iN of N'o-.vtown, L. I., p. 335-340. & II..\t;ii'3M't!i. 110.

6o8 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OK WESTCHESTER,

high. Nothing can exceed the boldness ofthe scenery, as viewed from this elevated spot ; below, the steep sides of the neck are bordered witi; beautiful woodland that skirts the shores ofthe majestic Hudson; while beyond, the pahsades are seen abruptly rising in all their grandeur from the opposite margin of the river. South-east are the distant heights of Fordham and Westchester, and north, the Hudson reaching into the Tappaan Zee.

The remains of " Indian shell beds" are still visible immediately in the rear of the fort. Foot paths leads through the woods that skirt the river to the extreme point of the neck. The Berrian residence, a fine structure of stone, now occupied by Mr. Tucker, is situated on rising ground near the extreme point; its beautiful situation claims notice. The Hudson here expands its waters; and, united with those of the Haarlem river at the mouth of the Spu}'ten Duyvel, gives a beautiful lakelike appearance to the whole ; the winding creek, the heights of Fordham and wooded hills of New York island, serve to unite and blend a landscape which might have inspired the pen of a Thompson or the pencil of a Claude.