It was not suspected that the enemy had any cannon in the redoubt within the bridge, but they now began to cannonade the artiller}' men who had descended the hill, who had to draw up their pieces as fast as possible, which they eftected without any loss but received three or four shots quite among them, before they could reach the top of the hill."^ The attack on the 19th and 21st has been already detailed in the account of Tippetts hill.

In July, 1 7 78, Lord Cathcart held the command of the British forces at Kinjis Bridiie.

a T!i>! niMv bri.liri' was erected by Jacob DyVemnn aatl Juhaunea Vermilyca, previous to ;t»« war, f.jr ilie !l'lI•plJ^■^• of avoiJins tiie toll of "the olJ brnlge. t a'.-uth3Mtiu. lu'J.

THE TOWN OF YONKERS.

"The late skirmish, (says Heath,) writing in 1781, near King's Bridge, was occasioned by the American army's moving down, in order to give the French officers a view of the British out-posts near the bridge. A number of Americans were killed and wounded by long shot from the yaugers of the enemy, who kept up a popping fire whenever they could reach our troops."*

The vesdges of the mihtary camp pits can still be traced on the hills around the bridge, while within a few feet of it the remains of a Brirish officerwere recently disinterred -- and, incredible as it may seem, in his full uniform ; the brass buttons as perfect as the day they were moulded, containing the number of his regiment.