They had been intent upon the attack of Eiuiuerick's corps and the Legion; they now gave a yell, and fired upon the ijrenadier conipanj', wuuuding four of them, and Lieut. Col. Simcoe. Thej'were driven from the fences; and Lieut. Col. Tarlcton, with the cavalry, got among them, and pursued them rapidly down Cortlandl's ridge. That active ofilcer had a narrow escape; in striking at one of the fugitives, he lost his balance and fell Irom his horse; luckily, the Indian had no bayonet, and his musket had been discharged. Lieut. Col. Simcoe joined the batallion and seized the heights. A captain of the rebel light infantry, and a few of his men were taken; but a body of them, under Major Stewart, who afterwards was distinguished at Stony Point, left the Indians and fled.

'•Though tills ambuscade, its greater part, failed, it was of consequence. Near forty of the Indians were killed, or desperately wounded ; among others, Nimhaia, a chieftain, who had been in England, and his son ; and it was reported to have stopped a larger number of them, who were excellent marksmen, from joining General Washington's army. The Indian Doctor was taken ; and he said that when Ximham saw the grenadiers close in his rear, he called out to his people to fly, 'that he himself was old, and would die there.' He wounded Lieut. Col. Simcoe, and was killed by "Wright, his orderly Hussar. The Indians fought most gallantly ; they pulled more than one of the cavalry from their horses. French, an active youth, bugle-horn to the Hussars, struck at an Indian, but mis.sed Ins blow, the man dragged him from his horse, and was searching for his knife to stab him, when, loosening French's hand, he luckily drew out a pocketpistol and shot the Indian through the head, in which situation he was foimd.