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. One man of the Legion cavalry was killed, and one of them, and two of the Hussars, wounded. "«

The scene of this conflict lies on the land of the late Frederick Brown, now occupied. by his widow. The struggle commenced in tlie second field weit of Urown's house, and close by tlie present road leading to Devau.x's. The opening in the Cortlandt woods still goes by the name oi InJuzn Field. Here the dead were buried. The Indians, accordin'--- to the British account, led do\^Ti the ridge across the present aqueduct, to what is called Indian Bridge ; v,-hich then, as now, crossed Ti])pett's brook. On gaining the western bank, they secreted themselves amid the rocks and bushes ; here the cavalry pursued them ; but being unable to scale the rocks, called upon the fugitives to surrender; promising them as a condition for so doing, life and protection. Upon this, three vertured to throw themselves upon the mercy of the British soldier, and were immediately cbav.n out by the bridge and cut to pieces. Notwthstanding the strictest search that could be made for the remainder, four managed to escape to the American lines beyond the Croton. One of the survi-