Upon the return of Barnes he immediately descried the detachment on the hill, to avoid ■which he lead his men ot'f by the opposite side, thus walking directly into the trap Liid by his wary foe. They received one heavy fire and surrendered, consisting of one full company -- sixty-four men.

In the house of Isaac Lent, then occupied by Jacob Vermil)ea, a small party of American vo'iuitecrs un.'er the command of Captain Honevwcll had stoppt'd to take some rctreslmicnis, having just rctt'.rr.ed from

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an incursion into Morrisania -- when they were suddenly surrounded by the enemy under Captain Totten, who fired upon the house kiUing one of the patriots and making prisoners of nine. These, however, finally rose upon the guard and escaped.

Near the vicinity of the school-house, Benjamin Hunt of the continental army, captured thirty of the enemy by stratagem, with a furce of half that number. Avaihng himself of the darkness of the night, he called out as if in command of a large detachment, " Lieutenant Sucha-one to the right;'' "Captain to the left;" in this manner he deceived his enemy, who laid do^Mi their arms and surrendered at discretion.

On the east side of the Tuckahoe hill is the property of Charles R- Dusenberry. Esq., one of the most active members of the Croton water commissioners. The house occupies an elevated position, overlooking a picturesque v.ile to the south-east.

The Methodist church is prettily situated at the foot of the hill, surrounded by a fine locust grove, and near the margin of a small stream that washes the eastern side of the hills. The edifice is a handsome stone structure. This society was first organized in 1797, and called "the first Methodist Episcopal Church of the town of Yonkers."