As our officer had no idea of their pas.-ing the river except at the bridge. tlie_v had taken no precautions to prevent a surprise. In addition to this, the quarter guard-scntiDul, and all, were asleep; by this means the house was surrounded by the enemy, and all possibility of escape cut off before the danger was discovered. The officers were all asleep in one rooni ; on being awakenctl liy the firing without, they sprang from Ihuir beds and seized on arms. Near that on which Major Flagg lay, there ^vas a window; be received a uiusket-shot tliroughthis-- if 1 am

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not much mistaken-- before he had time to reach his pistols, which were placed Dear the foot of the bed. The ball passing through his head, he fell forward upoa the bed and there continued ; the enemy breaking into the room, found him ui that situation-- and tiiinking him to be sullen, gave him several cuts in the back ■with their broad-swords-- but he was probably out of the reach of their unmanly rage, having expired the instant he received the ball. Ilis remains were attended"to the church-yard in Crompond, by the ofiicers of the regiment and a respectable number of the inhabitants, and decently interred with the inhumanly mangled corpse of his Colonel. "«

The news of DeLaiice/s movement reached Washington, at West Point, about six hours after Colonel Greene's surprisal -- too late to be of any ser\-ice, as appeals by the following : --