pleasant paths through the woods leading to vistas

through which glimpses of the city and adjacent waters arc

obtained. Hither pie-nic parties come to spend warm summer

days, where --

'■ Overhead The braiu'hos arch, and ^hape a iileasant bower. Breaking white doud, blue sky, and sunsliiiie bright. Into iiure ivory and sapiihiro spots, And flocks of geld ; a soft, cool emerald tint Colours the air, as thonjrh the delicate leaves Emitted self-bprii liglit."

Our little sketch of IjuH's Ferry is taken from Wcehawk Wharf, and sliows the point on which was a block-house during the revolution ; from tliat circumstance it has always been called lUock-house Point. Its history has a melancholy interest, as it is connected with that of the unfortunate Major Andre. In the summer of 1780, a few weeks before the discovery of Arnold's treason, that block-house was occupied by a Eiitish picket, for the protection of some woodcutters, and the neighbouring New Jersey loyalists. On iJergcn Keck below was a large number of cattle and horses, belonging to the Americans, within reach of the foragers who might go out from the British post at Paulus's Hook, now Jersey City. "Washington's head-quarters were then inhmd, near Eamapo. He sent General Wayne, with some Pennsylvanian and M^aryland troops, horse and foot, to storm the block-house, and to drive the

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cattle within the American lines. Wayne sent the cavalry, under Major Henry Lee, to perform the latter duty, whilst he and three Pennsylvanian reo-iments marched against the block-house with four pieces of cannon. They made a spirited attack, but their cannon were too light to be effective, and, after a skirmish, the Americans were repulsed with a loss of sixty men, killed and wounded. After burning some wood-boats near.