We took the Colonel's house two prisoners fifteen horses and a variety of plunder, - and then retreated by the North River road with as much expedition as our jaded horses could bear. We feared a pursuit and before we reached Yonkers a party overtook us. It being night, however, and their number at first probably small we kept them at bay until we reached the new Livingston villa [page break] 1845. near Dobbs Ferry when daylight appeared and they seemed preparing for a charge. Here we halted and prepared to resist but they contented themselves with discharging their carbines and rifles at us and we returned the fire. The enemy now halted and we passed through Carry- -town and Sing Sing without molesta- -tion being no longer pursued. The party from Salem and Stephentown wishing to take the nearest road home were anxious to leave us when we reached (approached) the Croton and we agreed to go to Orser's house on the banks of the North River, re- -fresh ourselves and our horses and divide our plunder. It was now about 9 o'clock. Am. Our horses were put in the barn, stable, and barn yard and fed, and we proceeded to see our spoils at auction - While these events were going on the enemy were probably reinforced at Dobbs Ferry and renewed the [page break] 1845. pursuit, but not overtaking us had pulled up between Tarrytown and Sing Sing and wheeled about to return, when they were overtaken by a man named Curry who had passed us when we halted near Orsers and who informed them where we were. They now once more pushed forward and when they approached Orsers sent one party of about forty or fifty around through a lane who got in our rear and lay in ambush to cut off our retreat.