Pike, and drove them near a quarter of a mile when Hopkins came up with his whole detachment and drove them to Young's, [a quarter of a mile below ?] Emmerich and his party would have been taken and destroyed, had not a body of Yagers come up who [by Emmerich's order - "Fire! mine Yagers, fire!" fired (from behind a stone wall.)] Emmerich behaved with courage, but his horse was seized with a fit of coughing He could have been killed by Hopkins' men but they were desirous of taking him prisoner. Hopkins finding that there were several bodies of regulars about him found it was time to secure his retreat [fired upon a second time from stone house probably] This he attempted first by the Saw Mill river road which leads west of the[page break] [margin: 1845,] County House to Twitching's corner, but after going a mile on that road they found it in possession of the Green Yagers Horse. They then turned back, but before they could reach the Tarrytown road encountered Emmerich who had placed them between two fires. They charged Emmerich again and drove him towards Young's. They then attempted the North River road, but on approaching Beekman's bridge they found that pass guarded by a strong detachment of Yagers. They were now on the point of being surrounded. Their prisoners in these rapid evolutions had all escaped but three. In this dilemma their guide, a bold and skillful man (Isaac Webbers) led them through the fields by a short cut east of the Bridge and Mill Pond and conducted them with the three re- -maining prisoners and four horses taken in safety to the Post-road. Emmerich dashed up the Post-road in pursuit and was at first mistaken by the Yagers[page break] [margin: 1845,] for the American horse and fired upon.