When Hopkins attempted to retreat he was almost surrounded, the enemy being in possession of Young's House and the adjacent roads, the White Plains road, the road to Twitching's corner and the North River road. A detach- -ment of Yagers horse and foot had gone[page break] [margin: 1845,] up the Twitching's or North Castle or Saw Mill river road, and not finding any of Hopkins's party there, had turned about and were returning when Hopkins came up. The spot where the two parties met was about half a mile from the White Plains and Tarrytown road. Finding the enemy too strong Hopkins wheeled about and rode briskly down the hill until he approached the Post-road, when he discovered a steady strong body of Yagers Infantry in possession of the road and pass over Beekman's Bridge. His escape he now owed to the skill and courage of his guide, Isaac Webbers who conducted him over the Peantico by crossing the fields a little east of the Post-road, which then ran a little east of the present road. Soon after he came out of Twitch- -ing's Road into the White Plains road Emmerich was at his heels and followed so close that to a spectator they almost appeared to form one squadron. When

Hopkins crossed the fields, Emmerick pushed up the Post-road intending to head them him and cut off his retreat, but when he approached the Yager infantry they mistook him for an enemy and fired upon his troop. The confusion caused by this mistake, much facilitated Hopkins' escape who regained the Post-road above the bridge with three prisoners and four horses, and thinking themselves then safe, approached the river and discharged their carbines at the Yager infantry on the opposite bank. But Emmerick, hitherto baffled determined on a further pursuit.