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Septr. 29th. Frederick Rich, of Mile Square. "Emmerick's corps consisted, I think, of a company of horse commanded by Captain Benjamin Ogden, a company
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of riflemen under Captain Althouse, and a company or two of musketeers. Barnes may have commanded one of these last, but I think not. Colonel Tarleton kept his head- -quarters at Crawfords house at Mile Square, on which is called the Crawford road. Garrineau was a Frenchman who kept a large store on the west side of the Bronx. Genl. Washington when he went up from New York in 1776, stopped a while at Garrineau's and left a large quantity of stores at his house. Garrineau afterwards went above with Washington, and remained up the country during all the war. In 1781, the French in order to deceive the English pretended they were prepared to attack New York. They com- -menced constructing a military road towards Kingsbridge and a survey of the whole route, putting up high poles with
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flags on the eminences. Bring an idle boy I used to be present at the parades and reviews in our neigh- -borhood, and considered the British as much iner troops than the Hessians. At least they were better and more showily dressed, and made a much finer appearance.
They com- -menced constructing a military road towards Kingsbridge and a survey of the whole route, putting up high poles with - Hufeland Index Page 528 - flags on the eminences. Bring an idle boy I used to be present at the parades and reviews in our neigh- -borhood, and considered the British as much iner troops than the Hessians. At least they were better and more showily dressed, and made a much finer appearance.