flags on the eminences. Being an idle boy I used to be present at the parades and reviews in our neigh=borhood, and considered the British as much finer troops than the Hessians. At least they were better and more shewily draped, and made a much finer appearance. Octr. 1st Augustus Cregier: "Joshua Barnes was one of Emme=rick's men, one of his captains, and they all wore a red uniform. Emmerick …

When Emmerick was a Captain, and was drilling his men in the beginning of the war, his headquarters were at Cook's house on Paparinimo. The house and Island belonged to Colonel Philipse When Washington came down in 1781, he reconnoitred from Dennis Valentine's hill or Gunn hill. Anna Fowler, was engaged to marry Captain Row, but died where Dr Bibby now lives at Van Cortlandt's hall. Row was shot…

Bowers was a Hessian who came over with the Hessian army and married a daughter of Jacob Moore the father of Blaze Moore of the Blue Bell. The Blue Bell Tavern was kept after the Revolutionary war by Blaze, son of the old proprietor, Jacob Moore. Chamberlain, one of DeLancey's, was one of those who maimed Lieut. Jayne near Tarrytown. Charles Leggett was another. Capt. Kipp commanded the party. Ch…

Captn Pray of the Water guards after the war was second keeper of the Greenwich State prison and while there shot a convict who attempted to escape. Emmerick flogged his men severely for stealing from the rebels and for other offences, and would sometimes cry while the punishment was going on, declaring he meant it all for their good. Once, one of his men after running the gauntlet, leaped up, c…

Augustus Cregier (Continued from page 44 of original and p. 54 of this copy): "While Colonel Tarleton's Quarters were at our house I saw him often. He was [interl: a] handsome, black-eyed, black-haired military looking man, not below, but rather above the middle size, very straight and muscular, made a fine appearance when mounted, & rode an uncommonly fine horse Had the Indians in 1781, been a f…