1 62 The Story of The Bronx 



forty infantry from Glover's regiment, made a raid by way of 

 De Lancey's Mills to Morrisania, where they came in contact 

 with the enemy, who were posted at the manor-house. A 

 sharp skirmish followed, with a loss to the Americans of two 

 killed and two wounded ; the British loss was greater, and the 

 Americans returned with a dozen prisoners, as well as stock 

 and other plunder. On the fifteenth, the enemy tried to 

 return the compliment; but one of their number deserted and 

 gave information to Lieutenant-Colonel White of the intent 

 to surprise him, so that the scheme fell through. 



On the twentieth of August, while patrolling out the Mile 

 Square Road, Emmerick and his chasseurs were attacked and 

 compelled to return to their camp at Fordham. The Ameri- 

 can force consisted of a body of light troops and a body of 

 Stockbridge Indians, all under command of Colonel Gist. The 

 troops of Gist were posted on each side of the road above the 

 present Woodlawn Heights in two detachments, north of a 

 brook which still finds its way through the woods from the hill 

 above into the Bronx River, while a third party was posted 

 about three hundred yards west of the road ; the Indians were 

 between the last party and the road. The positions occupied 

 by these last two were in the northeast corner of the present 

 Van Cortlandt Park, between Mt. Vernon Avenue, the eastern 

 boundary of the park, and Jerome Avenue, which runs through 

 it. To the north of Vault Hill in the park, was a belt of woods 

 in which the troops were concealed; the heights on which 

 the main party was posted were also wooded and are in the 

 city of Yonkers. 



Simcoe learned by means of his spies that the Indians were 

 much elated by the victory over Emmerick and supposed that 

 they had driven in his whole force. He took measures to 

 increase this belief still further; and, sending for De Lancey's 



