[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] The situation commands nearly the whole length of the vale of Yonkers; stretching south, the view is terminated only by the high hills of New York island, and heights of Fordham. The pleasure grounds in front, appear to have been laid out in the ancient Dutch style, with high artificial banks, adorned with rows of state-a Surrogate's ofBce, N. Y. b The following item occurs in the will of Frederick van Cortlandt, dated 2iid of Oct. 1749 : " whereas, I am now about finishing a large stone dwelling house on the plantation in which I now live, which, with the said plantation, will, by virtue of my deceased father's will, devolve after my decease, upon my eldest son James, &c. Surrogate's office N. Y., fol. xviii. G2, 452 HISTORY OF THE ly box, venerable for their height and antiquity; while be-neath are still visible the remains of old fish ponds and jets d'eau. Above the old fashioned windows, grim visages in the shape of corbels seem to frown upon the beholder. We sup-pose them to be a kind of "genii loci." Coitlandt House, tlie resilience of Augustus van C'oitlaiidt, Esq. Two eagles surmount the posts of the old gateway facing the stables. These were part of the spoils taken from a Spanish pri-vateerduring the war; and presented to Augustus van Cortlandt, by Rear Admiral Robert Digby of the British navy.