[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] dragoon, alighted and took down a fence of Devaux's farm yard for them to pass through; around this farm the Indians were lying in ambuscade; Wright had scarce mounted his horse, when these officers, for some trivial reason altered their intentions, and, spurring their horses, soon rode out of sight, and out of reach of the Indians. In a few days after, they had certain information of the am-buscade, whicli tfiey so fortunately had escaped : in all probabi-lity they owed their lives to the Indians' expectation of surround-ing and taking them prisoners."* Bordering the road north west of the Van Cortlandt's, is the old Hadley property, now owned by Major Joseph Delafield. The stone residence of the Hadley's is still standing on the edge of the ancient turnpike. The shore of the Hudson in this region is studded with beauti-ful villas; the most prominent of which are those of Mr. W. Mor-ris, Mr. William Ackerman, Mr. Abraham Schemerhorn, Mr. J. E. Betner and Mr. Lispenard Stewart, &.c. Tu the immediate vicinity of the latter is situated Font Hill, the seat of Mr. Edwin Forrest. The edifice which is of stone,