[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Near the vicinity of the school-house, Benjamin Hunt of the continental army, captured thirty of the enemy by stratagem, with a force of half that number. Availing himself of the dark-ness of the night, he called out as if in command of a large de-tachment, Lieutenant Such-a-one to the right, Captain to the left; in this manner he deceived his enemy who laid down their arms and surrendered at discretion. On the east side of the Tuckahoe hill is the property of Charles Dusenberry, Esq., one of the most active members of the Croton water commissioners. The house occupies an ele-vated position overlooking a picturesque vale to the south-east. The Methodist church is prettily situated at the foot of the hill surrounded by a fine locust grove, and near the margin of a small stream that washes the eastern side of the hills. The edi-fice is a neat structure of wood. This society was first orga-nized in 1797, and called " the first Methodist Episcopal Church of the town of Yonkers." The small settlement of Tuckahoe is situated upon the wes-tern margin of the Bronx. Here is a convenient depot of the West-chester railroad, post office, store and cotton manufactory. The