[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] passed through Yorktown, and on occasions the French army under Rochambeau was here. From 177G to 1782 out-posts of the army which held pos-session of the Highlands were maintained at Crom-pond and at Pine's Bridge. Though battles were not fought, it was the place for raids and the consequent skirmishes. In war, when no great movements are taking place, the time is whiled away in harassing the out-posts of the enemy, and there is no better field for cowboys and skinners than neutral ground, such as extended from Croton River to Spuytcn Duyvel Creek and the contiguous country. There they can plunder and murder with impunity. West-chester County abounded in Tories, and Yorktown, while they were in the minority, furnished its share. There is no human passion more exacting and relentless in its revenge or more zealous for the cause espoused than a new-born enmity. If absent from their homes they were not disposed to be for-gotten by th,eir former neighbors. Yorktown was a, very undesirable place of residence for those who loved peace and quietness, and a very unsafe place for both life and property. Prior to the appearance