[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] of Colonel Greene's method of stationing his guards, out of a spirit of revenge. Colonel De Lancey, who was smarting under an attack made upon him in his quarters not long before, by the Americans, at once fitted out a force of one hundred dragoons and two hundred foot, which left Morrisania four r.M. 13th, and during the night advanced by way of White Plains, where was the only opening through the line of American sentinels stretched across the country, past Daniel Underbill's at Chappaqua, and then by the westerly road till they arrived in the vicinity of the ford of the Croton, guarded by Colonel Greene's-pickets. Astsoon as the guards were drawn off, De" Lancey despatched a portion of his troops across the river to make the attack, while he remained behind, with the idea of covering the retreat of his forces, if necessary. Unperceived in the early dawn, the enemy, under Captain Kipp, of the horse, and Lieutenant Totten, of the rangers, took the Americans completely by surprise. Colonel Greene and Major Flagg were awakened by the noise of their approach, and attempted to defend them-selves. Flagg fired his pistol, and then fell mortally