New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-28
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
T.rrvtown-s sleepy Hollow'-Capture Of An
dre-s signs of The Timcs-Crops in Vest
chester. &c.
.pondence OF The Tribune.

chester, &c.
Correspondence OF The Tribune
SING SING Saturday July o.
Ihave escaped from the Island OF Manhattan and
find myself in the rather pleasant village Of Sing
Sing. left the City on Thursday afternoon in the
Steamer Mountaineer, and having desire TO see
the grounds made classic by the pens Of Irving and Fun
nymore Cooper landed the ancient village OF Tarry-
town where found friend in whose carriage came To
this place AS my companion drove eisurey up the old
road ne pointed out the place known Sleepy Hollow
the legends Of which had often delighted my youthful
fancy He also directed ny attention 10 the tree-no
the place where Il foushed for it mas long since
disappeared and now stone marks the spot where IL
sood-under whose shade that rude tho, sterny efus
ing barter the welfare of their country for gltteng
gold and prospective arrested examined and dev
cred 10 the authorities the celebrated Major Andre.
saw too the little brook which st dances and laughs
rerriy in It's the Hudson where The py halted
TO water his steed circumstance without wEich he
would probably not have been taken Near this SPOTS the
house which was the scene OF Cooper'- spy much
read and admired BY thc-by, the people in this vicinity
have quite different version OF the capture OF Andre
from that generally received history Il stated That
the company consisted of instead OF three-tha
four OF them on the hillside and iarthcr up, VI
north of where Andre stopped 10 water his hoIe ,
they first saw him and gave the signal 10 "ui5, ;
Wart and Williams who We're playing csroS ~ - i' IN
the opposite side OF the road and bcioy 80 ~
that they mcdiatcly started for the roaa ana ~
distinguished Of.cer.
who made the capture after hearing ana !eI,.'s pio
posais TO perni, their prisoner 10 depart, TOOK nun up
TO where the other men were stauoheo-lIa a.iu Pr
osoIs wore ,here renewed and were again unanimous
;,,d n This version OF the affair be true itseelns
quite singular that it should not nave oecH gee,l!
known. But whether true or ialse, II Is 80 ~
srJ nnderstandwill incorporated into forthcoIn
ing history of Westchcstcr County
MANY OF the descendants OF Pauldiug and an w arr
r.s;de In This COUNTY Williams LETT this part OF the
country soon after the War OF the Revolution and
NOT known 10 have descendants here one OF the I'm
mortal three (Van WARD was with uie parry py the
merest chance He was in his barn when he saw the
other men who were from North Salem (al strangers
to HIM passing aud milling them inquired where they
were going Learning their destination ne s$ld thcy
would wait I'LL he could get his gun he would accom-
pany them.
vicinity of Tnrrytown to remind OF the original
Dutch settlers Among other things there is church
on the road TO Sing.Sing, near sleepy Hollow whcha'
though considerably disfgured by modern improvements
still bears unmtakable indications oi its Desche origin
The building is composed principally OF stone, but the
windows archcd with brick brought from me fad-
der.and
In nassnp through Tarry,ow1 was lit,lc amused
at some OF the signs which attracted my attention One
was Boot Shoe Leather ind Finding store Boot Shoe
Leather is probably article entirely unknown to
the heavy dealers in the swamp. There were many
others equally funny On the road near Sing Sing saw
OATS: FOR FEAp; HEAR;
CAKE BEER:
The man who had Provisions Course and Fine Salt &c.
for sale hns like of the Rumscllcrs out this way
taken down his sign These very good but hardly
better than the following which ray be in the vicn.
ity of Third.avenue in your City Washing and Iron.
Ing and going out to days works done in the back ROOM
The Wheat crop which, with the exception of few
pieces of Spring grain, is now harvested is rather light
in this County. Farmers having some difficulty in
securing their hay consequence Of almost constant
ruins. Oats very stout and the Corn and Potato
crops. far have scen-and have visited several
towns-look very promising. The fruit crop Is minus
every thing pretty much exccp, few dwaried and
'gnary Apples. have among sl the orchards
have noticed in the County, that seems TO have
been properly cared for trimmed grated with choice
fruit II very strange tnHt people will not
have good fruit when be produced just about rs
cheaply as that which is comparatively worthless.
Yours extremely CLEyE.