The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . MEW AT painted for General Hamilton, in 1798, when, in expectation of a warwith France, the United States organised a provisional government, andappointed him acting commanding general under the ex-president(Washington), who consented to be the chief. On the river bank of the Nevis estate is a charming little cottage,completely embowered, where Mr. Irving was a frequent and delighted * From this point tlie traveller soutliward first obtains a good view of the Palisades on the west sideof the river. THE HUDSON. 355 visitor. It is the sum
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . MEW AT painted for General Hamilton, in 1798, when, in expectation of a warwith France, the United States organised a provisional government, andappointed him acting commanding general under the ex-president(Washington), who consented to be the chief. On the river bank of the Nevis estate is a charming little cottage,completely embowered, where Mr. Irving was a frequent and delighted * From this point tlie traveller soutliward first obtains a good view of the Palisades on the west sideof the river. THE HUDSON. 355 visitor. It is the summer residence of Mr. Schuyler (a grandson ofGeneral Schuyler), Mr. Hamiltons son-in-law. Near it is a morepretentious residence belonging to Mr. Elatchford, another son-in-law ofthe proprietor of Nevis. Within call of these pleasant retreats is thesuperb residence of Mr. Cottinet, a wealthy New York merchant, built inFrench style, of Caon stono. This, in point of complete elegance,. externally and internally, is doubtless superior to any other dwelling onthe banks of the Hudson. The grounds about it are laid out with muchtaste, and exhibit many delightful landscape effects. Dobbss Ferry, a considerable village, twenty-two miles from NewYork, was a place of some note a century ago; but the town has beenmostly built within the last fifteen years. The Indian name was Wocc- 356 THE HUDSON. ques-guck, signifying the place of the Bark Kettle. Its present name isfrom Dobbs, a Swede from the Delaware, one of the earliest settlers onPhiUpses Manor. The village is seated pleasantly on the river front ofthe Greenburgh Hills, and is the place of summer residence for many NewYork families. Here active and important military operations occurredduring the war for independence. There was no fighting here, but in themovement of armies it was an important point. Upon the high bank, alittle south-east from the railway station, a redoubt was built by the
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