The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-11-06
Prom fse Br0alo Pauio,, OeL IS.


Gently visited the battle ground.
Bofrle Of Niagara during the late war
with Gres, Brmsin, no action with The enemy
added grss.er reputation 10 the American
arms than This ssrg liDary conflict, with some
of the bes, disciplined troops of Europe, who
were also superior iD numbers To Tho Amer.
cans eDgsged.-Tbis bsille was fought ABBOTT
hsif niie below lhs Cataract Ct Niagara on
the Canada shore, at place called L.anday's
Yane, aod sboui one mile below the place Call
cd Bridgewster, by all which names II has
been designaied. The Cbippewsy creek,
near which snoihor desperate and bloody bat
ale was fought, is Two mics above the Falls,
The Brush afmy occupied position 10
J.undsy's lane, with their ssuiie'y ON an eDi-
Hcnce commanding the road by which the "a
merieans pdssnced, aud all The aej cent coun-
ny, within the range OF cannon Spo, From
chs position they were diven by the Anefi-
sans, aud .heir battcty taken, at tho polut ut
ina bayonet, by The troops led 90 by the gal.
isnt Col. Aliet.-rbeU. .batteIy was several
times taken snd 'etakeD, dufiog the battle
which continued Until nca, midnight, and IN
theif charges the bsyone repeatedly met be-
~ the lines 6red; and great numbor oi
Tnto wetc bsyone,ed at the lie eidp'eces which
hoslly remained undisp1ied IN the hands oi
the Americans; who wee, boweye', unable
10 removc the IN fSom the tieli 10 CONSEQUENCE
Of he loss Of oil The borsos, aod the exccs,iye
fatigue Ot the Uoops.
On the morning after the battle the a hmcr-
lean ar my reireated towards Erie and baviEg
no cariiayes, wee obliged TO leave their
wounded aud dead 10 the care Of the enemy.
81 the wounded we aie wiling TO bsiieve the
Necessary attention was pai1 but IN disposiDS
ot no dead a more expediuous method than
Nsusi was adopted. The bodies were strip
ped and dragged together into an immense
pile, iDtei m.xed ood covered with dry ieocc-
rails, md Get Oh f'c, which soon reduced
than ~ heap 0i ashes. 10 this mode OF
faBe al no objection Is made, as tue bol wea,h.
er and situation ot the army would noi admit
oI any other. Bot, will u bc credited, that
among Ch cis,isn people, this Pile OF human
bones and ashes should &c N ain uncovered un
iii the present time f; and such, we ere assur.
ed, is the fact. Col. Rober, Carr, OF Phiia-
delphia, passing 0ear that place few days
aimee, visited the Gsd OF batlle, aud observed
Q number oi hogs ,utniog 0p The loose ashes
and bones, on the spot where the hsld pieces
had so gelan,J been won on enquiry be
few rods from the place and was hiWself
wounded in the battle, ths, the dead bodies OF
the soldiets were bu'ned on ibis vcty spot,
and ,haI they hsd never been coveted. He
belonged 10 :he English army, and stated that
their 0wI dead were collected aod buried,
snd that the Ane'icans only, wee burnt !;
and that II was said at the time, that 1t was
In re ,aiiatIon ior simiiar conduct oil the Amer.
leans al ChIppewsy. On being asked what
bocame OF the bodies Of the office 5, he point.
ed 10 . place where they were in,sned, but
observed tina, a number OF the m musl have
been bur ned, at they he'd been stripped dur.
ing the night and vc,y early 10 the morning,
and could not DC Distinguished from ,heii
men.
Col Carr employed number Of schoo!
boys, by per missioa Of the tescher, 10 coil.ct
aquaniy OF stones laying near the place, and
covered the remains OF his gallant fellow
soldiers, at least Sufficient to ptotect them
tcom the hogs.
"A great improvement in p,ison discipline
has recently oeen made in Europe, by the ip.
Il o0uctoo Of the Isead mil; and II is with
much satisfaction we perceive by the papers
that the enlightened corporation OF New. Gofk,
have introduced one OF hesc use fu mac hines
10 employ the tenants Of the peniten,isry in
that city. The convieN who a-e employed
10 opersl, this n'il! arc kept in a constant,
profit able and hesl,hfu! Cxei else, so thai they
have no leisure ior the plotting Of mischief
end addiog 10 their vices, which have been
0ilsn the consequence Of the ordinary man.
ner Of their employ men, in State p,Isons and
reni,en,iarics. In the maehine islely sc, up
in New Yo,k, each wheel Ohere being two)
is calculated TO employ So prisoners, aud iis
ailiy msy be judged OF, by ,he following ex-
usetf ON The Mayors sepou:
The average quantity of grain ground per
day, is from 40 TO so bushels which u Is pre-.
sumed may DC increased To so o. 70, should
Is be found on Iurher experience that the
prisoneus can be made TO .foem a sevcree
task without injury to. their health. The
sumption of the Aims Hoose, b idewci,
and Peniteois'y. is about SO bushels OF gaia
ground into meal, per day: tho gfiodioe Of
which has cost tho public from 10 10 1900
dollars annually, averaging aboul 1900 dol