Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-08-13
An olicer Of hns Atrrh..

tton OF tue Oattie ne says:
The campaign Of 1915 onene1
y army again took The geld IL,
ed BY experience and i~a,tructo.
led by enlightened officers de,sra
TO retrieve past disssters-Tla
my was rcbulsed at Fort o.ve.s
interiar numbers--Fort Erie
quentiy surrendered to US; ard On !,
heights If Chippewa, the Aus,;,,y
arms were again triumphsnt-Tbe ss1
Of July arrived-and although bo,h
mics, since the 9Th, had been on;.g1
resting en- their ground, centent IA
observing each others designs thew,
appeared mutually disposed to meet
deadly corfic ct.
The British army occupied an or;
hence near tbe Queenstown read n"
per Canada, and were defended ~
battery OF several guns. The pos
of our army was distant from thu, 7
the enemy but a few miles, and > M,
row strip of wood interviewed be,us,J
the two. The ist American b,io.SsN
under the heroic ScoTT. moyedfo,w.,N
TO The attack, and soon afterwards n
thunder of TowsoN's artillery 81
dreadful note cf havoc and Of CO.
The gallant JEssUp, at the head Of III
25th Regiment, having perceived witI2
The eye ofa.soleier, tina, The comnr,;l
cation with The British rear was unprol
tected, Immediately threw himself oro,I
It-snd in so hazardous q position, by3
bis vigilance and premptituds, ~actusryl
succeeded in capturing Gen Raj. anil
several other off ST the enemy's ar.
my. But The brigade Of ssorr haviu,
alone thus far opposed the whole B1'I
hsh army supported by a well served
battery OF artillery, was now diminish. |
ing rapidly 10 strength, and the shade s
OF evening were fast closing in. AT hi,
critical moment the I'D Brigade come IN
led on by its commander Gen, RIpLEY'|
and took its position between The isl
Brigade and the enemy To carry the
heighs on which was planted the Bril-
tish artillery was discovered to te iudis.
pensable 10 our security. notwithstand.
ing II was foreseen tnat the ate mpt
must be attended with unusual peril
Bu'there were spirits in eur ranks when
no danger could dismsy The intrepid
Col. MILLER OF ths elst was asked .caa
you capture that battery, sir" Fills "a.
ply, like the last words Of LAWRENCE.
no time al effaee from the memory Of
an American. With that mcdesty
which is the inseperabie companion Of
bravery. the gallant soldier coelly Oh.
served, II can try, sir" The 2lst NOV.
ed forward TO the assault amidsta biaze
of fire. The height was carried, aud
the artillery captured many sf the ar.
tiie'ists who refused to surrender hsv.
ing been ~bay"neted at their guns
While the 9ist was thus performing prs.
digies Of %val0r, the esd, led en- by Gen.
RIPLEY, sacceedsd in driving the enc.
'my's infantry from its position, and sub.
sequently tock up a new aiipgument IN
trent of the captured D the pro-
lection of which on the one side, and
the recovery ofwhich on the other, new
become the ohiects OF a close cenfiet
with the bayonet. Thrice did the Bri.
tish resolutely, advance to the attack,
and thrice were they repulsed. Mid.
night was pear the ehemy's late posi-.
ton was ours beth armies were ex.
hausted, and the ssnguinary battle Of
]BEidge@ater terminated"
The same writer in the conclusions 81
ais paper, relates the following cenvsr.
sation ne had with GenesaIBRoyws.
sin penning these hastily written
lines, the author has been tforcihly re.
miSded of a conversation be once had
with The lateSGsn Brown and the mar
FatIeo OF it seems to be peculiarly ap-
prcpriata in~cenclusiou.
VT was several wears ago, and an an.
n,versary Of the very action which has
formed the subject Of the foregoing re.
marks. In reply 10 an observation that
the passing must have caused him. no
doubt, seine very pleasing as we'll as
some very melancholy reflections, the
old General, ipfrm from wounds aaa
exposure, with much feeling, remarked
1t has indeed. Sir. The nstisn has
never known the merits of my army,
and II have to r~eproach myself VITA
any thing IL is with neverhsving done
that army justice; few know the suffer-
lngs II underwent It's gsllantFy in ac-
tor was not the greatest of its virtues
patient endurance Of hunger and Ia
tigue, Of disease and disappointment
and ready obedience TO the will Of it's