Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-10
From n, Baltimore Chronicle

From H., Baltimore Chronicle
We give below very spirited AMI graphic
description Of he sorIie of Fort Erie,
winch will be found 10 possess great interest
We refer the reader 10 II because the PRINCIPAL
ACTOR IN thai brilliant affair il col. UPHAM
of Portsmouth. N. II who about a year s,n,e
was dnsm,ss by gene Il Jacls from the odic
oi Collector Ofit pori, nm office g hioh he had
filled with great credit - himself and advan-
age 10 the couniry, and Dismissed TOO, 10
make ropm for Joho Decatur, u man whom
the senate by most dee ded vote, have 3 ace
bfahde with worthessnsss. The grra fault
mnted by Col Upham, was his preference
Tor Mr.. Adams, al the last election. 10 az who
utterly reject the meicrnary doctrine that men
arc 10 be rewarded for he performances Of po-
liiichl duties, AZ beng abhOreni to very feel
ing d right aud sense II ni0ral ptopriely, It
appears cruel IN the extreme, that such man
As Colonel Upham should be Displaced from
Office 20 provide for the mere having pnrt,zan
OF n success ful candidate Tor the presldfncy /;
aud one too, who had no other earthly clam
upon his country than his military serrfees.
DiVestGr Jackson OF the eclai which attaches
10 him for his victory at New Orleans, and we
would ask, is there a man in this country, who
would dream Of him asa suitable person for
that Office ~ there one that would not re- ect
such an IDEA absurd and ridicnlin 7 HIS
ncompetency being acknowledged. or believed,
by most honest men aud his pTeiensians
resting solely on his defence Of the great south
western emporium. we would ASK was IL moi
an indigniy TO The nation 10 remove so gRllani
and high .Souled soldier as Col. Upham-an
officer whose fame is InieTwOven with thai oi
til" country, merely because he was polllca lily
opposed to him ? lndepo ndenily oil the bril-
liant services Of Col. Upharn, he received n
serious IN jeTy during the war, which incnpacI-
taied hIm from active and lsborous exerlous,
and, therefore, gave bin stronger claims upon
he gratitude Of his country. It's, however.
useless TO talk of man = claims IN those days,
when patriotism aud every other virtue are
made to succunb TO the all absorbing and
avaric ious grasp of Jacksonsm
From The DoUer Enquirer.
THE soRTIE OF ERIE.
And there was mounting in hot haste The
sieed,
The mastering squadron, aud the Gathering
car,
We're pouring forward with inpetuous speed,
And swiftly forming in the ranks Of war,
a division composed Of rltlemea aud indians,
and commanded by Gen. Porter. the lite Score
iary of war, was ordered TO open tho attack, by
proceeding in q circniious rOnie, through the
woods, by a road which had been opened, and
engaging the eoemys flank; while the right
division, under Gen. Miller, was stationed in a
fhQine, between the Fort and The enemyc',
works. with orders not TO advance until the at
tack of gen. Porter.
The command of gen. Porter advanced with
so much CELEBRITY and caution, that when they
rushed upon the euemye's flank, they gave the
first intima,ion Of their approach. A severe
confici for q Doment ensued, in which seyera
gallant officers fell at the head OF tneir CO
lnmns. Ia thirty minutes. however, possession
was taken oftwo Of the batteries in this quar-.
ter, aud the garrison made prisoners. Al ih
moment the division of Gen. Miller, was order
ed to advance. In conjunction with a column
| OF gen. Por'er,s division, he pierced betweef
he second and third tier OF batteries. and ate
"A severe contest, carrie the first Of these, III
whole OF these batteries being now in posses
sion Of our troops, gen. Miiler's dis'son inClil
ed 20 the more formidable batteries toward
= he lahc shore at shis moment par' .ofth