The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-04


Al the battle Of the Thames a iau1hable
l1csdeat Occurred, which is thus related Jy
&c who vas II the engeZ cement.
The British General mad formed bis men
n open order, With their cannon pointing
Gsa the ROAD BY which the Americans
we're advancing. Gen. Harrison immedi.
aiey TOOK advantage ot this, AID ordered
Col. JOhuson's mounted regiment TO charge
al speed by heads Of companies $50 as to
expose the least p2ssibl front, pass through
the open intervals, and form IN Inc rear Of
tae British forces. This movement was
brilliantly executed b. the battalion under
the comuabC Of Lent. Col. James Johnson,
BIS brother, Col. R. NJ. Johnson, at tie
sane tine charging tie indians gith tie
o.asf battalion.
/. happened that in one Of the companies
ua1sr James JJhas5a's command, there was
huge, long legged brawag fellow named
Lamb, be weighed about 40 lbs, was a
brave nan, aud 81 good humo'ed as big
Lsase men P55fsr5ial,y arc. Lamb had
broken down BIS Kentucky horse by his
great wei-ai, aad vas mounted, instead
UPON a short, stout, Wild CANADIAN pony I;
from aaose sides nis isug limbs depended
liBas. % the gr5uad saae his bulky frame
rose t.-h above tie beast cooking not ua.
ike an oysrgro@a school 10y as:tide Of d
IJ3zh sheep.
When the charge Was made, Lambs 20,
~ i51k trigLl, and broke into 4 strain
7 er- q -.rsflaf NATL 81, - D.. H. -. 3D.. -
lsaal's mouth, aal al command Of him was
lost. Iae little pony stretched himself 70
the work, dashed %, Of The ranks, soon out
stripped all bis Gle leaders, and pushed ca
10 advance Of the company. Lamb was co
longer master Of h.s horse or himself, and
be vas 10 qJaaiafy. |. he rolled off, lie
would be ;ramPied TO death by hls osn
ff.eads-if the horse rushed UDon The Brit.
Ish lines with bin, - far ahead Of the rest.
be must be killed Either way death seem,
ed inevitable and, TO use d,s own expres.
sion he thought " he'd Jest say something
they could tell his friends IN Kentucky,
when they went home"
He stuck both heels into the pony : ltrks,
and urged him to bis utmost speed. Ouihcy
drove, some 50 yards IL from, Of the leading
tie, Lambs glgantlc person sgayiag from
side TO side, and his legs So su-iug 10 a.ost
portentous fashion-lhe little Canadian
pulling foot " all be knew how, his tail
straight, his nosiri.s d.steuded, bis ears bin
ned back, and bis shiny eyes flushing from
under his shaggy forolop, with all the spite
and spleen OF a born devil. Jus, as he 20,
within stride or two Of the British, Lamb
n2Yrished bis rife, and roared out 10 a voice
q th1oder-" Clear the way, Cd d N you
iyr IN a coming
10 his surprise, the line opened righl
and left, aud he passed through unburt.-
So grea, vas their establishment at the
strange aPpauuon Of such a rider, aud such
4 horse, moving upon them With such furi. I
Gus velocity, that luey opened mechanically (
a; his word Of command, aud !e, him mass.
So soon as be gained the rear 81 their posl.
ton Lamb rolled of ca the grass, aud suc
iered his pony to 20 hrs own road. A few
minutes more, aDd he vas with this com.
Tades, securing the prisoners, l.
Rich Lourcls fer the Veteran Sgldier.-
The New Orleans Sun states, tha, Mrs.
Games, the wife Of Genera Games, has re.
property worth several millions Of
dollars, IN suit al law which she has been
prosecuting for years, as one Of the heirs
Of the late Daniel Clarke, IN the United
States Court Tor the Dlslrct Of Loulstano.-
Hamburg Journal.