Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-19

Goodness on the Fie}d Of BaiHe.-Connec.ec
with the movement Oh the noiIh western armies, n
ioiJ and previously, ara many lucid. nts, which
tho1sh too uuinportantfJT the pages Of general his
tory, are nevertheless highly Interesting. and vel
fs.ated By General Upton, and other rave OFF ~ers
several are recorded ~ the narratives Of Dawaon
nd Hall; afew may be found IN the neT spspers II
tle lines ~ which they occurred; but the greater
SANDER of them dwell merely IN the recOllections OF
tie surviving sol iers who witnessed them, Some
81 thea DISPLAY an intTegidtty. Unsurpassed IN the
history VI warfare: Others exhibit n GOODNESS in the
mJinent Of i'nmincBt danger, indicative Of the most
ceterniucd resOlufiDn and the most extra rdinary
nerve. o this latter character are the two Incl
cents ~ sutiouej balO~: We find them related in a
letter from C1lJne! John Speed Sunh. "a proui-
neat friend Of the Administrator, m Kcutucky) 10
a gentleman o. this city. Col Smith, e wIl be re-
G,lieciei, was )ne Il the Aides Of Gea. Harrison H.
rhe battle q 'hc Thames.
The ~ntar states, that a u,mcnt hec,re the battle
sommcaeci. Geo Harrison fots Up 20 n majestic
his pistols Uyon witnessing this. Lieut.. Smith
asksd him II he expected 10 cure IN personal con
tact with the enemy to winch the General r.. lied.
that o. vas proper To be prepared Tor any event that
be commanded an army Of better materials than
ProctoTs ani tha' ho wds determined rot % sur
siarf, " You had better fresh prime, too. as I shall
eHpcct my AIDES % dc around meH
Whilst az the crotchet sfter the let wing had re.
joined ~ thc front, Cen. Ha'uson ordered Lieutcn
ant Smltl % bu ~ down Chi'C's command to sup
81 thar t,.o horses we're ipteflocked; and some
fwizs 81 r. tree ABOVE theiu, which had gathered and
Retained a custer OF IDdN"st ana around which the I
Al had q louk AZ his Commander we're eut dowr
b. thl eaemy's balls. Neor the spot ~ tks same
moment. . solder was shot through che tmgh. acd
seeing TIE CJmuaudef-ru Chef ne he sFuuu round /,
sn& fell. hr erred .ut. did you sec hat General
hsy have sa1t me agInf'
lLiB mtp md bscu wpIRiCi The day before % the
bfsag. G.uctHi Harr son directed him 10 Co., token /
back - have be wvqndz dressed bt finding that
thifh nstb broker, Zoe hrsvc f-liON bandaged f. +.
n wth hishand<errnie H. stop he bleeIing. clutch /
a. sp as E4u. Beofe be ullGt Co have 8i.fIcuo1. IL
sudcouuuErt ~ hzhf. few moments afterwards II
q r8nna man dasIrd 90 % nc Commander. hoidfnr \.
\ scaiO n hts baud 1Gd sung Duf. LooS he-e. Gen y
u I've goti g Nv Father WIS an 0li Kcn'uckyi 10
tian Fighter; anl whca icntJme, be mate me +.
5rgn o. o. BRING arm the scalp ~ q rel skin killed
,v nysef And here % Is-this o. fDt the old man q
Vow { ~aufuae for myself aud OF he Epraug fu q
.rarch ofan0fhsr enemy. .
These tvs auecfOtes, colonel Smith SAYS. great b
ysmu-el Commodore Perry. when h. related them o.
: hin az the close q fhc battle and the Rallan'I y
a~ilorfrsig said. that an army Of sUch wCn cg1ld q
81 81 oeqgrfsr a. and he f~rsquentv afterwards. on
,eefiag with fhs officers Of hfs 'r'y. wOulf rcpost
IL hF1va s~5idifrs oHcl-ns - - greet zest- h'
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