Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-03-23
I'LL Try SIR.
wAsnING rUx. Ma.

an lNciDESr or THE RATTLE or s~EinoEwArrR.
On the 18th of July. 1914. the bloody battle of
brldsenaiera ud Luujys Lane took p'nce near the
han~s OF ihe Niagara. IL was six o'rlock. aud a sui
lry evening. when the British forces. under Can.
Diu;nmoad advanced to meet the American columns:
and a more deadly couqucs; never rsgci un the soil Of
our beloved country than that Which then common.
ccni the roar OF the neiglb,riUg ca;aract lost itself in
the booming %. Ihe cannon The Voices Of many va
lers aud the VOICES OF battle sang hass iuge,hcr-anI
ne sead slept m sweet iOrgrtalnCss up'n the mtpn-
IL hhL Tao FIRST brigade under Gen Sect. with
TOwson's artillery and a body ct ca,aly, sustained
ihe atiack OF The British army Ice an hour unaidcd.
Zen RIPLEY with fresh tropp- upN arrived. aud rrliev.
eli General Scott, nhile the latter. will. hS eIausicd
BRIGADE formed a reserve IN tn rear. The Brit sh
artillery had taken past OF an eminsnce al the head ul
Luidys Lane. aud were pouring forth u most
deadly fire ou the American General Brown. tho
commander of the Aueiicnn forces. seeing the terri.
DC havoc made by The enemy's Cannon, concluded
That At was necessary to di-loigc thrIu or rotrost. II
was n d eadiul dut. The Troops that were
march up Lundy's Lane. ua Iua VI
Lone might well say their prayer, ans make i.eir
wills before moving. II was certain death to every
second man VI the iorOrn hope. As the commaEdin,
0cnetaI rode along the foot oi the hill, IA Thoughtful
mooi' he saw ihe brave Col Miller advancing n the
mead OF his newly raised regiment for further az Ter.
lie rode "a? 10 Ia in. "Will YOU advance anil cnpiur,
that haiicryF' said the General. IL will ty. SIR surI
The M desi Colonel. The General rsle on, and The
regiment gailauiy wheeled aud moved up Luudv',
Lane. AT every rod the artillery ON the height sent
lis messenger oideaih through the dense column.
hut still there was no finch fng. The yo;ce of ,be
noble Miller, rs he waved his sword before the bIu,Jy
gap, MAS heard ut;eriBg the short and cIpres, Va ar
defs. STEADY mrn-cose TaHks-march"' Around
hIm' the bSor OF his regiment f.ll like the wilhcrcd
leaves OF aUtsmp; but he needed not hs loss; he yn,
ordered 10 iaAe the battery on the hill, and he intend
ell to do It. lie advanced. therefore. coolly am,
I steadily tn his object Ar.sl-f IA r.v.l.-lT-
artillery, aud at the point ofIhe buyUnet he carrie,
The height Ii was n gallant deed. have ney.I
heard "i IL equal except at the siege ofSan Sclastiln
IL was superior IA irmetiiy To Is IA parties attack upor
Lille Gibraltar. at TuuiOn. because Miller had ~
covering Tor hs trDups IN ease OF a retreat. II was ,
dead march To glory; yea, nj cvcrv siep the renr ,r,,
'rod upon The dead and Ihc dying. and the grams q
suffering humanity mingled ia the huarse rattle Of IA,
irun. When tho cOnqucrDr, with his remnant of
f'gImeni' irod upon the heights at the head uf Lem
~ $ Lane, and turned the cannon upon the asL,ui,h.,
enemy \ death struggle Cnsued between the Amen
can and British armies. These gun, will decd,
'he Oa'iiei lhey must he regnined, or The army Of Bril-
am Will be cut 10 pieces. and. II ruFaln-I
Tie Americans will Ia conquered" Such were IN,
n'ush's oil eauh General. Now came the iron grip,
oi war. y terrible conflict ragged upon the heighi
anu when the morning sun arose upon Bndscwaler
! bJO soldiers, ir.cuGs and foes. lay sleeping ln Our,
icaui upon the hill sale ia LaUIy's Lane. Sar,Iy
me battle "i B~rIdscwaler will never be forgotten l.,
we iAlr1', the historian, or Etc pocii and while Ih,
ianse!s OF a Scott ahd a Ripley are green aud uu,s
Ai"c' let ~ not forget thai tho gallant Miller Is alive
ani that his country owes hin, n debt Of rtatI.ud,
"hlch she cnn never repay. she, however, can en-
with her children when asked To- aid him. n Inc h.r
SAID nj bndscNaleE Ia ms Commander when Gale.
upon To render him service. Il will try. sir" Let he
Try Tor tie sake other honor; anl NAV the day .cyc
dawn when the hereof Lunay's Lane shall be- fofg a.
ten 10y an American citizen. We riury d. the -,
wees ct The brave. hay The llurcl circle ia.e VI,
I"rs bro" IA The lie. ant n, last htlg upDn a hrnks
eulurGn over "a d~cayhicsS Ioml RraLer th, Il, n, -,
Lundyis Lane Is beside you, u