Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-12-24
BATTLE OF LUNDY'S LANE.
Seot-Rp'cv-.Nhcr-- Porcr-- T'omsou--
northumberland.

Jesnp-Vndmaa-i.corenmoytb
CORES ondencc Of the Now York American.
We cross thy tranquil plains, Oh Chime
wa Scoit--Hipley--Towson--llind man--
brave soldiers, well did We your dn,v: lonq
will tins battle-ground your names rcmcmhcr
And thou too, Rial! brave EnoIi>hnan
focman vert thou worthy of warriors steel.
L ar different music has rcsUunlcd II ROUGH
these continuous woods than the wild birds
carol, tie hmm Of insects. and the waving @.
the breeze that now So gently grcc,s our ear.
Ali there is the white house. There. said
the Major, as General Scott, making Il for.
ward movement with his brigade in the a1-
irrnoon Of the 2j,h Of july, 1Sl4.-canc in
view OF II, we saw the courtyard filled with
British officers, their horses held hv ordrlics
and servants in attendance. As soon as We
became visible to them, their huelcs sounded
to saddle, and in a few moments lhey were
mounted and soon disappeared through III.
woods al full galop, twenty Luglcs rinpipo
the alarm from different parts of the torcl
All vanished as il Swallowed bv the earth
save an elegant veteran officer. who refined
up just ont OF muSkrt shot, and took n lciS
urcly survey of oar numbers. Having an.
pareniIv satisfied himself Of our force. hc
raised the plnncd bat from lis head. and
bowng gracefully to our c0,tcec. mn, spurs
to his horse and disappeared with the rest.
From the occupant If the house we gath.
cred that we were about mile distant from
astrong body Of the enemy, posted on tine
rising ground just beyond the woods in our
front. General Scott, turning to one of his
escort, said, Be kind enough sir, to return
TO Major General Brown; inform him tina,
have fallen in with the cncmy's advance,
posted in force at 'LHRdy's Laac,' and rba,
IN one half hour shall have Joined hat,lc.'
Order on Ripley with the second brigade.
direct Porter to get his volunteers imnledi
at'Iy under arms, was the brief reply of
Mayor General Brown to my MESSAGE, and
the aids were instantly in their saddles. con-
veymg the orders. As | galopcd hack
'"ro"sh the woods, continued the Major, the
cannon Sho' screaming by me, tearing the
trees ana sending the rail fences in the mir
III llc'r course, warned me that the comics,
had begun. hut mere we are on the battle
ground. There said the Major, upon ,Ic
verge OF that sloping hill, parallel with ,ho
road, and through the grave yard. towards
the Niagara, was drawn up the British lines
under General Rial, three times greater
than our hrgadcs, his right covered with a
powerful battery of nine pieces of artillery,
two of them brass twenty fours. The
tlsctaM and twrnty-Gra regiments frs,
leaving the wood deploycd upon the ground
with the GOODNESS and regularity of review
and were soon engaged iiIriously in action
the fire from the enemy's line and from the
batteries, which completely commanded the
position, opening upon them with ,remcn-
dous effect.
Towson, having hurried up with his guns
on tie left, in vain cndcavored to attain
-nllcient elevation to return the fire of their
h'ttery. The destruction on our side was
very great The two regiments fought with
'''' greatest bravery. They were severely
sat up Their ammunition became exhausted