The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-12-14

SeJn-Ripieg- Maier-Portsr-- TOnsoH-JesH2-
HadHaan- L1arCHIc0rM.

Scott-RipIsy.-Te Naon--. Uindman--. brave sol
diers, well did Sc YOUR duty; long will this battle
ground your lhames remember. And thou too,
RiaiP brave Euglh hman, foeman wert thou wor.
thy ofwauior's steel. Far different music has ro
sounded through these continuous woods than the
wild birds carol, the hum Of insects. aud tho wa
wing Of The breeze that gently groets our
An! thtre is The white house. There, said
the Major, ni GoE eFal Scott, making n forward
movement with his brigade in the afternoon of the
25lh of July, isls came in view Of it, wo saw the
ourt.yard q ed i,h British officers, their horses
held by vrds lies and servants IN attendance. AS
soon as we became visible to them, their bngles
sounded TO saddle, and in a few moments they
were mounod an soon disappeared through the
woods al fuh ganop, twenty buglcs ringing the
alarm from differ 90 parts OF the forest. All van
ished asIf iwHo,yed by the earth, save an elegant,
veteran oRccr, Who reiucd up Just out Of musket
shot, and lok a lsisursly survey Of our numbers.
Having ap 'arcnty satisfied himself of our force,h
raised the pismet hat from his head, and bowling
Gracefully 10 our 0'tsgs put spurs to his horse and
dssagc-srtss 81 lh .;~- rest.
From tie occupant Of the house we gathered
that were shout mile distant from strong
body Of me enegf, posted on the rising ground
Just beyo1l the woods 10 our front. General Scott
tusning ~ his esc,ri, said, BE kind enough
sir, 20 reitrn 20 bajor Gpneral Brown; inform him
that have fIlen in with the enemy's advance,
posted in forcs 'LNady's Lane, and in one half
hour - ,ll hase joined battle Order on Rip
Icy with he second bris ade. direc, Porter 10 get
I hi- volui GERS iu mediasely under arms the
bfieffeTiy OF MAJOR General Brown to my mes.
sagv, ant the uds were instantly IN their saddles,
conveying the orders. A. galloped hack through
I ~ woafs rHhaued the Msjor, the cannon shot
SCREAMING 10 M ,canng the trees ard sending
the rail snc IN the ali, IN their course warned me
that ths cont,R had b. gua. But here'we on
the bar 10 g., und Thprn said tho Major upon the
( verge tha. soping b'u, parallel with the road
aud ,hr Ugh the grave yard, towards the Niagara,
was dawn up the British lines under General
Bsall, hFee 'lmss greater than brigndes, his
right evverss with powerful battery OF nine pie
crs Of B1ullcgy tNo Of them brass twenty fours.-
The aovsHi sod t'oesfy frst regiments first Ieav-
/ nE Ips wos~ deploycG upon the ground with the
cooial Hna regularity OF review, aud were soon
engagra lars 'u~iy in SETON. the fire from the
my's bne .nd the batteries, which completely
conn andei he position, opening upon them with
/ q en't dsu'i eject.
/ Tssrsnn. bNving hurried up with his guns the
efl su vain sndsavori 10 attain sufficient eIeva-
: ton rsturr he ERE Of their battery. The des.
truci puS si6e was very great. The two reg
I ims - Tough. with the greatest bravery. They
Wsa. severely 1T up, their ammunition became
sAht asicd nd their Ulcers nearly all ofhem hav-
ing i,eur aided and wounded they were withdrawn
irotp seuoa--rhs few officers remaining unhur,
thrr v ng q emsolves into the ninth, which now
ease iato uetion led by the gallant Colonel Leav-
enssotth.
NNIr NHf Nfft fhn HATS mas tbo,,A
an they Alone sustained it for some time, fighting
Ni.h unht0chinS bravery, until their numbers were
rs}ured % one-halfby the FIRE of the enemy. A,
10. iane'ure Genenl Scott galIoped up with the
~ ennna OF charging, up the hill; hut finding them
50 much weakened, altered his intention, entreat
ts then, 60 hold their ground until the reinforce
@auts sh,eh were Fastening up, should come to
% sir as,sssi. g. 4, momentary cessation of the
10 t,an snsacd, wi he additional forces hurried up
/ u ,hs - or each ,nrmy-Ripley's brigade, Hind
- ans afliery aud Por,ers volunteers, on the part
s-,he A nericans, and a strong reinforcement un
ter GcS~ral DrImtlond on that OF the British
( lIindm.R's artillery attached TO that of Tow
500, and N adj, themselves heard. Porte, $
brigade displayed the left, while Ripley formed
70 the ekils of the wood to tho right of SCOTS
aTisaaa. The engagement was renewed,
E,sigh augmented vgur, General Drummoud taking
f.amm,gA in person, with his fresh troops in tho
'tanl Ire o. tho eilemy. Colonel Jesup, who had
% tho ..lmmot eeinent of the action been posted
90 tho right succs eded, afieT gallant contest in
tuTniug the left IA Mt OF the enemy, and came in
upon his reser, c. burdened with prisoners, making
hinssIf visible his own army amid The darkness,
ia blaze OF frs,' completely destroying all before
him.
The eight rag 90 Tor some time with grea. fury,
but il became apparent useIessly to the American,
IL ,he enemy returned possession OF the battery
maniTestly The y Of their position. 1 was stand
ing al the side Of Colonel Miller said the Major
when General Ripley rode up and enquired ,wheth
or ne could storm the battery with his regiment,
while he supported him with the younger resi
ment the T.ceY IN third. Miller, amid the uproar
end confusion, deliberately surveyed the position,
then quely turning with infinite GOODNESS, replied
sFH ,yy sir. think see him now, said the Maj
OF, as drawing up his gigantic figure TO its full
height no turned 20 his regiment, drilled TO the pre-
eisIon Of a pieci af mechanism, hear his deep