Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-05-19
mTII, TRY SIR

AN fNcTpEN OF THE BATTLE oE BRIDGE WATER.
On the 9th ofJulv 1Sl4, the bloody battle
Of R,idcevater and Lundy's Lane took place
near the banks of the Niagara. Ii was SIX
o'clock and eultry evening", when the Brush
forces under Gen. Drummond advanced to
meet the American columns: and a more dead
| " contest never ragged on the soil ofour below
/ ID country than that which then commencedS
and the roar of the neighbouring cataract lost
itself in the boom ng ofthe cannon--the voices
! ne MANY waters and the voices nj the battle
sanp bass toqether-and the dead slept IN
; sweet forgetfulness upon the moonlight mn.
t ,Tbe Isl brpade under Gen Scott, with Tow.
2 sons artillery. aud body ofeavalry sustained
I the attack of the British army Tor an hour IN
e aided Gen. RIply with fresh troops now arr.
Il s,,ts l6,4lsrttd' urssdue IUTIhed a reserve
e !, roar. The British artillery had taken post
e -. -, eronence at the head of Lunday's Lane,
g .,d r,,ere mourning forth most deadly ire on
le a alu H,aor,cans Gen. Brown the commander
le of,ba American forces seeing the terrible nav.
is - made Inv the enemy's cannon, concluded
be ~ = was necessary to dislodge them on re-
,Il treat TWAS dreadful duty. The troops tnat
ca were to march up Lundy's Lane wen say t1el
he nrayers and make their wills before nloF'lg.
his + t,,os death to every second man oil the lor-
th- io~, hone AS the commanding General rode
ed oIonr the foot Of the hill, in thoughtful MOOD
CO. Ia COW the brave Col. Miller. advancing at the
IL
hip, bo.d &c his newly raised regiment, Tor iur'hef
is is IT, He rode M to him. sWill you adj
the and cantnre that battery!" said the Cen
cen 81 will try. sir, said the Colonel The
k to General rode on, and the regiment Yheeiea
abin and moved up Lundy's Lane. At every roo
1t the artillery on the height sent It's messengers
has ~ f1aatl tbronoh the dense column, but sthl
mr. there was no fiinchng Inc VOICE " ene ~,
S re- blo Miller. as he waved his sword before inc
time bioo3v ran. was heard uterlng the short ano
ettler S,nressve orders, "Steady men--close ranks
IS &C Np,srchr' Around him the flower OF his re-
,;r,srt fell ike the withered leaves OF autumn
atural , Te beeded not his loss; he was ordered Z
work tse fhe battery on The hill, and ne intended
prairie 5oit He advanced therefore, cooay an
:, and steadily TO his object Amidst ue'henuou
gbor blaze ofartlIery, and at the point OF the UatO
to the net he carried the height
would ne - =, 49,. Gallant deed have never hea
I'd the tsof equal except at the seige of San Seba
selele- tan. =. ..n,or;tv 70 Bor
It is .ttacl mon little Gibraltar, at To
s from pa, becsrse Miller had 10 covering Tor
tvalue, Toms n case of retreat. 1t was dead mar
Or other - Glory YEA at every step the rear rank
ey have rn9T, the dead and the dying; and the gro
of suffering humanity Imnged ID WIN noe
avs are rattle of the drum. w heh lhe Soleu'
raj pre- with his remnant Of regiment, trod upon
lis right heights at the head OF Lundy Lane. anu =
, 81 the cannon upon The enemy q
his mat strnggle ensued between the American
E Fcourse Rr,Isb armies. "These guns Will decide
whomay hate thew must be regained, or the
N Broad - Prltain win be cut TO pieces and Il reg
rect and odtbe Americans will be conquered.
nd farms Snch were the thoughts Of each ger
operhaps Now came the iron griPe Of war. a ler
overture. conflict raged upon the height, and wnel
hch have Toorn;ng sun arose upon Bridgewater,
he hands ua5;e,s friends aud foes, lay sleeping IN
lpened to death upon the hill side IN Lundys,
ose tracts cS,reiy the battle of Bridgewater viii
sale. we ~ r1otten as the patriot, the historian,
10 for the s5 while the laurels of Scott ant
this tiue ~ are Green and unfadiug, let US not
the banks hat the gallant Mleris alive ana u.
ands we're a',ntry owes him debt OF graiiiuoe
Designing spa ca, never repay She, however, ca
n the set 9Th her children when asked to and num-
ID with the tsro said 10 his commander at BrdgeW
the stakes - commander when called Upon 10
airie him service. al viii try SIR. L. 80, al =
for ,., tlse sake of her honor; and may u
ApriIs ~ dawn when the hero Of Lundy
I,lo sfea. sli he orOotten BY an American clze
Fnr ss r, :; the service of the brave
sia,o Sols aursl circle The victor IN ire, an
aper Of hun bsno uDo broken column over a ds
gb b spirits tomb! Reader the hero q Lunoys
II parapher- before you!