Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-12-24

anu tiIeW OiiCeTS nearly all OF tfiem having
been killed and wounded, they were with.
drawn--the few officers remaining I'm.
hurt throwing themselves into the ninth
which now came INTO action led by the gal
liant Colonel Leavcnworth.
The brunt of the battle now came upor
them and they alone sustained it for somt
/, time, fighting with unflinching bravery, unit
: their numbers were reduced to one half b,
the fire of the enemy. AT this iunctur,
General Scott gaiIopcd up with the intention
Of charging up the hill ; but finding then
so much weakened, altered his intention, en-
treating them TO hold their ground until the
rcinforccmcnts which were hastchihg up
=. should come TO their assistance. A momen.
tarv cessation of the action ensucd while
additional forces hurried up to. the aid o.
each army--Rip!cy's brigade, 'liindman'.
artillery, and Porer's volunteers, on the
part of the Americans, and strong rein
lorccmant under General Druh,niond on tina,
OF the British. llindmans artillery were
attached to that of Towson, and soon made
themselves heard. Portcr's brigade dis
played on the left, while Ripley formed on
the skirts of the wood TO the right of SCOTS
brigade. The engagement was soon renew
ed, with augmented vieor, General Drum
mond taking command in person, with his
fresh troops in tho front line of the enemy.
Colonel Jcsnp, who had at the commence
mcnt Of the action been posted on the RIGHT,
succeeded. after gallant contest, in turning
the left flank of the enemy, and came in
upon his reserve, 'burdencd with prisoners,
making himself visible TO his own army
| al Il al. 4 ..cr
pctcly destroyed all before him.
The fight ragged for some time with qrca,
fury, tint, it become apparent, uselcsslv to
the Americans, if the enemy retained pos
session OF the battery, manltcstly the KEY of
their position. was standing AT the side of
Colonel Miller, said the Major, when Gene
raj Ripley rode up and inquired, whether he
could storm the battery with his regiment,
while he supported him with tie Younger re-
gimcnt, the Tmcnfy-th,d, Miller, amid the
uproar anI confusion, deliberately surveyed
the position, then quietly turning with inGn-
tie coolncss, replied, 'IWhy, SIR Ilhink
see him now, said tie Major as drawing
up his gigantic figure to ITS full height, he
turned TO his rcgimcnt, drilled to the precision
of piece of mechanism. bear lis dccn
tones. iwcnfy-Grst attention Form into
culunin--Gou will advance up the hill 10 the
storm of Tie battery. AT the word sIi0H,'
you deliver your FIRE at tire porliehts Of the
artiIlcrymcn, and Immediately carry the
guns ii, the point of TIE bayonct. Srrpon
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