The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-01-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE BATTLE OF LUNDY'S LANE.
ScuIT-RIpLEY -MILLER--PoRTER-T
-JEsUP-IlINDMAN -LEvENwoRTH.

Correspondence of the N. Y. American.
We cross Thy tranquil plains. On ChIpDeway
Sco,t-.Ripley Iliudman-.b brave
soldiers. well did We your duty; long will this
battle ground YOU: names remember. And
hou' too. Rial! brave Engl,shman, foeman
vert thou worthy of warriors steel. Far DIFF
fercni music has rcsounded through these con
Iinuous woods than the wild birds carol, the
hum Of insects. and the waving OF the breeze
that now 81 gently greeIs our ear. Ali there
s the Whine house. There. said The Major, as
General Scott, making forward movement
with his brigade in The afternoon Of The 25th
of July, ls4l, came in view of il, we saw the
courtyard filled with British officers, their
horses held bv orderlies and servants in alien
dance.-As soon as we became visible 10 them,
their buglcs sounded 10 saddle. and in a few
moments they were mounted and soon disap-
peared through The woods at full gaIlop, twenty
bugles ringing the alarm from different paris
of the forest. All vanished as if swallowed by
the earth, save an elegant veteran officer. who
refined up just off musket shot, and took lei
surely survey of our numbers. Having ap-
parenily satisfied himself of our force. he raised
the pinned hal from his head, and bowling
gracefully 10 our cortege. put spurs 10 his horse
and disappeared with the resi-.
From tie occupant of the house we gathered
that we We're about a mile distant from strong
body of The enemy. pos ed on The rising ground
just beyond the woods in our frunt. General
Scott turning TO one of his escort, said, Be
kind enough sir, 10 return 10 Major General
Brown inform him that have fallen 10 with
the enemy's advance, posted in force at 'Lun-
dy's Lane and in one half hour shall have
jnined battle 'Order on Ripley with the
second brigade, direc, Porter to get his volun
,eers Immediately under arms was the brief
reply of Major General Brown 10 my message,
and the aids were instantly in their saddles,
conveying the orders. AS galloped back
through the woods. continued the Major, the
cannon shot screaming by me, tearing The trees
and sending The rail fences in The air in their
course, warned me that the contest has begun.
But here we are on the battle ground. There
said The Major. upon the verge Of that s'oping
hill, parallel with the road, and through the
grave yard, towards the Niagara, was drawn
up the British lines under General Rial, three
times greater than our brIgades, his right cover
ed with powerful battery of nine pieces of
artillery. two OF them brass twenty tours. The
eleventh and f,ceniy.frst regiments first leaving
the wood deployed upon the ground with the
GOODNESS and regularity Of a review, and were
soon engaged furiously in action, the fire from
the enemy's line and the batteries, which COM
pleteIy commanded the position, opening upon
Them with tremendous effect.
Towson. having hurried up with his guns on
the left, in vain endeavored 10 attain sufficient
elevation TO return The fire of their battery.
The destruction on our side was very great.
The two regiments fought with the greatest
bravery. They were severely cut up. their
ammunition became exhausted and their officers
nearly all of them having been killed and woun-
Jed. they were withdrawn from nction-ihe
few officers remaining unhurt throwing them.
selves into the xixth, which now came into &C.