New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-08-19
VOL. HE. NO. I13.

ccnted-tbus meeting at Burlington, which IS
ne u.,, At about o'clock 2. NJ. Plattsburgh
il tho fret stopping place after Fort hent-lroin
r,h;ch il is fifteen miles distant. The Y. ). bar,
r,c!,s bpt near the shore, are conspicuous ana
.'s-,. enc bindings. We had an officer of the
british army on board-evldenty unacquainted
III the localities on the Lake. Hearing the
steamboat bell, he hurried TO the upper deck, cast
his ewes about, and finally resting them upon the
vagc, asked the Captain what place that was.
PldttsJurgh, Sir said Captain LYON, with
mschicvous smile. The British officer cast one
glance at the town and bay, another at the stairs,
and in moment was again snugly ensconccd IN
the lower cabin. The town was, as all the world
knows, the scene of one of the most brilliant
victories-gained both by land and on the lake
achieved during our last war with Great Britain
In 1913 the American vessels Growler and Eagle
were taken by the British soon after leaving the
harbor, and few days after detachment OF Bri-
fish troops landed at the town, and destroyed the
American barracks, though the public stores hav-
ing been removed to Burlington, were saved.
The enemy sailed thther and fired few shot
upon the town. But portion of the American
army had cast up slight embankment on the
high shore north of the village of Burngton-ot
which the outline and angles may still be traced ::
and from behind this they soon forced the British
TO retire Com. Marlborough made an unsrc-
cesslul attempt to bring the British vessels to an
enoagement: but retired and wintered at Bur
);nTton. The same autumn, Gov. Chittendcn-
staunch opponent Of the war, by proclamation
disbanded brigade OF Vermont militia which
had gone to Plattsbnrgh and ordered them to re-
turn homc! One of the men wrote most bitter
and derisve reply to the Governors proclamation
and the whole brigade refused to obey his order
1t was not till September of the next year that
the battle Of Plattsburgh was fought. The de-
tails of the conflict too well known to need
repetition. Com. Marlborough anchored his
fieet-grcatly inferior to that Of the enemy, IN
the comparatively narrow passage between Gum
berland Ecad-lhe point which, with beautiful
sweep, encIoscs the Harbor on the north SIDE, and
the opposite shore, and the next morning the Brl-
fish force anchored in line about 800 yards Oft.
4 fisht of two hours and twenty minutes gave
the Americans a glorious victory. commodore
DowNIE, the commander OF the British force, Tell
in the action and his remains now reposc beneath
a plain tombstone in the village burial ground.
The conflict BY land was simultaneous and
equally decisive The fght was bloody, and |
have heard from an authentic source an anecdotc
British fought-though unsuccessful, against the
equal yaIor and superior skill of the American
troops The Saranac River lay between the Brit
ish and American forces. BY crossing this the for
mer could gain the rear Of the Americans, who
had nearly destroyed the bridge, leaving path
upon which the enemy could only pass IN single
file They had also mounted cannon on the rise
of ground which commanded the pass. The Brit
ish officer ordered detachment to cross and take
the cannon. Just as they were all upon the pas
sage discharge Of grapc-shot brought every man
into the stream below. Another force was ordered
on, and as instantly swept away. In this way
several detachments marched to what they knew
must be instant and certain death at the word
of command, till the officer seeing that the attempt
was useless tessted from it. heriver, it is sad
that day ran blood and il is even now known by
the name of the g bloody Saranac.''
On the fine land between PIatshurgh and Cum
berland Head is a beautiful farm OF 200 acres
upon which may be seen from the boat as If passes
small wooden house. This is the farm which
was presented by the Legislature Of Vermont to
Com. McDonough for his splendid victory.
i,oussc's Point is some twelve miles beyond
and is the northern boundary Of the State-as
well as OF the United States. The true line was
originally declared 70 run upon the parallel OF
latitude 45o north. Tins line was first surveyed
by Commissioners appointed by the two frontiers
New-York and Canada in 1867, and was after
wards, though enormously, run IN l7l2. In
1878 Messrs. Hasslcr and Tiarks took observa
tons to determine the Inc TO carry out the pro-
visions of the Treaty OF Client. Previous to their
survey, the Americans had begun 10 build fort
upon "a projecting point, which, however, they
abandoned, as the line thus run gave its site TO
the British. The recent treaty negotiated by
Mr. WEBSTER and Lord AsHBuRToH places the
line about a hundred rods farther north and IN
cludcs this old fort-whch is now a mere shell
within American bounds. This was not done,
believe, by any new astronomical determination
of the true position of the parallel of 45o, but
merely as an arrangement mutually satisfactory
setting aside, rather than carrying out, the pro-
visions of the Treaty OF Client.
My letter thus brings me within Her Majestys
domnons; and, as it is already longer than III
tended it should be when began, | will allow 1t
at present to carry me no farther In day or
two, however, will continue my journey Tor
your behalf. Truly yours, FASToME
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