The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-07-07

] the achievement h lukeu from Mr. rillimhu'l
clever rlle volume, - Gallon among A,
mfrirun soeneES." published some five o.
fiN irNH HRdt
/ "ilere." said tho nuior, "we have thrown
2 HF oHg lines, mnking llH defence 40 strong ~
/ pruciicnblc- Tie BRITISH hHd hlsn ereclel
! iprmdalla works about ilmf q mite ~ front
/ the forest inlergouiug,l composed Ola large
slnne battery on their leh, and Two STRONG
rcdoulHs, from whrh they kept up an Hees-
snut Discharge Of sloi aud shells Tor several
successive ,late, which Was t6mruod hy ~
with equal yiRor A. length n shell from their
batteries blew up one ofour small magazines,
hut with trifling injury 10 tie test Of our de-
lrnreH They were cntrd wlih their sue
cess. aud Genernl Gaines received fsrfrl IN
formation thM they Intended % carry tho
wuiEs by Storm on ttr t1tiuwiur night Tint
night snid the majur, IshJll not soon forget.
II set IN intensely dark md cloudy extreme
Is favorable 10 the design Of tho enemy. Nv
cry thing was put IN The fullest Stale otprop,
Hrniion 10 receive them. Tie men, culhitsi-
Hsiicnlly awaiting tho nitnek. woro ordered "a
liz on their arms. Extended along the liuos,
and mnuniug tho, i0u mud hasiion, our little
army, IN perfect silence, awaiting their COM
iuf,
The forest had been cleared about three
hundred Yards IN front Of our works, beyond
ihni were. me- sou see, tho woods ~ the
night ,sore on, wa listened Will enrnestncsa
~ every souud 4 liule n0cr niidnifh, We
heard ON the ,iry leaves the FicHllhy sound
NJ f6u,sIrpE. We listened. they came neat
er short. sharp challenges "Who goes
thrrcfr ISSUED from that farther redouhi The
fnoisteps ccisrd NJ VI irres0tute 20 advance
~. rrcrdr, and oil was still. Another quick
chRllrnre-H rntih &c tlic muskcl, ~ II fell
into ihr ho'low ofihe hnnd-lollowrd the re-
ulV "Pic0uci Vimrd forced IN 10y thc curny'r
advance. "Bark, guard h8rh % Vour posts
Instantly, or we will fire upon you.n Hnid tho
stern Voice &c our accommodating officer The
Footsteps NJ the urncrrr- SLOWLY rrcodc. and
nniire Iillnesr nrnin obtained. II whs NJ pro.
found NJ The darkness. not even the hum OF
M insert rose uppu The cHr, We lad our
heads upou tho rrnpnrts md listened with
MI MIR fhrutieA Perhaps hnlf M hnur O.
lnpsed, when we Imagined we heard the
ucno, heavy sound ofn 'Hrgr holy Of. n'~r--
trnmp-irnmp+irninp advancing through
the pifrhy darkness 4 few moments passed.
IA brisk, scattering hfr, md the picqucls
came in in hcnuiifil order, under the brave
.uinlicrn IN command. Tho inrrilErd tread
Of disciplined troops hcrnur" nppnrcni.-lsv.
cry sense waN stretched tn tho almost in eN'
prriancy-evrry rlr cndcnvorod 10 huholn
tho darkness Nv front. when, FROM Towsou's
battery, that iuv0rd Tho riyorrlaucrd q volly
Of muskriry.nud ia another siannl The whole
line of works. hastiou. rcdouhl aud nmpnri,
strcamrd forth mr. living sheet otiamc. Two
cipllccns. mounted where We stand, were
fllrd IN tho nuYllc with rrnpo, ronuisicr aud
hnrs nf iuuslri hullois--imngiue their havoc.
The cucmy came on With loud shouts
md undnuutcd bravery. By the continued
rlnro Of our discharges we could see dense,
L. ia a
three separate points Of attack upon our
works Our artillery nnd muskctry poured
on them NJ they advanced, continual stream
Of frr, rolling and CHANGING from angles, hns-
tions and rcdouhts. Rcpulscd-they were
reformed 10y their orltrorF, unri brought HFt'i'
to the charge 10 he ngnn rcpulsed. N such
times. hours Nv like minutes. 4 life appears
concentrated to moment We had been
engaged perhaps an hour-pcrhnps three
when heard IN that haslon OF the FORT q
hundred feet from me, above the nlTonr' q
quick, furious struggle, as II OF men chgngeu
In fierce dead fight clnshing OF bnyone's
and sharp pistol shots, mixed wan hchVy
-hrcnlhinG. such NJ
Won may have heard men make in violent oN-
crtion-in cutting wood with axes, or other
severe manual labor. Thc conflict though
fierce. WINS short-thc nssailnnts wero rcpel-
led. Those that gninod u footing were boy
onetted, or thrown hnck over The parnpci. In
n few moments heard again the snine MERGE
struggle aud again followed the Ike result
md stillness-if stiffness could be said to oN-
ist under continual roar Of muskcAry and ar.
tiIlcry. A third time IL rose, Sudden hnd
desperate; il ceased, and presently clear,
loud voice rose high above the battle from
rt1u tnvtior.-nStap firing IN front there You
nro firing on yonr tlia1--'s.''s An instant ees-
sntion followcdS/Ncw were deceived. In mn
o,her pomentTho voice of an officer, WIN
startling energy. replied; AYE, ayr wen
stop: give il Iheni, men, give II them'-nnd
tho firing, renewed, WINS continued Win re-
doubled fury. The head OF the centre col
unn. composed Of eight hundred picked men
led by It. Col Drummoud in person, niler
three several ASSAULTS hnd gniscd possession
3r the hnslion, and by that rusc cndenvored
TO cnnsc cessation of tho iire--n result TINT
mich, have been fatal to ~ had not the de-
ception been so soon disccrnod. But the
prizo was Of but little value, as the bastion
wns commanded hy the interior OF the works,
nnd"the men, under cover ofthe walls OF M
adjoining bnrrack, poured into the gorge that
led from IL, n continual storm of tnusketry'
The firing continued with undated fury
The enemy, repulsed with great loss ~ eve
ry attack, WINS unsuccessful an every point
sase that baslon, tho possession OF which
they still retnned-when henrd grooming
roll md shnko oi-the enrth, ,andinstanty the
bastion, bodies Of men, timber, guns, fnr'h
aud stones were blown up in-ihc mir like u
Volcano making every thing ~ Tue glare rs
cu,or ms moon dhV. A descending timber DASH
ed one of my nrtill crymen TO pieces wI'h'n
n foot of N.Y. shoulder, Profound darkness