The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-19

bic purpose Has cparriyrl aHI ealiuF d tlr
y. hs bfst is-u AruuHI nlut boz sl,i, as be-
pointed trrlrls lhu ir.ush right "Ihat Fal-
hEt o'ierr Is heurril fnseF 4 admire
aul honor him hul 10 is ne.ussuy he should .
diui victory Co., the eHemy depends upon bin.
Take your station. lH rhtt cIunlp Of blsArsr
sHi 10 yoIT day" W,thiH i0ur miunirs .
rasur tell m0rly Wsdudrd. and was rar .
RED % biz camp uy tE1 Franadlrrs just
previous 90 br,ug Lit ly the ltIl bullet thr .
rrIpper oi bis hnrte vas cut by % rifle bali
AMI Immediately Afterwards another pns-rH
through che hDrif's name liltle back oi De-.
ears, The All Of Fraser noticed Ihn, and
sad lLis eFlirut dat yau IRE marked oui
tor particular aiu, would it HW bg prudent
ipr y0n % reLiro IRON u,ia placeY" Fraser
replied,"Aly duty fotb,ds M % Ny from dAn'
ger" Ani lhp 80 " mnnent he fen,
~ aOnI ~ Fraser irll-a panic spread along
the British llur, ID Was Increased ~ the up
I'caFaHce, a. ihnt moment, Of three thousand
View fnrk troops, uudHr General leubrpVk.
hnrwyne, who now tQnk command la per'
son could moi keep up the sinking courage
pi his men The whole line gave way, anl
nod pTccipipirly within the inlrrnchmens
uf tlie ramp. The tumultuaus retreat was
covered by Phillips and kedsell The A.
meFienns pursued them up "a thor very ~.
trunchnlunis iu tho face al a furious siprW Of
grape-ahQt and muatet-halla aud assaulted
thelr works vigorously without the aid Of
held pieces on other artillery
Tho conflict was now terrible Indeed, and
Ia the midst Of the lame and smoke, and met
vi hail, Arnold Wli ,pnspicuun, lie voice
clear asa lrliAipi, agtgiaied tho svidirrri
and NJ II ubiquious, be 5uomed % be- every
where AMID the VeflrA thu same mpuunL
With part OF lhc brgades Of Patterson aud
Glover, leo assaulted the works occupied by
the light infantry under Earl Bllearras, and
20 tho point OF the h1y0nst lroYe liz CueLy
non strong ab1iis through which he At
tempted 10 force his way Into the camp. lie
wa obliged % abandon the effort, aud, dash
iuE forward t0wstf,l the right flank OF the en-
amy, exposed % tho cross- IRE Of the contend
ing anmic1, he met Eoawod's brigade adyanc-
ing % make mn assault upou the British works
~ az opening iu tho Gbat., between Balear-
r,,'s light iIiluiry Hul the German right
fInk defense under Colonel Groyu,lu Can
alt1ur seI lagall4ls defended Tile i'rr' ut ttr
line, mud wcru Il mkel hy siockade redoubl
an each ristv.
Arnold placcd himself ittlp head Of the
brigade, y moved on tprpury rapidly on
~ she ATTACH, H. duou,d Colonel Brook.
a. assault the rcdouht,Wb the remainder OF
the hrigade fell upon the front, Tho contest
was furious, aud the enemy at lcnWh gave
way, leaving Brcyman aud fisherman troop'
completely oNposod Al this mnmont Arnold
gAllopprd Ia The let, and ordered the rcHt'
nicnts OF Nrsslu and Morgan corpse ct IT.
hcmen, 70 advance Ard nuke general as
n,ult A. :Ap head % Brooks regiment, hc
attacked the German works Having found
the sally part, he ru5Sel within the enemy
entertainments, Tho t'ormane, Who hnl
seen him upon his stccd in the thirkest Of
tho iXht Tor moro than two hours, tcrnh'd
at his approach lied IN dismAy, delivering 0
yollcy In their retreat, which killed Arnold,
horse under him, and wounded the general
himself very severely, in the same leg which
had been bAdlN laccratcd by a muskct ball a
the storming OF QIchnr, two year. before
Hero wounded aud disabled, at the head Of
conqnrriug troop, led on by h's yalor to th'
ihrr-hhoid OF victory, Arnold Was oNertNci
by Miior Armstrong, who delivered 30 mn
Gate's order 20 return "a camp, ioaring h'
might do somc rash thing"
IL WA twilight when Arnold WAS woundt'
aul convened by Major Armstrong and
sergeant (Samucl WouimiiO from the field
The Grrnans who lcd At his approach, find
ing the assault general, threw down thci
arln, and rctcatcd 20 the interior of tn
camp, leaving their commander, Cnlonc
Hroyman, MORALLY wounded. The camp OF
Ruryoync was thus LETT exposed at n stron
point lie cndcavorcd 90 rally the rune
stricken Germans in the midst OF the ihcrer
iug darkness, but they could not be agN
Drought lllh htllolls Nv rum ''''' 49,
were thoroughly tAtigucd aud the American
were az loath to follow mp the advantage lhu
presented rs wore the British TO repair tbri
disuomGturc. As night drew it, curtain
over the scene. the conflict gndcd, the rlanl
or OF battle was hushed, and all was 1lon
except the grpans Of the wounded, an oc''
sionnl word OF command, and the heavy trea
OF rutUFUrrTv s,sitfi.isa-4 -assli'g DOR place o.
rcpo,c.
About midnight General Lincoln, with hi
division, which had returned in camp durin
the action, marched out to relieve those upo
-tiru firtJi amt 20 1uIiurItu rrc gTJWUd foqnil
ed Pcrrriviug this, and knowing The 9d
yantarc .he Americans would possess wit
frogh troops and such an easy ncccss to hi
camp. Burgpvne felt the necessity Of guard
ing against the peril at once by changing HI
position Before dawn he removed the Who'll
OF his army. camp anil artillery about mil
north of his first POSITION, above Wilbur
Basin, whence he contemplated speedy re
sraat towards Fort Edward