The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-07-10

rlEn lT'ET"r>- a'>,,lNr ih,n from their native
ALLEGIANCE. and protect tlrm L. rhurouchlv
H. ih",l"h born on the >oil T'hr >l,rcW,l. far
seeing administrative alil', here ,li>I,la1srI.
! nrr one al iI,,. least "f The veterans rla ms
+" the confidence ut' hi> rountr,mcn, in his
rr"~"n' position l"'i;'r" the r'rq'l"-
We cannot stop to detail SCOTS lrilliam.
achievements in >turninm Fort t,rnr,,.. on
the 9th Nav. lSl&, when hr pulled ,iuwn
III" British flar with hi own Ilnd> anil COM
plrtcir routed the rnrmr. taking lar-r num-
hrrs ot them prisoners. Anon" other en-
ga""m"ntS in which he wa~ prnmincnt and
AMI Sil'rr>.nl lariiriia''rg during The ,.am-
ra"n "i that wear. W. .nl !, m~ntinn the
descent upon York tmuw T"ron'ol in July.
1873: and the capture "t Fort Matilda. on
the St Lawrence On tl.. 9th of Mar,h. 1871
he was mal,. 4 Eri"alirr General On the
nth March. 1911. h., VA made Rri.ri,lirr
General. On the 81 .Iulv.hr lei hi brigade
t" the capture of Fort Erie. and on the fnl-
l"win" day moved towards Chippewa keep
IN" up a runnin" ii.ht with the British ,lu-
ring marrh of IL miles. and .lri, inr thr en-
rm. across Chippewa River. On the :iih he
t"n"ht th" bloody hatiic of Chippewa. where
hy superior skill ,lrci>inn and crl.ri-v and
mpr'un>iir "f movement the enemy. illuu"
"ufnnmtcrIn| our trool :. Were mal,. 4, >rl>-
tam most disastrous defeat. Ihi, haiil,.. hr
IT remembered. waS ii.ss.l.s IN An open llsir,
and ihe ;.rawr~s of American arms WAS test
r'i against som" "i The lest troops of Europe
lt> result wrun. from the enemy the written
Acknowledgements al the important fact that
W. 9th" British haze now GOT IN enemy who
i.ht> a> brave, As ourselves"
On til" 18th Jul, WAS 'nu.ht rh,. sill ,nnr.,
>an.uinarv i'atr'r of Nia.a,, ~ wlri,i, S.rt,
l'n~,. most Important part. anl well earned
th'. title OF the Hero of I.uul,'> Lane. lv
w'jch b" i known Ia thu =, ilizo! wn,4,l. Er
formation ha,n" lrrn r.,,-,.ir,. that fh,. enc
nlv had >''nr bali - fore. rr>~ rh river for
AN a'ra~k. a. wis >riIr.">.~luran Fort :, hln<-
scr :. oft was ordered. with 4 force nf four
l'ata'ianS. consisting 81 :;,n,, ,r.n 10 advance
ur'"n the forts NJ the month nf the Ni,r,r,
Ref" 'inr that thc whole British force had
l'""n l~atrn an the 18th anl Sur,',a>in,
that hut halt nf it MAS now nn th,. Canal,
side. : oft dashed forward 80 li>pcr>r what h.
th"t was ''Iit a remnant Of the enemy Pass
Im@ through narrow strip nf woods which
hld the cI"mv from view he was urcailr as
t"ni>hrl 10 find lir 'rtlr in front. drawn un
IN order Of haiti, ON Tunrlv'S Lane. a larc..r
force than that he had encountered at Gimme
wa. twenty 'lny> het;re-th" enemy HAVING
'~"n "r"a'lv reinforced. The position h.
found himself in WIS truly critical. To stand
fast was ont Of the question. heinz already
uni"r heavy fire Of the cncmv'S artillery.
: tn retreat WIS equally hazarlouS. herau~po Of
The confusion lil.lv IA rnSun and the dancer
, of creating panic in the reserve. then SUE
posed IN he coming M. Scott at once d.
trrrnin"'l tn maintain the hattlr AGAINST SUPP
rimr numbers and 'n>fion until the r,.>rr,,
should arrive Thus III" British commandcr.
Gen Rail. was led la believe that the whole
american army WIS NJ hand and b.. was kept
"n the defensive. anl from rr"frinu hv ,hi>
numerical >t~cn"th tn attark our tlalihS anl
rear. until the expected reinforcement ar
rived The hairlr h,..an ahom forty minutrS
''t;,r" sunset. ana continued with unahat,rl
.ilrv tnr several hours. Slccc>>ion Of bril-
liant movements on the part of Scots trooI->,
the while rau>in" the enemy Frequently ia
fall lark with severe los During the action
Minor General Rail and several other Brit
>h officers were captured. Al . o'cl"rk at
ni@ht. the cncmv'S right had lccn hcatcn
hack from It's flank assault. with Great loss
His left was turned and cut off Ills center
alrnc remained firm, hecau>e it was pasted
"n ride. and supported hv nine pieces Of
artillery the latfcrv which WAS soon after
taken iv the Gallant Col. Miller The CON
test continued until midnight nurin- Il @
culture action, ScGtt was Srcn IN the tmrkr>t
"t the fight. and exposed TO all the l.rriis ..'
the field. Two horses were killed under him.
In the midst of the action he was wounded
in tn" side. hut continued at his post until II
o'r"rk, when he WAS disabled bv a wound
from u nin>kct lall through the l.it shoulder.
The contest closed hv the possession m Nh.
field Of bath, bv the Americans. and the rap
turc ot the -ncmv'> cannon. The worl,l has
seen miTliirr armies moved over more mcrr-
"rallr fields: but no ll".~iirr scene for tl,,>.
sn.a::rl-uo >everer trial of coura.. aud dis
: cip,inr.
From tn" field of NIAGARA SOFT WIS l.ornn
near the close Of tlIr rnnarcmcnrt vice w"uu-
| dr'I, and helpless. For weeks hi> litr WIS
d,>lair'd of. Bat the kind attention of ,,nl-
Iatlrizin:. friends was rewarded at last TX his
::r''!ual r.roNrrv. Ia >rit 1911. r.i!,lrl-
I.ii1 and Btliinnr- were Threatened with an
aftack 81 the cncmy- Crippled th,"i-h hc
: was. scott was requested b. The War !,lar;-
, m-nt 10 take nt least nominal command cd ;l..
troops assembled for The defence. ut tn~.. rit-
. ir.. Accompanied lv his ;,isi m.,w General
= Worth he proceeded l., cd>, STAGES to Phil
: ,lphia receiving "n the w,r The Lgh,-.
. evidence. of i,'ipular esteem and being com-