Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-10-23

heights of Queenstown, in the distance eastward.
was now seen advancing column of artillery and
infantry. It's approach, though slow and circnm-
spect, was steady and unremitting !; and Of its
character and object there could be no doubt
About three O'Clock. p, NJ, General Sheafe, the
successor OF Brock, and leader of the column, after
turning the village and throwing into it a detach-
ment competent to its defence, presented himself
and force of eiget hundred regulars, militia and
Indians, in front of the American line-now redue-
ed to less than three hundred combatants, and sus-
tanned but by single piece of artillery badly sup
piled with ammunition
1.-The British commander in the meantime con-
hnued to maneuvre from right to lef', and from
left to right; countermarching nearly the whole
length of the American line twice, as if determined
to count every man in the ranks, and to make him
self familiar with every foot of the position before
he hazarded an attack This deiberation on his
part, gave time for renewed councils on that of
his adversary and second consultation being
held determination was at last taken to try the
experiment of a retreat, as Recommended by Gen.
Y an Rensselaer,. To have executed successfully
purpose of this kind, in the face of am enemy so
much more formidable than themselves, in num-
bers, discipline and variety of arms, would have
been easy task for soldiers the most practised,
officers the most skillful but was perfectly hope
less when required from American levies, who had
seen only an imperfect service of three or four
months. The result was such AS might have been,
and probably was anticipated by the rejecting
portion of the corps the first step taken in re-
treat, produced movement on the part of the enc
my, which at once converted the march into
route and (superadded to the fact, that not
boat was found on the shore ready to receive them
made necessary an immediate and unconditional
surrender"
This is the clear and succin. account of all that
occurred after Scott joined the assailants OF queens
town. He did net cross from the American shore
until after the field was won, the battery stormed,
the British General and his aid killed, and the
British force driven off, which cost series of strug-
Giles beginning at dawn and continuing until be-
tween three and four in the afternoon. In the va
rious conflicts, Col, Van Rensselaer, had six balls
shot through him, wonnding him in the hip, thigh,
and leg but he continued in command as long as
he could stand Lieutenant Valeau and Ensign
Morris were killed, Lieutenant Rathbone, Captain
Armstrong (son of the Secretary and. Captain
Z now GENERALLY Wosl, were severely wounded ;
Captain Ogilvie, Lieutenat Kearney, (late Gener-
AL Lieutenants Randolph, Carr and Hugenin, and
Ensign Rie are all reported to have greatly distin
guished themselves. Captain Nelson was mortal
" wounded at another point, and Lieut. Col. Fen
wick, Lieutenants Phelps and Clark, and their
whole party cut to pieces The hard service of
crossing the rapid Niagara, under the FIRE of the
enemy-scalng the almost perpendicular heights
of MISUNDERSTANDING the batteries in word,
the bloody work was done, and almost all the Off
GERS who achieved the victory, fostering in their
wounds, when Col. Scott and Col Christe-the
latter took command-came on the field. They
did we'll They had skirmish with party OF
Indians, drove them into the woods, and then re-
turned to their position, the Indians following
Here they remained until the British Gen. Sheafe,
with superior force from Fort George, surround
ed aud compelled them to surrender. But is this
momentary skrmish with the Indians, retreat and
surrender, to eclipse all the heroism of almost
whole days struggle with Brock at the head o.
England's best troops, and the battle which Eng
land immortalized on her own soil by lofty monu
ment built on the spot where Brock fell, and over
looking two lakes-is this proud trophy which il
cost the blood of so many brave men to earn, te
be absorbed by SCOTS skirmish with handful Of
Indians emerging from the woods, drawing him
out and driving him in again :? Or was the speech
from the log, which is given with all the finish
of Livy, and which produced the resolution, neUe'
to surrender-but which was Immediately followed
by surrender-to outweigh the resolution which
did all the hard fighting? Is Scott's eloquence
on log to give him all the glory Of the field
1t seems so for in the new life with wood-cuts
every body is to be put out of the way, and Scot
Lille stating SCOTS arrival that 'te entire com
mand Of the corps, 600 strong, at once commit
ted to HIM" This happens to be an entire false
hood. General Wadsworth being, as Armstrong
states 'the senior officer in the feld' at the Gloss
of the day, and Wool, who commanded until the
batteries were stormed and he himself shot, state:
expressly, that he was first superseded by Chris
tie, who ranked Scott. His report closes thus
''The wounded andprisoners ordered to the guarC
house, about this time which was between thres
and four o'clock in the afternoon. Lieut.. Colone
Christie arrived and took command. He ordered
me across the river to get my wounds dressed.
remained short time. Our fanking parties haG
been driven in by the Indians, but General Wads
worth and other officers arriving, we had shor
skirmish with them, and they recoiled and cross
ed the river"
From this it is evident that the Life, not con
tent with taking all the credit of the fight for Scott
takes also the honor of the command, to which be
was as little entitled.
ScOtt'S Injustice to General DearbOUrn, Gener.
al Lewis, and Com. Chauncey.
/ The next display in the Pictorial History, is thu
taking of Fort George. We have two engraving
One, 1.-THE battle of Fort George which exhibits
a furious onset of swords and musketry--the othe
the feat of Scott tearing down the flag. Now here
is the full account of the whole affair as given b.
General Armstrong who is partial to Scott, AMI
inimical 10 Dearborn, who commanded the ex
4 pedition:
lit was not till the 9th of May, that they ar
rived off Fort George: nor until the 9th, tina
they were sufficiently prepared for the attack of tina
post. At four o'clock, A. NJ, of this dav, the bat
fariac On the Aunoricou eida of tho N;oo,-. LII,