Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-08-14
Battle Of Lundy'S Lane.

ted in the battle he describes and WILL no doubt,
be read with interest. We desire our readers to
distinctly understand that shall admit no state
ment into our columns disparaging the military
reputation of Gen Scott--we believe him to be a
brave man and great soldier, possessed of no
experience in the science of government, and
wholly unified either by education or thought, to
DISCHARGE the duties of the Presidency with honor
to himself or safety to his country:
The ElevenM and Tacenty second re-
giments first leaving the wood, deployed upon the
open ground with the GOODNESS and regularity of a
review, and were soon engaged furiously IN action;
the fire from the enemy IS line and from the bate
reS, which completely commanded the position,
opening upon them with tremendous effect. Tow
son. having hurried up with his guns on the left,
in vain endeavored to attain sufficient elevation to
the fire of the battery. The destruction on
side very great. The two regiments
fought with consummate bravery. Severely cut
up their ammunition exhausted, and their officers,
nearly all of them killed wounded they were
Withdrawn from action, the few officers remaining
unhurt throwing themselves into the Ninth, which
now came into action, led by the gallant Colonel
LeayenwoTth.
The brunt of the battle now came upon them,
and hey alone sustained it for some time fight
- with unAinehing bravery, until their numbers
r-sereJuced to onehaf by the fire of the enemy.
a. .ats Juacture, Gen. Scott galloped up with the
urealon OF charging the hill but finding them
SD. much weaker, altered his intention, entreating
ttm 10 hold their ground until the renforcements,
which were Fastening on, should come to their
=i5ra.ce. A momentary cessation of the action
-asued, while additional forces hurried up to the
I'D Of each army; Ripley's brigade, Hindman's
artillery, and Porter's volunteers the part of
The Americans, under Major General Brown, and
"a strong reinforcement under Gen. Drummond to
Thai OF The British. Hndman's artillery was at
tacned to that of Towson, and soon made itself
heard. PoHer's brigade deployed the left,
while Ripley formed on the skirts of the wood to
the right of Seott's brigade. The engagement
was soon renewed, with augmented vgor, General
Drummond taking command IN person, with his
fresh troops ia the front line of the enemy. Col.
Jesup, who had at the commencement OF the ac-
ton been posted on the right, succeed, after gal
liant contest, in turning the left flank of the enemy,
and came in upon his reserve, g burdcncd with
prisoners, making himself visible to his own army
amid the darkness, il blaze Of fire. completely
destroying all before him. The fight ragged for
some time with great fury, but it became appa-
rent uselessv to the Americans, ii the enemy re-
tanned possession of the battery, manifestIy the
key of :he position.
was standing at the side of Col. Miller said
the Major, when Gen. Brown rode up and inquired
whether he could storm the battery with his regi-
menu, WAlle Uen. hlpey supported Nun WIN the
Younger regiment, the Tpenty-tbird. Miller, a
midst the uproar and confusion, deliberately sur
veyed his position and then turning with infinite
GOODNESS, replied "I'H try, sir" l think see
him now, as drawing up his gigantic figure at full
height, he turned to his regiment, drilled to the
precision of piece of mechanism, hear his deep
ZONES Tuenh- frst-Gtention Form into COL
ann ; aduancc up tie AY TO storm the butSry; de-
lirer gour fire at tie portights Of the artillery Haen,
and carry the guRs at the b0yonet'S point. Sup
port orms-aou6{e G,eiak-fuarch !' Machinery
could not have moved with more compactness than
that gallant regiment followed the fearless stride
of its leader Supported by the Twenty third,
the dark mass moved up the hill like one body,
the iuriI light glitterng and Pickering on their
bayonetS, as the combined fire of the enemys ar
tillery and infantry opened murderously upon
them. They fnched not-they faltered not-the
stern voices of the officers, as the deadly cannon
shot cut yawning chasms through them, alone was
heard" Close up-steady men--steady." With
IN a hundred yards of the summit, voey, sharp
instantaneous clap of thunder, another mo-
ment, rushing under the white smoke, short flu
rious struggle with the bayonet and the artillery
men swept like chaff from their guns. An
other fierce struggle, the enemy's line was forced
down the side of the hill, and the victory was
ours the position entirely in our hands, their own
pieces turned and playing upon them in their re-
treat 1t was bought at a cruel price, most of the
officers being either killed or wounded. The
whole de of the battle now turned to this point
The result of the conflict depended entirely upon
the ability of the victorious party it. Major Hind
man was ordered up, and posted his forces at the
s.,.e OF the captured cannon, while the American
men correspondingly advanced.
Sung with modification, Gen. Drummond con-
ccntrated his forces, to retake by desperate
charge, the position. The interval amid the dark
alone filled by the roar of the cataracts,
and the groans of the wounded. He advanced
with strong reinforcements, outfanking each side
of the American line. We were only able, in the
murky darkness, to ascertain their approach by
the heavy tread. "They halted within twenty
PAGES, poured IN rapid gre, and prepared for the
rush.. Directed by the blaze, our men returned
it with deadly effect, and after desperate strug-
gle, the dense column recoied. Another interval
of darkness and silence, and again most furious
and desperate charge made. by the British.
throwing the whole weight of their attack upon the
American centre. The gallant Twenty first which
composed it, receiving them with undaunted firm
ness while the fire from our lines dreadfuy
effective Hindman's artillery being served with
the most perfect GOODNESS and effect Staggering
they again recoiled During this second attack
Gen. Scott in person, his shattered brigade now
consolidated into single battalion, made two de
termined charges upon the right and left flank o
the enemy, and in these he received the scars
which his countrymen now see upon his manly
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