The daily union., 1852-10-06

has broken brigade and while he thus employe
Brown interposed Poefs and Ripeys bgades asd tool
the battle into his hands. II was at ih,s crisis
when Scott was out OF the battle entirely, that hrown
hist movement was TO storm the battery. Brown aayi
himself that MeCrea. OF bis saH and principal engineer
suggested II as soon as they were in the field. Ripley
also saw the necessity OF it, and mentioned il to Miller
and Mier's letter to Brown proves that the general in
shie personally gave the order Miller, in letter to
Brown, says The fact s, after receiving from your.
sell the order TO storm and take the enenys battery,
ooeyed II as soon as possible with my regiment" In
klpeys nal, where this point is closely scanned the
leading incident OF the battle, Scott not mentioHed n
being consulted even, much less acting in it. Tl-s
SCOTS INJUSTICE TO VAN RENSSELAER,, WOOL, &c.
The same spirit OF monopoly characterxes the account
OF every transaction OF the war OF 1912 with which Gen
Scott had any connexon, and which is made 10 figure
with the recent pictorial illustration OF his life The
battle of Queenstown Heights fought by Colonel
Van Rensselaer, and alter he fell, wounded by sevenl
bals by Captain (now Genera) Wool who. with Captain
Osilve, stormed The British batteries The battle hsd
begun "a few minutes before dsybIeak. and iha heirhA
taken and the ba,eres stormcd (n he pr0fe ~
which the British COMMANDMENTS chief General Brock,
was klIe between three and four o'clock in the aer
noon, "About this tme,' says General Wool, (which
was between three and four CLOCK in the afternoon
Lieutenant Colonel Christie arrived and took lhe com
mand" There had been, after the fight Of the British
on the death OF Brock and the sormng OF the baterieS
cessation of the conflict Ii then that Lieutenant
Col Scott crossed the river and appeared the Of
action and Armstrong, the Secretary OF War. thus
ces the share he had had in IL:
sBetween and three o'clock m scattering hre was
ard the southern side of the heights In
dia attack made on small party OF Struggling militia, Who
being completely surprised fed great confusion, and
carrying their panic along with lhem threatened to extend
that Lieutenant Colonel Sco of tue second regiment o ~.
ley, placing himself at the head OF platoons Of
checked and length drove them into neighbornx
wood, where the combat became nearly statonary and
champ do baaile like this secured Indians all
advantages Of their habua and peculiar mode OF fighting,
the Leutenan, Colonel prudenty withdrew his party
10 The ground, and there position which, though
dd not entirely put an end to the attack made
efficient longer disturb the order Of the American line.
"a discovery was, however. made the savagss
contend with From the heights OF Queenstown, In tbs
distance eastward, was seen advancing coamn Of al
tery and Infantry, Its approach, though slow and of
cumspect was steady and nnremltng and Of s chara1
ter and objects there could be no doubt About three
o'clock p. m, Gen. Sheae, the Of Brock and
leader OF the column after turning the village and throwing
INTO 1t detachment competent 10 It's dstence, presented
himself and force OF eight hundred regulars, militia and
Indians front OF the American line, reduced loss
than three hundred combatants and sustained but by
single piece of artillery badly supplied with
The British commander IN the time continued
mannuvre om right to left and from left 10 right, coua-
temachng nearly whole length Of the Ame RIO an iqe
twice, as II determined 40 count every in the rAnk1
on before hehazarded attack This deliberaton bis
part gave time tor renewed councils that Of his advsr
sary and second consultation being held determine
don Try experiment Of rereat %
recommended by General Van Rensselaer, To have exc
cued successfully purpose kind Of an
enemy much formidable nselves, in num-
oe, discipline, and variety OF arms would have been
easy task or soldiers the prac,ised officers the most
skliul but perfectly hopeless when required frss
American leyies who had only imperfect sefvtce
hoy s the bed corps the & s bY n Il: 10
duced movement on the part Of the enemy. which u
converted the march into rout and uperaddsd to
the fact that not boat found the shore ready
ceve Ihem) made necessary an immediate aud uncond-
tonai surrender" t
This is the clear and succnct account Of all that oc-
CURED after Scott Joined the assaanis oil Queenstown
He dd not from the American shore until after the
field the battery stomed, the British general
and his aid killed. and the British force driven OF. which
alry.t h.a.p Oh aal~
ung until between three and four in the aftsnoon In
the various conflicts Col Van Rensselaer, had six balls
shot through hm, wounding hlm IN the hip thigh, aud
leg but he continued IN command as long he could
stand Lieutenant Valeau and Ensign Morris were
killed Lieutenant Rathbone, Captain Armstrong (son OF
the seeretary,) and Captain (now GeneraD Wool,
severely wounded; Captain Oslvie, Lieutenant Ksarny.
ate GENERALLY leulenanis Randolph, Carr. and Huge
min. and Ensign Rel all reported TO have greatly dr-
tngushed themselves Captain Nelson was moftally
wounded at another point and Lieut.. Col Fenw,ek,
Leuts Phelps and Clark, and their whole party, cul 10
pieces The hard service of crossing the rapid Niaxaa
under the fire OF the eneny-scang the almost perPsn-
deuar heights OF Queensiown-storming the baterles;
IN a word, the bloody work was done, and amost al
the officers who achieved the victory. fostering their
took c)mmaOd-csme the field. They did WELL
Tney had a skmish with a party OF Indians. drove
them into The woods and then returned 10 their postion
the Indians following Here they remained until the
British General Shese, with superior force from Fort
George. surrounded and compelled them TO surrender
Butts this momentay skirmsh with the Indians, retreat
SURRENDER 10 eclipse all Toe heroiEm oil almost
whole days struggle with Brock al the head OF Englands
best troops, and he battle which England immoalxsd
on her soil by lofty monument, built the spot
where Brock ie and overlooking lakes--ia this
proud trophy which il cost the blood OF many brave
men to earn, 10 be absorbed by SCOTS skirmIsh with
handful Of Indians, emerging from the woods, draw
ing him out and dnvng him IN again. Or was the
speech from the log, which is gwen with al
the finish Of Livy, and which produced the resou-
lion 10 sufrender-but which was Immediately
followed by suuender-,o outweigh the resolu-
ton which did all the hard fighting IL Scotia elO-
quence log to give him all the glory OF the Geli
Ii Tor in the Life with ood- cuts, every
body to be put OF the way, and Scott made hGuIe
as the commander. .ln-chiel-ihe Lille stating Scofs
arrival that he entire command OF the eorpr, ssonS
al once committed to him" This happens 10 be an
entire alsehoo1 Geaera w ads worth being, Armstrong
States The officer in the hed al the close oil he
day; and Wool, who commanded until the batteries
were stomed, and he himself shot, states expressly that
he was first superseded by Christie, who ranked Scott
orde red to the guard house about this tme which
between three and four o'clock in the afternoon Lieut.
Colonel Christie arrived and took command He ordered
the rlver TO get my wounds dressed. re-
mained short time. Our hsnklng parties had been
driven in by the Indians, but General Wadsworth and
other officers arriving, we had short skrm,sh with
them, and they recoiled, and crossed the river" ~
From this II is evident that the Lille, not content with
taking all the M OF The fight for Scott, takes also the
honor of the command to which he was as liule en-
titled
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