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invasion: for the Government had
made no preparations for any snch
movement: and it would. necessarilv
have soon been cut off, if it advanced.
or driven back. if it did not. Besides.
not even the necessary preparation OF
boats enough for carrying over a thou
sand men at time had been made
ButyV Rensselaer;s men threatened
10 leave him if he did not send force
across; and he yielded. The plan
adopted was, to cross TO Queenstown,
with two columns of about three hun
dred men each; to carry by storm The
batteries on the Heights; and, a lodg-
ment for invasion being thus made. to
hold on there until one could be got
ready. When. on the 18th. the news
of what was intended reached Scott at
Black Rock, he forthwith fastened to
the scene of action, foreSeeing well
that there would be need of him, and
offered himself and his artillery. But
the arrangements were already made
and all that he could obtain was leave
to bring down his corps and to act af-
forwards according TO circumstances.
He accordingly came 10 Lewistown the
next morning, and took up position
from which his guns could best play
upon The enemy's batteries and cover
our landing. And now the Two divi-
sions of attack moved off, in only eight
boatss Col. Solomon Van Rensselaer,
led the way: Col. Chrystie followed,
with the second division. The former
succeeded in landing a part of his men !;
the latter's boats were swept down by
the current; portion of the men fall
ing INTO the enemy's power, while the
rest were driven back Among the
latter was their brave commander.
wounded; who, however. crossed yet
again with some reinforcements, and
bore his part~in the fight. Meantime,
those who landed with Van Rensselaer,
formed and advanced under a murder-
Gus cannonade from the heights. Be-
meath il, the Colonel and all his officers
fell, wounded or killed Happily. others
were landed in time to take their places
and TO lead on a very gallant assault
upon the midway battery and that OF
the summit. Both these were carried
in quick succession, and their ronled
defenders forced to take refuge in
strong house near the waters edge
Here they were reinforced by Gov.
Brock in person, who had now arrived
That gallant and beloved officer soon
fell, with his secretary, Col.
Nc McDonald, in leading back his men to
retake the heights. He falling, they
"i'eu. aioautime scattered
pafles OF Americans irs-I Ian .rettinc O
over, from time TO time. in the few and
half-disabled boats; but scarcely one
out of two of these parties was able 10
joip the fight. The rest were either
landed TOO high up, where the cliff
could.not be scaled, or were swept too
far down and made prisoners. Probably
six Kindred were the utmost ever at
one time engaged in the fight. Just at
the time of Brooks fall Col. Scott
reached the heights; he had al last OBJ
tained leave TO cross and take the com-
mand. He Immediately drew up his
men in the best position that could be
Iaken for maintaining the ground and
covering the landing Of the militia ex-
pected, from.the other Side, Vain was
that latter expectation, however; the
militia refused 10 cross. Some couSti-
about the Presidents
right TO march them beyond the border
nad suddenly> seized Them and they
eft their comrades at Queenstown to
heir fate. The enemy was not so
nice about helping their people. At
he first sound of the cannonade Gen.
Sheaffe had marched from Fort George,
eight miles below, with eight hundred |
md fifty British regulars; aud a nearer
body of FIVE hundred Indian warriors
lad flung themselves forward upon
queenstown. These latter. arriving
irst.. reinforced the worsted enemy,
who now, with quite superior numbers,
poured upon our position terrible at
ack.. It was,.o on. the point of over
our men: they where falter-
ng upon it.; when Scott, who had been
personally directing in the rear the
'epair of some captured cannon (now
most .needful) rushed back to the front.
terminated onr men, and, turning the
defence into.a fierce attack, drove the
routed assailants in headlong flight by |
sheer valor, and then resumed his posi-.
,ition. This was several times repeat
I'd. Disting ngnishable 10 all not more BY
MS remarkable stature and the full
1ress uniform in which he fought than |
By his presence at every point and the
iery intrepidity with which he met or
ed every assault, Scott became the FREE
luent mark of Indian rifles. A gallant |
militia officer, Gen. Wadsworth, again |
ind again shielded hin,.:w his own
person, from the savage marksmen.-
t was now an occasion when not
nanGuvering was to be used. but an
lnconquerable courage to be given;
ind, therefore, when urged to quit his
egimentals, asmaking him too conspi-
;uous, who was quite enough so with
,ut it, hemore. than once said. No,
will die. IN my robes" Fired by his
Example, all, militia and regulalsalike,
ought ike tigers: and the enemy was
bliged to draw off. j.
And now again reinfercements would
lot have been too late. Bot none came,
nd ovprv fhinu urow wrdocpnrafp FIR