The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-10-02
Capture of Fort George

scott, then not quite twenty YEAR It
4 ase, i"iL"'i th, army al Fort Niagara. a =,
sas IA l-ls. .oon after thu capture oi lnrA a
lAd induced the .rcncral 10 attempt the con T.,
l1,-,. OF Fort Gc"r.r. r., ir.rI'> wcrr con :
.cycd thithcr hy CompIorc Chauncry, and ~
Scott led the advanced Guard oi -" men Ia "
hc aita,k. IA
Having reached the beach. OFT drew up e
his little band under cover of the bank rha, >,
rose ci.ht or ten feet over their hrai>: from :.
the top of which bri>tlcI some fifteen hun :,
lred bayoncts. l'nl,untcd b, this torm,ia- =
ble array and the bank that opposed hi> pro- ,
.rc>s. scott ordered the charge The men, :
with loud cheers. >prang up the steep ascent, .
but when near the summit were met with 4
such ovcrpowcrng force that they were hurl I
ed back. Gen. Dearborn. standing on the
deck of Chaunccy ,hip.and watching through |
his lass the result OF the charge, saw the tall
form of Scott fall backward down the bank
upon the bcarh, Bur,tin. into tears he cx-
claimed lie Is lost he Is killed" The next
and cheering on his men. led them again to
the charge. Knocking up the bavoncts a.
they clambcrch to the feet of their foes. thcv
steadily pushed them back, and stood at last
on the summit. Their shouts oftriumph wcr.,
echoed from the boats below and the ships in
the distance. scott having dressed his line
ordered the charge and closing fcrcclr and
at once with the enemy, drove them. after
sharp action of twenty minutes in every
direction before him. Some .lr,l 10 the woods.
pursued hy Forsyth" who had effected a land
ing. while others took refuge in the fort
Thi. was Immediately abandoned. but not
till the trains and magazines had been fired.
, scott was at this time oppo>itc the fort. and
Immediately wheeled two companies from
the head OF his column to arrest the flames
When within about ri .hty wards. one of the
, mcnts in every direction, \ piece of flying
timber struck Scott and hurled him from hi>
horse. Though much hurt. he pressed on
=. with his orlcrc, the yates to To-, forced
:. and was the first TO enter. Capt> lIin'iman
! and Stockton snatched AWAY th.. matchr,
+ which had been applied TO two other mag,-
. zines. and the works were saved. Col. Por-
. ter. who commanded the field artillery, lAl
! Effected lau,lir. directly n rc~r of Scot;
, and coming to- his assistance at ne close q
the. battle. followed close on his heels iu uur-
suit of the enemy. When the former turned
To enter the fort. the gallant Colonel rushed
after, to be the first to pull down the British
=, la. But finding S'-ott ahead of him. he ex-
claimed, "Contound vour long lenS Sco.t
YOU have got in before me-" No sooner had
-, the latter lowered the English color> than h,
:. again put himself at the head of his column
y, in swift pursuit OF the iugitiyes
l. sC"Tr At THE BATTLE oF CuIPPFWA \.
ii Both armies haltinr. firing. and al,ancin
nj in turn. continued 10 approach until the
T. stood within eighty yards of each other
III SOFT who had been mancuvering TO wrt II
Is. two battaiorS of Leavenworth and MrNc
~ in an oblique position to the Rriti>h-the .rc5
IN Object in an open attack-at length succec,
a ed, the two tarihc,t extremitcs being ncarc
wv the enemy. Thus the American army >tou
IL in the form of an obtusc triangle of which III
i British line formed the base While in til
ul position. SOFT wishing 10 pass from one e,
rN trcmitv to the other and brinr in too Great
&c hurry TO 30 back of his lines nrould the II
'e' angle. cut directly across it. taking the Gro
Ill fire of both armies, As hc >purrcd in fivr.
~ gallop through the smoke \ loud che,
rolled along the American lines rs thcv sa
III this daring act of their commander Ridil
III up to TowSon's battery, he cried out. "a lit
l. more to the left. captain, :hc enemy is there
III This gallant officer WAS standing amid i
ch guns. and. envcloped in smoke, had not O
IN served that the British had advanced so f
OF that his fire fell behind them Instantly Ill
me covering his mistake, he changed the dire
@e' ton of his two remaining pieces and pour
his a raking, destructive fire through the encm,
III. ranks, blowing up an ammunition wa"o
Ps' which spread destruction on every side
ley this critical iuncturc. Scott role up TO NJ
the Neil's battalion, his face bazin. with excit
>k- ment, and shouted, The Enemy say that
de- are good at long shot but cannot stand I
'ry- cold iron call upon the Eleventh u4<tdt
The fo qire tie lie to that slnmi,r CLdrge."
pom Just as the order charge" escaped his Ii
came that destructive fire from Tow>ons b
r, Is tcrv. The thunder of those guns at Il
OUT critical moment was to SCOTS Young and ,
louf cited heart like the shout of victory, and
In ing in his stirrupS, and swinging his sword
Win loft, he cried, "Garge, charge tie ruscals !"
part With hi gh and ringing cheer, that gall;
mes battalion moved with lcreled bayoncts on
VI foe. Taking the close and deadly wolfe
without shrinking, It's torn and shattcl
emf front never for moment losing its firm for
,;nn alton, it struck the British line Oblique
rted crumbling it to pieces. as it swept on with
car. siste>s power.
DH CAPTURE OF VERA CRU.
In scott expected that the MeAicans wo
icdd ,h. l,p,l.n.r Of th,. trnnr,S aud la. tl..