The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-07-10

II 'iTcUfil>t1il'''> nl.iit i"rnilI- ~ Nnhl'-
can attarkin" forces crossed the river: hut
their gallant efforts a> i we'll known. rrcrr
unequal t" the superior numbers AMI 'E~~i
pllnc OF the cnrmv. Ii Wis irs-t zffrr every
commissioned officer ut tire American forces
had fallen dead or wounded that I;rut Col
S""tt arrived "n the hri-'lf> and t,s,k com
mant at the tr"op>.amountin" with reinforce
n"nt> tn -" REGULARS and 25n volunteers.
whom hc drew up IN a commanding SITUATION
Ia receive the enemy and rover i, ferry. I'm
expectation nt h-in" reinforced hv ,h,. whole,
of the militia at l.rwisiuwn. The interval 81;
rest WAS short. The Indians. VII" hal been
concentrated in The nri"lihnrhnml. >,,r7iIi.s in
tn artvifv and ia" hundred of' them soon
Joined the British linht companies prr,inI>-
ly cngagr'!. y fierce battle rn~url. The
enemy was driven back in total rout Sro,t
lc'"tin@ "n and anImaliii.g his troops with
-l!lantry which cannot be- too highly cxtollcd
l'ut the first gun of the mnrriin" ha,inr rolls
!, !, -
''' '"' ''r'''>h GARRISON at Fort ''c"r@'' eight
miles below. their troops were put in motion,
AMI soon after Sro,t arrived nm ,h. field ,h,.
British rcintorrcmrntS also entered it, Just
when rcIninrcemcnt> were most needed, in-
trm,tion ,v,s Lrou,h, :, S,.o,, .,,;..
stricken militia at Lcwi>t"wn refused to cross
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h' retreat. W. ar'- IA the ir..IIrHim, "l a
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follow will ay,.:i-. nr.r a., and rbr ,,,,,,r,.
wr"m">. Nhn iar,- To- stand -
All - wa> the millaIic- Response Bu,
the hravr>t rc>i>tanc" a.-ain>t >urh fearful
"lt> WIS VAN. Ih" Americans "stv" WAY
and rrircat''l (" the waters -l..c, which
they reached iW !'-'iin-. themselves down
th""ih- "n /" hnh> and hn>hr>) th'
lrorlm"r- 1t was >'"'n resolved 1" SURRENDER.
when S'"f- h'''"- >"nt hf,> "i trn"" t,r scv-
rrdi al hi> men. Wh" Wcr" shot down or cap
"r'l hy III" ih'.ahs. resolved himself Ia
'"'"' announcer "''''h'''- III '"'> Ia" was >n'-
''>''"' '''"'"'"h >nil'il~'"i i.E t"" Iniiin>'
""">' Hi'a'i"> were fortunately H. ''hlr"'c'
aii" WI" were prevented from n<'A9 Their
Knives ai'i ht'rhei> upon The - tail Amcrl-
ran. hE The arrival "f h'1ti>h "iIlorr ami
some men. Terms al ca,ninlati"n were made,
'''' o'' '''' ''''''''" "'> "'0'' ''''' WIZ
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We have "ircn thc>,. incidents >umrw HI. 4;
in detail. hcrau>, it was at uuren-tnw;, ;lpa:
the military genius nf Scott WIS first ma,l,.
clearly manifest: ami il must be- admitted that
the military genius of Scott WAS first ma,l,.
clearly manifest: and 1t must hc admitted
that though ,lcirltrd then. nn incidents of hi
lit, ON the field have more, distinctly iu,iirat-
rd his peculiar qualifications for a military
lra'lrr-h> possession of the traits "i corln">>.
prudence. decision. inrrrpilitv. .r,airinr>rn and
ma"naumity than !il th.'~c' ut hi first al
venture a> commander. OF ruur>c ia ih,.
hrict limits OF Il newspaper sketch, We cannot
riyc ANYTHING like a detailed a-rnIlnt of IL,
many scenes in which our subject was a
prominent actor. Hes life * too full Of such
for more than ;h" mrr'.>t reference, unless w
would write the history of tn" nirci States
durln" tn" last forty wears.
Tie prisoner, of Quccn>,awn were sen, +,
Op,l,.. thence. 10 En>t,,n and Sr.,,t a.. ,,,,
after EXCHANGED. When they w,r,. ,lnn, :,
>,iI ro Ou,i,.r. a n,rtv Of Er;t;>h officers h.
r,n to ,<,p,in, and s.t ,>;J. ,,l,f, IL. ,,,;s
uu.rs - l,y ,ou.,.s.;o, or ,,.,.o,,, ,,f ,,;,.,.
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