The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-08-12
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are returning TO their MONIES. Judging Oy
our reports, more enthusiastic assemblage
was not convened even in the memorable
political campaign of lS40, when Gen. Har-
rison was the Whig candidate for the Presi-
lency. The men composing the masses at
tending this celebration will bear to their
respective abOdes and neighborhoods the fire
of more earnest devotion for the Wing
cause and Wing candidates. And as Gen.
Scott's early laurels were gathered in that
as his military career had there its
brilliant beginning, and the roar the great
Cataract rang responsive to the awful clam
OF Of his first battles. so the electoral cam
paign, which is to result in his election to the
Presidency, may be said to be fairly opened
at Niagara. This mighty Gathering inau-
gurates his new career of triumph. 1t may
be likened to the onslaught of Lundy's Lane
and the conflict of Chippewa; and stlll be-
fore us lie the seige of Vera Cruz, the storm
of Cerro Gordo, with the flight OF the op-
posing General, leaving at least wooden
leg behind him. and the crow1ing days of
Contreras, Chapultepec and Churubusco,
until at last our leader will complete the
present campaign as he did his last in the
field, by entering the Capital in triumph, and
taking possession, not now of the Halls of the
Montezumas, but ofthe White House of the
American Presidents.
Seeing the warm and boundless enthusi-
asm with which the masses from all parts of
the country, through their delegates at Nj
agara. have thus responded to the nomina-
tion of the men chosen to represent the no.
Bile, benefcent, and truly democratic prin-
cipes of the Wing party, the mind instinct
.,,ol, khot
frontier, thirty years ago, when the second
struggle with England'for our national inde-
pendence was raging in all its fury. In this
connection, we have read with peculiar in
terest an official account of the battle of
Chippewa, which we here give to our read
ers. 1t is Gen. Scott's own report to the
Adjutant General, made ten days after the
battle, and the following are his words:
QUEENSTOWN, u c., July Is, 1914.
SIR: By the general order Of the 18th
inst, methodical and detailed report is
called for, designating the names Of such
persons, whether commissioned officers OF
others, who, in the action Of the 9Th, con-
itributed in a particular manner to the sue
cessful result of that day.
| | am not asked for an account of the dis.
positions made Of the troops under my COM
mund during the action; will, therefore
confine myself strictly to the general order
! A severe action has been fought and sig.
nal victory gained. The general order o.
the 9th inst, tributes that victory to the
LIST Brigade of Infantry, and Capt. Towson's
Company of Artillery under my command
1t was believed at the time, and has since
been clearly ascertained, that of the forces
engaged the enemy were greatly superior
in numbers. Under such circumstances
victory could not have been obtained with
out very general participation of all ranks
and grades in the event.
have the satisfaction of being assured by
every commanding officer, (Which is con
frmed by my own personal observation,
that every man and of every grade in the &C
ton, evinced an ability to meet even u great
or shock than that encountered, with lik,
success.
The truth of this observation was mos
conspicuous in the very crisis Of the action
Conduct universally good leaves but little
room for discrimination. Accordingly, bu
| few names are reported to me Dy the sever
al Commandants of Battalion, as entitled t.
select mention, Gin respect to their gallan
comrades,) and those cases are noticed prin
cipally from accidental circumstances o
good or bad fortune. AS in the instance o
! Capt. Ketchum, of the 25th Infantry, whos
good fortune it was to be detached with hi
Company, by order of Iajor Jessup, to at
tack amuch superior force; while the bat
'.iion was engaged with another body of tn
enemy. Capt. Ketchum ga.lantly sustaine
himsclfin the execution of his orders. til
thu battalion had cleared its own front, il
order to march to his support.
The good conduct of Capt. Harrison, com
mcnded by Major Leavenworth, and observ
ed by myself, was of another kind. A can
non ball shattered and carried away part O
his leg. The Captain preserved periec
serenity under the tortures of his wound, an
utterly refused any assistance from the rank
until the enemy should be beaten. So glo
rious display of forttude had the happies
effect.
OF the three BattaliOns of Infantry com
posing the First Brigade, the first consiste
Of the Ninth and a detachment of the Twen
ty-second Regiment, under the command O
Major Leavenworth The Second Battal
ion, Cor the Eleventh Regiment) was gal
lantly conducted toward its place, in the or
der Of battle, by Col. Campbell, who bein,
Mel. Maj. Jessup commanded the Thirty
fourth Regiment, or the remaining Battal
ion of the Brigade. OF the three excellent
officers, it would be difficult to say which was
the most meritOrious, or most conspicuously
engaged The Twenty Regiment hav-
ing been detached to my left, to turn the
enemy's right wing, which rested in wood
Maj Jessup was less under my personal OBJ
servation than the other commanders; but
had every evidence of the able dispositions
he made of his corps, as well by the report
of my aids, AZ by the effect he produced on
that part of the enemy's line, Immediately
opposed to him and which contributed very
much to the general success of the day
Maj Jessup had his horse shot under him.
The two other Battalons with an enlarg-
ed interval between them, received the enc
my in an open plain--that under Maj. Leav-
enworth, parallel to the attack-that under
Maj. Mcneil, with its left wing thrown for
ward TO take the enemy in front and flank
at the same time. Capt. Towson, who
commenced the fire before the troops were in
the order of battle, Immediately afterwards
advanced to the front Of the extreme right,
with three pieces of light artillery, ana took
post on the river. Majors Ieavenworth and
M'Nei made prompt dispositions to receive
the charge, The fire of these corps, (incud-
ing the artillery,) produced effect in the en-
rmys ranks. That of Maj. MNcil was the
most effective, from the oblique position
which his corps judiciously occupied The
enemy's batteries were also admirably serv-
cd. IN tho fire of which nll tho GOWNS wera