The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-13
WAsHIxeros, Sept %, 1889.
To the Editors Of the National Inteltigeacsr:

By an article c,ped into the New Orleans
Picayune, of 18th instant, from The 81, Louis
Republican,. learn that controversy 10 going
on in the public jrurnals as to VIII, captured
Gen K at, Of the Brit sh army, in the battle of
niagara. That 10 no, q subject for dispute
General BrowH's Official report of the battle
states the matter correctly. At the close of the
third paragraph Of Tint report, the General
says: "The % h had been thrown to the right
To Ne governed by. circumstances - and in the
paragraph which f,llows he says: .Th. 25th
regiment, under Maj,r Jesup, WAS engaged IN
more obstinate conf ct with all that remained
:" dispute with US the f.ld OF battle. The
Majs, an has been already stated, had been
ordered by Gen, Scott, at the commencement
Of the acti n, to take ground to his right. He
had succeed d in turning the cnenys flank |;
had captured by a detachment under Captain
Ketchum, 9s.neral Rial, and sundry other Of:
6cers," &c. lSee General Browns report in
Brannon's military and naval letters, p. 33l y
The facts are these: When the 25th had turn
ed General Rails left flank, it was ascertained
iro.. prisune:s that General Drummond, was
advancing at the head Of heavy division. The
imp ,rtance Of checking his movement and
keeping him out Of action until General Brown
should c,me up with Rilpley's and Porter's
brigades was obvious. Captain Ketchum was
detached with his company to seize the Niagara
road, with orders 10 seize oil who should attcnp,
| to pass, either 10 the front rear the com
mandcr Of the regiment at the SAME time ling
a position with Ave companies 70 support him
aud TO check the m ,vements Of . body Of
cavalry not more than hundred PAGES from the
| road. F." '@ 1.li -" .7H'a '1 2 sra
| In about ten or 6fteen minutes, Kstchum re
! ported the capture Of Gen. Rial with his escort
| While these, events were occurring, detach
! ment under non commissioned officer, which
! had been sent down the rad towards the ad
vancing column, captured Capt, Monrsnn,( q be
lisve that 10 the narne,) the British as.is ami ad
jutant general, on his way with a cummunica-
ton from Gen Rial To Gen. Druminond, ,ane
Captain Loring, an aid Of the latter gcsera ]
with conmun cation to the former. The 2ott
regiment was then between the two British di
visions, and it was important ~ get the pr's
oners out OF the way that they might not im
pede its action u was due To Captain krtchun
that he sh uld conduct them, ir,IH the Geld, an'
he was detached with forty men TO deliver then
TO General Scott.
! Gen Browns report wss FIRST published /,
the National lnteligeneer, if mistake not, il
August, 1914, and can b.. referred to BY any on
having access 10 file Of that j urnal. It 10 du
to he memory Of Ketchnm-as gallant sol
der as ever led American troops into BATH
who never hesitated, M matter what The peril
to execute any order given to him; who neve
made an attact which was not successful, n"
received one which was not rcpulsed--that tn
facts in regard TO the capture should be correct
| " understood. therefore ask the favor Of 20,
gentlemen, to publish this note in the lntelli
gcnccr as early as you can conveniently fin
| room for it and am,
Respectfully,
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