The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-19
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TO interrupt Dire cuud not al nssquiet that OH ,er
who nosiths ,irr lost lime 10 adopting the
only measure - racuon left hiri-ihst OF spo
msrch on ne en. + : pot in the hope that to secure
these he would -, ably recall the detachment sent &c
was coniccturcl So SChlosseT
II was in .xecn-i this MEASURE that Scott TO whom
the service led ailet short arch OF Two miles
discovered past y rtish infantry near the great fails
which ri back No"V n hlt aiWoach on reacnins
Mi,lows Inn ID. lrisagicr fuithe- informed that
from HIM By wood intending Gas was reported)
t. astsck Brown rnp At day break the ensuing morn
Ing messeuge being De patched 10 headquarters, with
information scot cu he urgency q the case winch had
pu. him motion the spirit OF the orders given ha,
concluded thet il his duty oattacl The my inme
datey without wang tae arrival Of the second brigade
and accordingly ,tr deaching Major Jesup with the
18th rsgmtnt 70 cpver his right. he pushed vigorously
forward through Sood, IN his front with the 9th,
10th and III reg ens supported by Towson's artillery;
aud eprsgeu conflict equally obstinate and
sapcuinary mhic continued FOR an hour with little II
remission o aec,ded advantage either side.
During this ing period, Jesup was-not unsmploy
ca FINDING ro"d leading 10 the encmy's position,
be Lost no time ia eyaipg himself OF it; aud in rev
minutcs, abe to place h.mself on the left flank Of
the British lin CONFUSED altogether of Canadian
unteers ana militi. whom he Immediately routed In
the pursuit which followed several prisoners were made
by whom tbs Mage informed that "Druumont vas
fast advancag 81 m Queenstown with strong reinforce
ment, and coglI nov be far distant" Under tots
Circumstance jesup boldly determined to seize the
road, aud hold DfGmuoed IN check till the brigaies OF
Ripley and Porter c,d be brought into actoa nor had
he been long IN BIZ position. when MsiorGeneral
RIAL with large u5e, fell into his hands IL being
dark the dros in hi. front greatly abaed himself
entirely unnicTme, Of the position and views Of the
commanding genera, and much encountered with priso-
ners, he pressed 'iouy forward and in short time
was able to place hiinsH on the right CT Ripeys br-
gade.
Brown aplrised b, the weight ana continuity of the
ripg in hs front that the rt brigade had encountered
force much formidable than that Of ordinary
picket or patrol orders that the 81 with lind
mans artillery Portors volunteers, should immedi-
ateiy move 10 It's support. After which, setting out
promptly himself joined General Scott; and finding
on his arrival that the ranks Of this officer had been
greatly tbipued by the preceding action and that such
part Of the corps had escaped wounds and DEATH
much exhausted by fatigue he left it for the moment
where he found II ana fastened forward with Majors
mcCrsa ana Wood connoitre the enemy and select
ground for the Lterposition Of the advancing corps
In performing this service. the attention Of all
speedily attracted by the site given to the Bril-
fish artillery; which from its greater elevation and
other crcumstances gave 1t q complete command of
the ied of battle aud drew from the senior engineer
decided opinion. that TO gain the victory, the first
thing to be done was to storm the British battery
The commanding general entirely concding in the
opinion FASTENED 70 meet the advancing corps ami on
doing directed Colonel Miller to put himself at the
head OF the 2ist Isgimcnt aud make the charge We
need scarcely add hat the order executed with the
characteristic slacri'y ana boanes OF the veteran to
whom il was given
sim however decisive the appearance of the achieve
ment ut first view IL was discovered that in it
was but tbs signal for renewing the sanguinary conflict
aiready noticed stimulated 10 efforts by the arri
val Of large and successive reinorcements several bold
and vigorous attempt made by Drummond to re-
the gums and the ground that he had lost but in
neither u these could lie tucceeda were repulsed by
the well directed tire ana stesdy charges Of the Amer
lire, which. after the first second
enemy had been creased by the shattered remains OF
SCOTS brigade Porters volunteers when atlas the
enemy deprived well Of the example the direction
OF Their gallant leader and losing all hope Of efecting
their object b. any effort of their dimnis ned
force withdrew from the field leaving behind them their
dead their wounded and the nine pieces Of artillery for
the recovery Of which they had dared much and blsd
90 freely
Ali the reports give credit to Gen. Scott for psr.
sonai eallantry IN this battle, and he deserves
II. Some military men have questioned the
propliety OF he attacking much superior force,
well posted, aItinut awaiting the arrival OF the
second brigade aLl Portcrs militia, which were
within three miles. ana would have accom-
plished in the beginning what it did at the end
would have tgktn the enemy's battery of cannon,
and prevented the destruction it poured upon
Scots brigade keepifg it nj long shot, ana 50 ro-
iieving the British line from the American mus
kehy, and holding such position from its elsve-
ton as to render the reply Of Towsons artillery
Intellectual, that g he ceased firing us useless.
However his may be, the reDown which tho gene
raj, the officers, ano of Scots brigade earned
by the daring and hardihooi displayed. was worth
much TO the country The great wrong which
Scott committed vas the effort he made, and st
makes TO deprive his companions of their Justly
acquired fame, and 70 take it all TO himself 4
comparison Of the Scott recital With that Of Arm
sropgs makes msniiest the attempt to depriye the
comm ander chief Of the least share of the glory
acqured and the injustice done to his subordnates
Is moi lees Iemsrka Dlo
Major now General Jesup, commanded the 18th
regiment Before the battle began, he was :" de-
tached to the right TO be governed by circum-
stances" rs General Browns diary, Secretary
Armstrong; notices Of the battle, and General
Jesup's own noes, quoted in Ingsrsols History,
aver. Beng thus detached from the brigade,
General Jesup reports, that he discovered narrow
ROAD through the wood. which the enemy had
either Lot observed, or had neglected to occupy"
Determining TO await himself Of the advantage thus
Irest he let Lieutenant Seymour with one
light company to occupy IN extended order, the
whole front which the re gment would have covered
IN iine and sagancing rapidly on the read wasso
on the flank: that part Of the line being COM
posed o. militia AID volunteer, fed in disorder
without firing gun, aud the Major placed himself
in Rails rear Here he encountered several detach
ments Of the enemy, all Of which he routed, and
made numerous prisoners. Whilst making DISPOSE
tions 10 attack the enc mys battery in rear. Major
JosUp Informed by a prisoner, that General
Drummond was a rtdistance behind with heavy
Sensible that under these circumstances Of
the case il would be folly TO attempt to carry his
Intentions into effect and that the safety Ct the ar
my depended upon keeping Drummond in check,
and keeping him out Of action until General Brown
should arrive with Ripley and Porters brigade, he
seized the Niagara road, took position to attack
adysn' as tously every force that might advance
ard detached Capt. Ketchum with bis company to
make prisoners all who should attempt to pass
either TO the front or 10 the rear General Rail
and ten or fifteen ether officers, and among them
General DTummond's aid dc camp, were captured
with from 200 TO 800 men.
The General with seven eight officers was sent TO
the rear OF our line but several officers nearly all the
private soldiers escaped We Mad, however, deprived
Tk.u
the firing partly ccastd when about twenty minutes
after Rial had been cent of the field General scotts
command gave three cheers which drew heavy FIRE
from the enemy Major jesup moved with his command
slowly and silently towards the keeping fence be-
his line the Niagara road lie had proceeded
but short he Informed that troops
advancing, and he met Captain Bdde Of he
artillery from whom he received the pleasing intelligence
that General Brown had arrived with his whole force
was about renew the action Not knowing where 70
find General Brown or General Scott where TO apply
for orders Major Jesup decided TO his former 20.
met part Of the encny force advancing which be at
tackled and routed with great slaughter few moments
previously, heavy GfiBg ana near the heights
nounoed that troops had attacked the enemy there
Gen GroWp then approached Major Jesup end Informed
him that Colonel Miller had carried the heights with the
bayonet. and had taken the eDemys artillery by his
order the Mejor fell back aud joined General Ripley
the heights by whom he po,t,d with his command
the right Of the line which then forming The
enemy gave but little time 10 rest; he advanced in