Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-27

gift stretched n wood. bordering irregularry the
battle ground. On the 5tl the chief part of the
day had been consumed in skirmiSles between
outright troops and Indians:with those of the en-
Gmy, when GGn. Rial chose, about Iour in the af-
ternoon, to anticipate an attack on himin his lines
l:y passing the bridge the Chippewa and adyan7
l.ing to offer battle in the middle of the plain
Nothing could be fairer than the ground; aud
though he optnumbered us by some 200 men, he
really supposed us to have that advantage over
I lin, but that he was more than compensated by
The superiority of his troops, who were mainlyvet-
+ Grns that had fought under Wellington. General
t lrown had been at the wood near the fcentreo of
/ the plain, directing some of the movements of the
( kir1nshes, when he saw Rail thus pass the
/ ridge display his columns, and come forward IN
irder.ofi battle, He immediately hastened back
OwardS SCOTS position, beyond the bridge of the
lpper stream. He met him about TO cross into the
ilain merely give his men little drill for he
rad yet received no order to engage. AS they
tlet, Gen.. Brown simply said to him. "lhe ene5
lyis advancing-7you will have fight," !" and pass
don to the rear to orderup Riplcy's brigade.
THE few words Just recited, were all the orders
nd all the instructions that he thoughtit necessa-
( (such was his confidence in Scott) TO give him.
he latter advanced to pass the bridge, now with
ipontblank n range of the enemy's battery of nine
uns.i His troops crossed it steadily, though not
Without loss, under that severe fire. and, deploy-
7 ng as they advanced, marched coolly up to the
ncounter. The artillery of Capt. Towson was
hen thrown off the right flank, along the
M aol,,T,no would meet tie charge. so that It
yould not only play upon the enemy all the while,
ut when the decisive shock came, rake him dread
ullytfrom the flank The enemy'S artillery, on
he contrary, though stronger, was far less judi
StL;F ~ n iIe;r left ilonk soon threw
hr, Tat ,San fbe;r batteries and our columns nntl
hI1sj ,yosi their cannon become useless against
,ur line. So much for the artillery positions
ThoSa of tb infantry were on our side eouaIly we'll
i;sooSsd Tbe enemy came on in an linbroken
I;ne' which nnked us and reached into the
wood nm our left. To remedythis, Leavenwortl's
SttIi;,, obl;nue tn the r;gbt McNeilIs tn,
~ 90 bto9 tbn1 1,,b;I Te
80 ,os SIiSTed siiIl more IL the left so as to
t AZ = 1riebt vino IN the wond md
ibeys IA If in check AT the Uoint where this
Los done tjs wood projected more into,the plain
80 =: -, oar. 90 tIot IN. nnn,n>;,s line o,t
Al S St ti,, ,rI; no fbe;r
i;, =; tSe nIo;T 6SIfin,Ys IN Alliance while that
rT,;I5 NOT tb former was nreSently
- tf cr;t;coI n,onent when it came into contact,
,';tI, rr entra Inier Mcneil. outflanked by it in
wv. 'Hi Ssse Sxa1fages had been ut once seen
Ia ~ IN, f ami +6at
,a,s;S;t and nysc;siGn nj to which his
i III - bo hro,igb sn ms in he able las
- - - ilN a., oc,,t 10 N i'm nnrt.nt movement n L.
soSf as soon ne fbe;r generaI had conceived it,
I1 10 SUI. S e tiIf f,noTe sciSiyts fyon
'TlIa inst described
LII Lo,,ht Tho adverse lines to exactly that
t w 'io, INT tnrTibIe sfrotogem called the
pun = ~. ~ -; 10 Sot III InnbIa sidnlonG
t.s f5F,l Il When vo nre
attack} can He ~ r t1nts
Si sIo fSr,vo ri your line thrown
i S iI, rorfere offs rather ntroofed
bnI'ss ;Ie I ,,niny line occupies IN regard
.t q, " ~ have tn the
20 II, te Issle itbe ire
H. atr onJ cut it in two. IN
q LII nrafon Yon then cLarGe nnon him.
I1 rilis Mi.iStr ~ Ti ,i[ ;nHTnviig 1non te
Ss,e swo S ;b;r Ionhl
III tl ends what the bali bepins
RvuieuIl eLlu tl.S o'ty ,aoria5 ;ncI.iTohIv
i lllen @ ;h& f{dis fntai: none
- 4,;SlSt Sc6f hnIy nut If In practice The
9tt sS..lNi w. earb other fir
IooJng ami advancing again by
ulg' l'iltI,S' Si go within cigLIv Yards NJ
T%a ScGf ayt lie word for the ey-
M add tn lis effect, he had a
IGor over tn Tnwson's artillery
ot ,e orc;Ssd vas from the smoke and the
''aN,,, odyoncr firing loo much 10 the right)
Ind toiIl that able gdnner, where next TO pour his
anu ms & moment the; in
In5trv made its manasuyre. No sooner was its
,imbIe % fire noSred in, than Scott called out 10 Nc
iNeips battalion, .'Fhe enemy say we are only
fgood at long shot, ana can Stallo @ tre COY
81 call upon the bleven.l 70 sMS .hG ,.G ~
Islander! oo,,o,,,,ortI'S ~ ha,toIi;on: and
me same " ,, ,h amsmy,s centre with
10th DouleS ruSiieu nyert rtbrn,yn. and
the bayonet 1t was instantly , RritSb ,rU uv
with 1T the w,oe n maui VIII g'o52n 4bont the
broke and hea ~ ,f tGtpt oa T odIancednn
same es yS y the s%Sot wood forced them to retire.
Oh sil ,it1 tle;r daft.at Mt all points
and thus ~ coot Tnib,rs
Such was the Masssf % f that before
may 5oasi soa q en lad cone to order up,
Ripley whom zen H. bLoW nIe bee Won and Scott
could ar,Ve eT lie routed adversary back
across GmPPaWa thso arr;i;S cborge t
was at the @ osIT ne S wlsi an S covered the plain
teTly 4f9ke saS. ~ and 6r that he raised
with Their h anu ond orieg oi sen years of
up ms 1;sl nSus ear 5nndTe good dragoos With but
that little Doay oi noLsG ,s 4b, or csStnTej,
bridge ne gs fgrce if such the battle of ChippeE
49eir wl'iT T nronoriion to the numbers engaged,