The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-22

cans, ~ ~ axsns few rounds upon them thsv -
ineso:d tss aatosstAsr leaving ths Asrierns
council Of war to which Captain ro-son, th.uuA
senior ocer Of artillery, was mot invited II deciAsa
Measure :s.isst ss Which h. strongly ssnon.sss.S.
In the ohcai report Of ths adar Ut Stony Creek, ~
names Of c.g.sns Ar.her, Tovscn, and Isoo..I -
Archer wss Nth the party on the lake shs two nss
astS, so t assn,5S although prsssn .ss n
artillery ioscs that occasion should have ben ~
exclusively TO Captain Towson's Command
Are, tss ssurn Of the army to Forty mile Crock, shs
enemy's Meet made Its appearance the morninr Il
the 9Th OF June; and . large schooner was toveS =
towards shore, for the purpose Of destroying the boa
process Of being embarked To prevent the WAS N
ment Of this object Captains Towsou and Archers cora
with which they gave the schooner unoomfortahss
reception that she was compelled to withdraw and reoa
At ten O'Clock of the same day on which the abov.
fair occurred, the army put in motion returned
to Fort George Some time after this, General Boyd a.
sumed command and whilst the army under him lay It
Fort George, the enemy In possession Of all the
strong positions In the neighborhood and skrmishAs
took place almost every gay, between pieksts ana
slant activity, well Of considerable hazard Mauy
Of the infantry captains 70 whom the duty especially -
ionged being sick absent and the remainder Of the
my peing quite inactive. Ii somewhat dmcut 70 Ca
commanding general mention this difcuIs, SountsS.
did The pickets were attacked almost esr~y n,~tt
II was In one Of these skirmishes Of forsginr uSr4
that CAptatn Towson received wound in the hand "A
was not in command, but had ridden up TO an srtI,s-
officer, who was firing at the enemy, to advise him .
change the direction Of his fire, when ball struck hls
sword, ana glanced, severely wOunding his hand.
Wien the army moved down the st. Lawrence sss,e
troops wore lett at Fort George amongst which were e.
were afterwards marched to sacsstts HarSor. vhers
lowson remained until April, 1914.
He was then ordered to the Niagara frontier, ard
smmenced his march under command Of Colonel NtSh-
ell Of the Sd Artillery to which, for the time his companV
wassttsched When they reached Batavia, arraneensaa
nued his march to Buffalo while Colonial Mitchell wss
dered to make a retrogrsde movement with foxr
mpanies for the protection Of the public property 6
oswego. fg
While the army lay at Buffalo under ths command n
Bdgadier General Scott Captain Towson (who ct Soots
every available moment Of his time in drilling his coma
ny HIS original command had suffered 80 severeIy !.
had been employed, that 1t had been almost entreix
charged as regards its prsonH, by reoruits and
BY men transferred from other companies SO that
Captain Towson accepted the brevet Of lieutenant
colonel rendered him shortly afterwards for meriso-
rious conduct in the defence Of Fort Erie But before
Congress had effected the proposed reuodcnR OF the ~
my, and opened the way for the promised promotion
peace was made and although General Towson had re-
ceved TWO breyets more than any other officer in the
filed 80 '1'' 'Ap'''''0H' ~''' not 's''0nA0'y fal
by far the most brilliant Of any Of our northern
operations during that But little save disaster had
Deialen our troops previous to this campai0u,
To this result division OF the army more Rlorousv
contributed than that which defended the Niagara from
tier, and invaded the CANADIAN peninsula Ths division
Brown, and composed Of SCOTS and Ripeys bri-
gades; battalion Of artillery, under Major Hindman.
Harris dragons, a small detachment aud Towson,s
company OF artillery, attached TO Scott's command
Porter's volunteers and few Indians joined after he
main body had crossed into Canada.
1t arranged that the division shouli Ieavs Buffalo
Creek which falls into the lake the city Of the sauo
naTe on the plight OF the Sd Of july that scotts
below Fort Erie; Ripley's brigade the lake shore
above the fort and the volunteers baggage &c. cross It
Black Rock IN scotts returned boats Captain Towseo
that the Quartermasters DEPARTING mt would not
be able to furnish much transportation would b
needed, took the precauton to have built FOX
The remainder Of tie artillery, depending upon ~:
Quartcrmaster for Of Transport we're as mipht
have been expected in the then state q that depart
ment and of the OF the country
and were compelled to wait until Towson scows were
brought back BY the cuartermaser; Of it WAS
late in the day before they could the Niagara and
they did not participate did Towsors artillery in the
capture of Fort Erie.
detachment Of infantry and Towson's company Of arta-
ery, was In advance Of the column. II was Scotts tn
tention to land first and make prisoners Of the Brsh
picket stationed short below the point of land
ing; and, in his anxiety to be first shore he leaped
from the boat too soon and came near being drowned
After disembsrkns the artillery took position sueh
as to place them at the head OF the column when form
ed and awaited Its landing Immediately after landing.
sunmoned TO surrender. Towson had planted his ar-
lery In such position to aid in enforcing this sum-
nanded By Major burke obsyed the summons 49,
the commandant, several other officers and one hundred
and seventy men, marched out surrendered themselves
across the river to the American shore. Thus was fort
With considerable amount Of military stores captured
After the taking Of the fort Captain Towson had fair
opportunity had he been disposed TO embrace e. Of re-
him BY The Indians a. Nswart whom under Ii. prcs.s
company with one Of the Brtish oscsrs who had Iust
surrendered come Of the Indians seemed disposed q
treat the officers Towson had been treated on hs CO.
cssion before mentioned. But Towson promptly pro
boat that was to convey him over The river with ords
! to protect him from Indian insult. h
Fort Erie being captured . small garrison detsasa
mand Of that gallant ofcsr Lieut. Marlborough, Of Tow
sons company The brave McDonough emily fsD
ns as Il he S Sss: Tine e.
direction Of Chippewa, the same afternoon. Next day
they procceeed and halted at Streets Creek about
mile and half above where the Chippewa empties into
the Niagara The road from Fort Erie to Chippewa
es along the margin Of the river and Streets
removed from Ss bridge By the snsmy eavios -
slccpers bare There was small hodse the brdgs
occupied by British picket guard. The river and d
housa. All Of the gnard looking out Of the benk
Windows at scots's column approaching. Towson'a
company in advance and himself ia advance Of hia
company. As soon his horses tramp was heard b
those In the house. they caught up their arms and ssc
he passed out Of the door leveed and fred At hi
He Was carg to the advance guard Of the column -
hurry up and also Offering easy terms 10 the enemy'u
picket, they would surrender. But they did not
ply with his request and as they effected crossing
the naked tleepers Of the bridge before light
troops came mp they escaped There ave SIX q
tho guard s in the house the captain rode UP TO tha
door, each Of whom 6red 1t him; and II Ii most surpris
ing that not Of their shots took serious effect, T.
though be not more than thirty forty paces dr.
tant Had the same number Of Americans fired st {
British ocer the result most likely, would have beer
very different. II was not until the nex day. that Cap
tain Towson discovered that Of the balls had pasd
between the strap and the padding Of his epaulette
ON the neat day July g. was fought the impogtnn(
battle Of Chippewa-important not much ON sooousS
Of the numbers Of troops engaged q ths
history and character OF the several cobaanss and ths
ntral and military impression produced By II In both
fought upon perfect plain without any obstruct
intervening object between the two lines except the
ersek which amy had TO In the face Of the
enemy The forces Engaged the sfite Of the Brh
and tie American armies. The British, having the I'd
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