Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-10-09
A BATTLE INCIDENT.

AT the battle of Thames, laughable
incident occurred, which is thus related
by one who was lin the engagement: 3tf
The British General had formed his
men in open order, with their cannon
pointing down the road, by which the
Americans were advancing. Gen. Har.
rison Immediately took advantage of this,
and ordered COL Johnson's mounted reg
iment to charge at speed by heads OF
companies ESQ as to expose the least pos>
sibe front) pass thro' the open intervals.
and form in the rear of the British forces.
This movement was brilliantly executed
by the battalion under the command Of
Lieut.. James Johnson. his brother. Col
r. M. johnson, at the same time charg.
ing the Indians with the other battal,
lion.
1t happened thatrin one Of the compa>
nies under James Johnson's command, i,
there was huge, brewny fellow named
Lamb who weighed about 248 lbs, was
brave man, and as good humored as
big, brave men proyerbially are. Lamb
had broken down his noble Kentucky
horse by his great weight, and was
mounted instead upon a short, stout.
wild Canadian pony; from whose sides
his long limbs depended almost to the
ground. while his bulky frame rose high
above the beast-looking not unlike an
overgrown boy asttide of a rough sheep.
When the charge was made, Lambs
pony took fright, and broke into run.
Lamb pulled until the bit broke in the
animals mouth. and all command of him
was lost. The little pony stretched him
self to the work, dashed out of ranks.
soon outstripped all the file leaders and
pushed on in advance of the; company.
Lamb was no longer. master of his horse
or himself, and he was il. a aquandary. II
he rolled off he would be Iramped TO
death by friends, il the horse rushed iup-
on the British lines with him. SO far
ahead of the rest, he must be killed.
Either way death seemed inevitable. and.
to use his expression, he tho't he'd jist
say something they could tell his friends
in old Kentucky, when they went home.
He stuck both heels into the pony g
tanks and urged himIto his utmost speed.
On they drove, some 6fty yards in front
of the leading file. Lambs gigantic per-
son swaying from side to side, and the
legs swinging ina most protentous fash.
lion-the little Canadian pulling foot all
he knew how, his tail straight, his nos
trils distended, his ears pinned back, and
his shaggy eyes 6ashing from under their
shaggy toretop. with all the spite and
spleen Of born devil. just as he got
within q stride or two of the British.
Lamb fourished his rife and roared in a
voice OF thunder: Clear the way, Cd
d-n you! for I'm coming'
To his surprise the lines opened right
aud left. and he passed through unhurt
So, great was their astonishment. at the
strange apparition of such rider. and
such horse moving upon them with
| such furious velocity. that they opened
mechanically at his word of command
and let him pass, So soon as he gained
the rear of.their position, Lamb rolled of
on the grass, and suffered his pony to hn
own road. A few minutes more. and hs
was with his comrades securing the pris
oners. sat Rsa9' 1920 ssss
Ey To ASCERTAIN the weight of horsi
i-put vo1Y toe under the animals foot.