Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-01

contests tiLit reflect sulruuuf upon tN1
American arms Besides It gave 70 the ma
tlou a remarkable mihHry hero. whose
fame remained unturnished for half u CEN
tury
After tho American forces had estah-
llshcd themselves on Canadian soll iu the
summer " itii the commander. Gen.
Jacob brown. adopted che policy Of threat.
cning various important points on that
side ~ the boundary DO order 10 prevent
his opponent, Con. Rail. from mating
counter Invasion ncr1.4 Niagara river. On
the 2ith NJ July be- ncriycd news NJ The
movements oi the British that lci hlm 10
suppose that such an invasion WINS on foot.
aud yielding 10 thourrent solicitation ~
Gen. Scott, who commanded ono Of hA
brigade. Ordered him 20 lead % movement
along the Queenstown road 20 threaten
Forts GCorsa and Ninghrn, and thus put
tho enemy on the defensive The order
WI. ISSUED M o'clock loo the afternoon.
nnd acJits brigade wus iu motion la tweu.
ty MINUTES liisiorlu numbered gu men.
namely, four Infantry hitfHll0ns. ouu bat.
tory aud two CONT luirs u mounted men.
After march 0t o. couple Of hours the cll-
umu WIS met with umlr. spread hN git-
EHns, that Rail WIS M thr immud lfr 81.
dnliy with iorco fully equal to aclirs.
but ln the face Of contradictory ufluu1-
tl0n. credited NJ pusItiyu 40 Brown head.
quarters. the impatient lender refused 20
believe the story and continued a. march
rapidly on thg forts ns h. bad been or.
derUd llo took The prociuilon. however.
to send % mrsnge back 90 his Chlai ri.
counting WHIST he bad beard The British
VIM appeared on biz front hc believed q,
be only remnant le.t by LiH.l 90 decg,vc
the American rcnurlia, and these ho
promptly attacked
Instead of q remnant ho mot nn army
AMI uulntsntionally opened The battle ~
lruiy's lauo, or Niagara, Hs 70 g. also
| called. Rail was ln thc vicinity With a
| large forUc aud. uDU0yorWAs Ia iuil feadl.
nD.a Tor battle. Ills truOps uumb0tci . 90
aud many of them were irc.h Ills position
was on nn cmiu0ucc along which mu
/ Lundyh lane, % highway hUtwcru Niagara
river aud the head NJ Lake Ontario Supra-
| clpitaie had b.cu scottu action that tl,re
/ was no safe way u backing out on tho
l part VI the Americans. llo had advert bed
/ Die presence by hs bold attack, and should
I be withdraw after % tentative stroke lt
I would he confession u weakness and lu.
I yitr puuult purult under the oircum.
sihurf. would BE- o. difficult TO withstand
! o. the onset ul superior numbers IN ircs
l nuld would lc
The enemy opyucd with mu.ketty aud
cannon and Scott accepted the challenge
| iust aH though the entire American army
was al baud. The British artillery was
stationed On an cmiueucc, with infantry to
the right and lpit of It, Between the Brit
| ish loit Hank and the river there WIS space
| lcft vacant, but at the moment Of scott.
attack rc-cuiorccmuuts Tor Rial weru
| marching up 20 occupy Il. They never got
there however. Scott saw the open space.
/ Il was In the uncertain light of evening
| Hnl ho detailed the Twonty.ifth regiment,
/ under MAJ Ihoma. s Jcsup, % crawl
through tho bushts that covered tAu ground,
raeh the cncmy's left flank aud turn H.
Jc,up ohoycd aud struck the opcuing OF the
lane into Queenstown road IL was down
I Queenstown ro,d that supports we're
marching 10 RAILS asi stance, aud iCup'a
movement caused thum 10 halt aud change
thcir direction. Meanwhile Scott pressed
| the lighting g1iust the British front. ilo
did not hope TO win the fight alone, but
Thought that be could hold on until pl.of
should come from Gen. brown in rcHp1uso
to his mrssigo that the vuomy was reported
In force on his front
Jcsup's movement was brilliant success
in every way. lie kept on ro-cuforcrmeuta
from Rail that might have turned tho
tide against Scott. lie fougAtWlth force
superior to his own column out uf those
present. under Rial, aud he captured RIAL
and several Of his staii before directions
could be given In the British lines for tho
order Of battle. The capture OF the en-
emy's leader Was - stroke OF luck, perhaps.