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O In our paper of Friday, we
published, from the New York Ameri-
can, vivid description of the battle of
Fort Erie. written by recen: traveller
over the site.of "Lundy's lane, who
has given no less thrilling description
of the terrific conflict that took place
there. We know Of nothing in the fc
titions Charles O'Malley" superior to
the following account Of real scenes
and incidents:


We cross Thy tranquil plains, Och,
Chippewa! Scott, Ripley, Townson,
Hindman-brave soldiers--weIl did ye
your duty. Long will this battle
ground your names remember. And
thou too, Rail- brave Englishman,
foeman vert thou worthy OF warriors's
steel. Far different music has resoun-
ded through these continuous woods
than the wild birds carol, the hum OF
insects, and the waving of the breeze
that now so gently greets our ear. All!
there is the white house. There, was
General Scott, making forward move
menl with his brigade in the afternoon
Of the 25th of July, 1914, came in
view of it, we saw the courtyard filled
with British officers; their horses held
by orIerlies and servants in attendance.
General Scott, turning TO one of his
escorts, said: "Be kind enough, sir,
10 return to Major General Brown; in
form him that havefalIen in with the
enemy's advance posted in force at
'Lundy's lane,' and that in one hall
hour | shall have joined battle" '.Or-
der up Ripley with the second brigade;
direct Porter to get his volunteers Inn
medialely under arms" was his brief
reply Of Major General Brown to my
message; and the aids were instantly ii
| their saddles, conveying the ORDERS
As [ galloped back through the woods
the cannon shot screaming by me
tearing the trees and sending the raj
| fences in the air in their course, warn


ed me that the contest had begun
There, upon the verge Of that slopine
hill, parallel with the road, andthrougl
the graveyard towards the Niagara


were drawn up by the Brush lines un
der General Riall, three times create
than our brigades; his right sovere
with powerful battery Of nise piece
lof arliIlery-tWo Of them brass twenty