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BATILE 0F QUEENSTON -HEIGUTS. A TflRILLING OHAPTER OF GANA PlAN HIST0iRY. BW E1t.ýEST CRUIKSHANK. Most Canadians are sufficiontly familiar ing the euomy by every moans in bis power, witlh thec stately clumu which rowns the and Sheaffe fisally consented that bofli sumuîi. et Quoenstou lleights, sud looks parties shonld enjey the unrestrieted navi- Aown upon au expause ef scenery that eau gatien et Lakte Ontarie as long as the arnm- scarcely be paralleled ton variety sud snh- istice eontinued, altbough au express trom limity, save hy the viow frdm the edge et Detroit had intermed him a tew minutes the plateau, on which an obelisk marks the betore et the capitulation et the entiro Ain- spot where Il Wolfe dieA victoieus." Most ericau army there. et them know, also, in a goenai way, why Ahl the advautages secured se tan by the it was placefi there, and that Brook died te superieity et the British aquadren on Lake preserve what Wolfe had dieA te cenquer. Ontario were tbrowu away by a strote et It is net necessary te trace the march et the pou. The blockaded vessels at Ogdens- ovonts immediately succeeding the deelara- bung were renioved te Sackett's Harbor te tien et war by the United States, on the be armed, and treops sud stores et ail kinds on the lSth et June, 1812 ; hew lsunied tc'rwand te Fort Niagara. Tidings Brocok chered up the despondent, decided et Broet's alînest incredible success had the wavering and overawed the disleyal preceded hlm, and as ho rode down te ameong tue intiabitauts et the province by a Niagara ho was mer midway by many et the settled poiicy, te use bis own words, et magistrates and principal inhabitants ou "speaking tond sud leoking big ;" hew, horseback, who presentýA lim witb a cen- prevented by the express instructions et bis gatulatory address, te which he replied superier trom atta( ting the enemy beyond with bis charactoistie readiuess aud tact, the Niagara, ho assem bled an enthusiastic mojestly diseiaimiug any persenal credif, body of "oliuteens, suad faking with him sundasciing bis triumph te the fidelity aud almeut every regular soldior at bis disposai, alacrity witb7 whicbho had been snpported fiew te repel the invader at the Detroit; by the people et the province, sud the how ho pnemprly l',-,termined te cross thaf steadiness et the treeps under bis commnand. river contnany t,, the opinion et bis mest The volunteers wbo had aceoîupanied hirm trustod officers; sud hew bis audacity was were filleA with natural exultation, aud rewarded by a complte sud, bleodless vie- thir easy victery inspined fhem with a tory, is folerably wvll tnown te every Can- certain amount et confompt for their adjan. enemios, which was rapidly cemmunicated But, while cenquerng af Detroit, ho te their friends sud acquaintaucos. The coulA net fail te ho apprehousivo that is- ýarival eft fho Ameican genonal and the aster might bave betallen the weakened regulars et bis ansuy,a tew days laterbecaiue garnisons on the Niagara, anA scarcely'the signal for a traistie outburst et enthus- twenty-teur heurs were permitted te elapso: iasm, aud agod loyalists who still nouished personal service, aud holding regular quart- sales, In the Congressional district, in wbich Albany was situate4, their influence was paramount, and members et tho family represented itftor twenty years. Stephen, the present hesd of tbe bouse, was an ami- able and bonevolent, but rather duliman of about fifty years of age. Ou all strictly military subjeets, ho was compelled f0 rely upon the advice of bis Adjutant-Genenisl and cousin, Solomon Van I{eusselaer, wbo bad been bred a sldier, bad senved in tbe United States army for torn years, and had beld bis preseut appointmout for as many more. Hie had been woduded in Wayne's campaigu egaiust the Indians and possessed the reputation ef a brave aud skilful officer. Remainiug but a few heurs at Niagara, the indefatigable Brocit hurried en te Kings- ton, where hoe inspected the militia, ex- aminod the growin g fortifications, and wrete to Sir George Prevostfofr permission te at- tack Sacktt's Harbor, where the American shippiug on Lakte Ontario had taken refuge. With bis Frosout snperiority upon the lake, ho assured him that its capture would ho an easy matter. A portion of the Amerîcan froops at Nagara wonld be pnobably recaîl- ed for its relief, and while they were mardi- ing overland he would sail up the lake and tbrow bis whole force against the posts fhey had lot t. But te the governor this daring schemeofet perafion seemned far tee bazar- dons, aud in roply hoe enjoinod Brock net te prevoke the eucmy by ueedless annoyance, but romain strictly on the detensive, and even inted that ho bad risked ton much whon lho ventured te cross the 'river at Detroit. This project haviug beon rejected, Brook returned te Niagara, wbere ho learned that Van Rensselaer had already givon notice et tho toriniaatiou et the armistice. Lewis- ton lleighf s wore witened with the touts et a. large oncampmeuh Other camps were visible at Schlesser, Black Rockand in rearof t 1otNiazara. Batter- own iiefflicient means, 1 do neot contemplate any immediate attack." But in a letter to his brother a tow days later, ho avowed bis real impatience at his forced iuactivity. " Uy instructions oblige me to adopt def en- sive measures, and 1 have evinced greater forbearance than was ever practised on any former occasion. It is thougbt that without aid of the sword, the American people mnay be brought to a due sense of their interests. 1 firmly believe that at this moment I could sweep everything before me from Fort Nî- agara to Buffalo, but i'y success would ho transient." In fact the arrivai of bis reinforcements had almost produced a panic in the Ameni- eau camp. Party strife raged among the officers witb unabated fury. Porter and bis friends styled the commanding general a traiter, while Solomon Van Rensselaor openly announced his intention of pnblish- ing Porter as "as poltroon, coward and scoundrel." In this dilemma, General Dearborn suggested that the Governor of the Sf ate should assume supreme commaud hiioseif and march thither with as large as force of militia as he could astemb'e, while he would endeavor to draw off part of the British troops by a movemeut towards Montreal by way of Lakte Champlain. Tompkins was too shewd a politician to imperil bis reputation by se rash a step, but he displayod great vigor in pushing forward troops and stores, and iuvested Van Rensselaer with alithority to cali ont an almost nnlimited numbp of militia from the neighhoring counties. Dearboru at.the saine time dispatched regiment af ter regimient of regular troops to Van Ronsselaer's assistance, while the Secre- tary of WVar sent sailors to equip and man the bouts and vessels at Puffalo, and ivas us ging forward another army to re- cover etroit. Two thousand volunteers frein Penusylvania were at the samo timo ordcred to marcb to the Niagara. (To ]BE CONTJLNIED.) BEN T TIOM~PSuI' Thse 1'oed Texas Desperado. The most notable Englishman vibo oser came te Texas was BIen Thompsirn, But be arrived there at se early an age and became se thoroughly Western in bis mode of life that Texans dlaim him as their own. 1 imagine, however, be always retained some of the traditions of his birthplace, as there isa story of his standing with his bat off to talk to an Euglisb nobleman wben Tbomp- son at tire time wa% the most feared- andi best-known man in aIl Texas. The stories of bis recklessuess and ignorance of fear and utter disregard of the value ot others' lives as woll1 as bis own are innumerable. A few of tbema are interesting and worth keeping, as they show the typical had mnan of the high- est degree in bis different 14ýnors, anîd aise as I bave net dared to 'sal a as much about bad men as I shoulfi liive liked to do, Tbompson killed eigbteen nmen i different parts of Texas, and w as for this made Mar- shal of Austin, on the principle that il he m'sst kili soriebody, it was botter tx' give bim autbori ty to kilI other desperadoes than reputable citizens. As Marsbal it was bis pleasure to pull up bis buggy across the railroad track just as the daily express train was about to start, aud covening the on- gineer with bis revolver, bid him bhold the train until ho was ready to move on. Ho- would then calsome trembling acquaintance from the crowd on the platforma and taît with him leisurely, until ho thonght he bad' successfully awed the engineer and estab- lished bis authority. Thon ho would pick up his reins and drive on, saytng to the on- gineer, IlYoenoedn't think, sir, any cor- poration can burry me." The position of the unfortunate man to wbom ho talked must bave been Most trying-with a loco- motive on eue side and a revolver on the other. One day a cowboy, wbo was a well-known bully and a would-be desperado, shot sever- al bullet-holes tlsrougb the high bat of an Rlast Thou Heai'd th3 !.tightingale. 1. Voes, 1 have heard the asg-tiugale, As in clark woods 1 wa-de - And dreamed and pondered, A . oie passect by aP5 fi-3 And passion and desirec; 1 nathei- feit than heard The song of that louerd; n1 Vos, 1 have board the nig1ýiingule. II. Vos, I have lieard the nightingale, 1 beard jr, and 1I tollowed;- The warm unight swallowedî - This soul and body of mine, As burniug thirst takes wine, Whi]e on and on 1 pressed Close to that singing brenot; Yos, 1 have heard the nightingale.o Vos. 1 have heard the ulghtingale, Weil doth each throbbing embe3z The flame remembor- And I how quick, that ÊounnAý Turned drops froin a deep wourid! Hlow this heart ivas the thorn Whieh pierced that breast forlern I Vos, 1 have board the nightiugale. -[Rl. J. Gilder. .APTER A BATTLE. Thse lirres-s of a Strnggle ieatltzcd Atteg the Aries Have Aband oued thse Flela. The begiuning ot a battie, unless bro ugbt on hy accident, as it wore, reminds eof, , mourners standing ibout en open grave in & cemetery waiting for the clods of eartb total! upon the coffin. The cool, dol iberate way ip which troops are moved and batteries plaec. ed in position tries your nerve. Mon speait to each other iu snbdued voices, and thQ commands of the officers are low and stern. A regiment is but a ceg ini eue of the wbeels;- a division in eue of the dozen wheels o! the, groat umaciine. Von snay nQw anà thon catch sight eft sho enemy as ho also moveL, te the rigbt or left or advances, or yonu may not see anything ot him for an heur atec the battle opens. ' Vour brigade is in batt1le lino, and biak, been waiting fora heur. -Thene is a liue o!, stirmishers dowalong the bush-frinuge.4 x- .. .- - -- --.. ----r taueux ecncpaie o arrin al Empire. It is anneuncen mhat teerien "-"'mine. xbattie Lino. The stirmishiun asseushief on that trontier. That it would Vrt, I'the herees of Tippecauoe arsd 8e bae ee a esyfai, heo auno h heganion e Dtoi ad vlcknathirty mou, were known te have been built dopo.sits et silver ore noar Kirin, in Man- phot away the cowboy's ear. " L meant," su g forward in btl ie h kr hav ben n esytas, her cn nw c te amoumsg e aou Dt0,re mardhed ite inTonawanda creet. Every day 'large churia, are te ho worted atter the western hoe said,-"te bit your ear ; diA I do it " are the guats stiugiug the elephant. The ne reasonable deubt, for al though supoer no tigt bu 0,wr ace iebodies et men eould he seen exrcing aAnebd h oero fteoic an-Telysoe rofta ohd wil tili and wound, but et wbat resuit is tI innumbens, the Ameican tap hrctl rinfrtEi eFr eregad ehoepsoeno ftepoic n h blysoe ro hth hd e daho ialngo it e u fad wee ythe admission et their c tmm ne ct rmFrtEet otGere ur-marehing te anA fro, attended by a nnîner-nouncos that the foreigu apparatus and theii, "saîi the Marsbal, "get eut ef bore;" d5t rAsbige i ymneto in vryiniferutstteofdicilieed hy Genleral Breek's regular troeps with eus train etfield artillerv an, detaehiments chemicals necessany for extracting the sil- anA catching the man by bis cartridge-belt ision? withot any beavier orfinauce than sixlanthe pare ad pe rts insolence, ef cavalry. Everythiug pointe(! te an im- ver trom the galena ore are alroady on the ho tbîewbim eut into thestreet, and se put Ne lefeApcsepnneatrs audwewee ncpaitted bythcearmistice mediate attack, while Brook tounAhimnself t i min ii nnbrnd hr, i- aannt i eutte s dseat hr ther, Theylareiteetherigiton tho buiali