5th of June, he fell in with the enemy's advance, which retreated after some skirmishing. Hindman pursued briskly, his men generally running, until it was nearly night. He then halted at Stony Creek, for the remainder of the army to come up, when they encamped: Hindman's corps in advance, nearly in the centre of the whole. The fatigue of the preceding day, had made rest welcome, and he was sleeping in the corner of a fence, when he was roused about midnight; the enemy having bayonetted the centinels, and pierced the centre of the camp. Hindman immediately formed his corps, and withdrew a few paces behind his fires. In this position he waited for the enemy. Perceiving a body of troops approaching, he gave the order to "make ready," when at the instant, one of his officers called out "they are our own troops." The night was excessively dark. and the light of the half extinguished, intervening fires, rendered the vision very indistinct. As soon, therefore, as he received the warning, he brought his men to a "recover," and went forward ten paces in front, to ascertain the character of the ap proaching troops. It proved in reality to be the enemy, who poured in a galling fire, before he could reach his own troops, This was instantly returned, and every corps was under the ne cessity of acting for itself. At one time, Hindman found himself attacked by the enemy in front, and by our own artillery in the rear, his own firing being mistaken for that of the enemy. But the mistake was soon corrected, and he determined to maintain his ground. The unexpectedness of the attack, and the impenetrable darkness, produced the utmost confusion throughout the whole encampment, each party often attacking friends, under an impression that they were foes. Hindman kept his men well formed, and continued an incessant fire, till the returning light of the morning enabled the parties to distinguish each other. The American line was quickly formed, and its firing became irresistible. The enemy broke and fled; rallied and broke again, and finally retreated. But for the unfortunate* capture of the two generals, in the early part of the action,

General Chandler says he was thrown from his horse, and stunned by the fall, and that with his returning senses, he found himself in possession of the enemy. General Winder went in company with captain Towson, to silence

which, however, was not generally known until its conclusion, the whole of the British army would have been made prisoners. General Lewis, in his official account of this action, says that "Hindman, Nicholas, Biddle, Towson, are young soldiers, who would do honour to any service," and to the troops under their command, with captain Leonard's corps of light artillery, and a part of the 5th and 23d regiments, he ascribes the salvation of of the army. A distinguished officer in a letter to a friend on this subject, says, "for his gallantry and good conduct in these two battles, (of Fort George and Stony Creek) Hindman was made a major of artillery. Brevets were not then in fashion, or he would have been made a major for the first, and brevetted a lieutenant colonel for the second."

During the remainder of the campaign Major Hindman was stationed at Fort George under his accomplished commander, Colonel Scott, who was left in charge of that Fortress-He was not particularly engaged with the enemy, but was much distinguished for his intrepidity and address in reconnoitering, which was almost his daily amusement-In October, Scott was ordered to Sackett's Harbour with his battallion, for the purpose of joining Wilkinson in his expedition down the St. Lawrence-After a forced march of nineteen days through rain and mud, Scott learned that the expedition had proceeded from the Harbour, but could not repress his eagerness to join it-He accordingly left the battallion under the command of Major Hindman, who conducted it to Sackett's Harbour, where he remained in command of it during the winter, employed in strengthening the defences of that important post.

In the brilliant campaign of 1814, Major Hindman was chief of artillery on the Niagara frontier, under Maj. Gen. Brown; a station which alone reflects the highest credit on him, considering his age and rank, and the many excellent officers belonging to the corps of artillery-Early in the spring of that year, he was ordered with his battallion from Sackett's Harbour to bear a

what they both believed to be our own artillery, firing on our own troops, and were both made prisoners. The superiour attention paid to Winder, in pressing him to the rear, presented Towson with a favourable moment for escape, which he embraced, and ran off at the risk of being shot in the back. But this gallant soldier was reserved for a more glorious destiny.

part in the active operations intended to be carried on upon the Niagara frontier.

On the Sd. of July, Generals Scott and Ripley, who in the preceding winter had each been promoted to the rank of Brigadier General, crossed with their brigades into Canada, accompanied by Hindman and his artillery, with the intention of carrying Fort Erie by storm. The Fort was quickly invested, and Hindman planted his batteries in the most advantageous positions-The garrison however surrendered without waiting for his attack.

The battle of Chippewa took place two days afterwards, at the close only of which Hindman was personally engaged, although one of his companies, under that excellent officer Captain Towson, was most actively engaged from the commencement-Scott's brigade had crossed a bridge on Streets Creek with Towson's company of artillery; whilst Ripley's brigade and the rest of the artillery were held in reserve by General Brown-Scott soon encountered the enemy and a desperate conflict ensued. Towson was on the right wing and most gallantly sustained it. Hindman more than once solicited permission from General Brown, to move to the support of the left wing; but the commanding General, believing that the artillery would be required for a different scene, refused him. Brown being called to another part of the field, and Hindman seeing Major Jessup's battallion on the extreme left, most severely pressed both in front and flank, resolved to march to its support without orders-He accordingly moved off with Captain Ritchie's company and pieces, and a twelve pounder under Lieutenant Hall-Whilst rapidly approaching the point he had selected, he was met by General Scott's brigademajor, Smith, with an order from Scott directing him to advance upon the enemy. He accordingly brought up his pieces and took part in the action, about the time that the enemy charged. They soon retreated and Hindman with the whole artillery then on the field, pursued with rapidity, under the fire of the enemies batteries, and saw them precipitate themselves into their works-He immediately brought up the rest of the artillery in obedience to the General's orders, and took a position to batter the works; but General Brown was induced to countermand this order, upon the report of two of the officers who had been sent out to reconnoiter.

At the battle of Niagara, 25th. July, Major Hindman was again with the reserve at the commencement; but came up with the whole of his artillery as soon as Lundy's Heights were stormed, and the enemies cannon were captured by two brilliant and unexampled efforts of Colonel Miller and Major Burke. "I saw him frequently (says one of his superiour officers) in the hotest parts of the field giving orders with his accustomed clearness and tranquillity." He had previously brought Ritchie's and Biddle's companies into action, in addition to Towson's, and the former of these gallant young men was severely wounded by the explosion of a shell from the enemy. He could not however, be prevailed upon to leave the field. Upon Ripley's brigade coming up, Hindman was ordered to post his artillery on its right, in a line with the Infantry, and on the left of the 25th. Regiment; but owing to the darkness of the night, the movement could not be made with perfect accuracy, and a piece of artillery under captain Ritchie was thrown a few paces in front of the Infantry. The enemy were formed below the Hill and Ritchie was thus exposed between the two lines-Just before the firing commenced, Hindman sent him an order to bring his piece into line-Ritchie reported in person that it was impossible, as his horses were disabled-Hindman perceiving that he had become extremely faint again pressed him to retire, saying he would himself attend to the gun; but his manly spirit was not yet subdued, and he still refused to leave his post, declaring that he could sit on his horse and give orders. At the moment when the enemy was advancing, Hindman went with Ritchie to bring the piece into line, and while they were engaged in cutting the traces of a wounded horse which encumbered them, they received the fire of the enemy at the distance of not more than fifteen paces-Ritchie fell to rise no more-Hindman's horse was killed, and in falling, carried his rider with him-The American line instantly answered the fire of the enemy, and threw them into momentary confusion. But being quickly rallied, they returned to a deadly conflict, and Hindman lay by the side of the brave and lamented Ritchie, partially protected by his horse-He continued in this situation more than twenty minutes between the two lines, while one blaze of fire succeeded another in each line, each alternately falling back, and again coming into action-The enemy was finally

driven to the bottom of the hill, and Hindman arose uninjured from his "bed of peril," and resumed his station in the lineEvery man attached to Ritchie's gun was killed except a non-commissioned officer-Gen. Drummond did not suffer more than half an hour to elapse, before he renewed his efforts to regain the signal prize which had been wrested from him by American valour-Hindman had been directed to take possession of the captured cannon, and in addition to his own, to form them into a battery against the enemy-Having done so, the spot where the cannon were planted became the great point of contest-The artillery was served with uncommon skill and regularity and did great execution-Although its repeated discharges were severely felt by the advancing foe, yet it could not keep him in check, and he continued to advance throwing in a constant fire till he was met by General Scott with the remnant of his brigade-The General gallantly led them in person, between the pieces of artillery, to two desperate charges, in the latter of which he received two severe wounds, and was obliged to retire-Ripley brought up his brigade, and the enemy was again driven to the bottom of the hill.

The third attempt by the British General to recapture his cannon, was yet more determined and more desperate, than either of the former. He had received reinforcements of fresh troops from Fort George, and advanced steadily within a very short distance of his object. He poured in a destructive fire, which was rapidly returned by the second brigade under Ripley-The enemy however, did not recoil, but, still advancing, repeated his discharge-Both lines were now parallel to each other through the whole extent, and each advancing at the point of the bayonet, seemed to rely on that weapon to decide the fate of the action. The combat raged with the greatest fury, at that part of the Height where the cannon was stationed-The enemy forced himself into the midst of Hindman's artillery, and he was warmly engaged across the guns and carriages. The contest now became close and personal, and the American artillerists evinced the most unshaken resolution to defend the trophies which had been won by the gallantry of the 21st. and 23d. Infantry. The enemy first gave way upon the flanks; the centre soon followed the example, and the assault upon the artillery being at this moment