tR' /% "*W?-' ****** '^ 0° ♦W8fc t * - o » « . <£ . A" -"•i'r 1 rS?^ • * p '• ^ - * ^ > ^ -V •\ *o . t * ,<\ » "... A* • u • * O *v r ° a « "o*i n» < ^2L £utu!y'$ Cane historical Society. military Re Interment of Remains of Officers and IHen t of the $;,. Cu: [kshank, 44th Batt., after which trie remains w ill be deposited in the vault with military honors. At the conclusion of the interment cere- monies, patriotic addressess will be given byW. M. GERMAN,Esq.,Q.C.,M.P.P.;W.McCLEARY,Esq., M. P.. J. ( J. ( Iurrie, Ksctober, of that year, where it remained in garri- son until the Spring of 1813 and embarked for Quebec on 19th of .May. Arriving at Quebec on the 5th June, the regiment was immediately landed and pushed on to the scene of hostilities in the Upper Province. Marching the 400 miles to Kingston in nineteen days. Here the Light Company was detached for service under Major-Gen eral De Rottenberg, at that time en- camped near Fort < Jeorge, where the enemy had retired after the affair at Stoney Creek. This company had several severe engagements with the enemy and parti- cularly distinguished itself at Black Rock on 30th December and at the River Thames on the 4th March, following. Chrysler's Farm, November 11th, 1813. — Lieut. -( 'o]. .Morrison with the remaining ( Companies of the 89th were detained at Kingston to assist in its de- fence from an expected attack in force by < ieneral Wil- kinson,supported by a powerful squadron under Com- modore Chauncey. About 1st Nov. Gen 1 Wilkinson embarked his force and dropped down the St. Lawrence with a view of capturing Montreal. CoL Morrison with detachments of the 89th and 49th, and two (5 pounders was ordered to act as a corps of observation, and if possible to harass the rear of ( Jen'l Wilkinson's army; receiving a reinforcement of militia and one gun while en route, he landed his force of 800 men at Point Iroquois, and advancing rapidly came up with a division of the enemy consisting of two brigades of infantry and a regiment of cavalry— between 3,000 and and 4000 men. with six field pieces-at ( Chrysler's Farm. Notwithstanding the disparity in numbers Col. Mor- rison engagedthe enemy, and after a hotly contested fight, drove him from the field in confusion. With a force now reduced to about 620 rankand file< Jol. Morri- son again pressed forward in pursuit. Gen '1 Wilkinson did not await his coming, but on the morning of the 1 3th crossed the river with his whole force and retired within his own territory, and in February destroyed his camp and abandoned the expedition. Lundy's Lane July 25th, 1814. — The89thwas at York (now Toronto) when tidings came that Major- ( ieneral Brown had crossed the Niagara with an army of 5000 men, and had worsted < Jen'l Riall at ( Jhippawa. Sir Gordon Drummond at once ordered forward the 89th, who sailed on the 24th and arrived off Fort George at day light on the morning of the 25th, were disembarked, and marched immediately to Queenston. After a short halt they were hastened forward to Lundy's Lane, where Riall was threatened with an attack. The 89th with (ieneral Drummond at its head, arrived just in time to meet the first advance in force of the enemv. and it formed the Storm center o he conflict, its conspicuous gallantry throughout this anguinary engagement can best be described in the trords of General Drummond in his official despatch: "In the reiterated and determined attacks which the "enemy made on our centre, for the purpose of gaining, at "once,the crest of the position and our guns, the steadiness "and intrepidity displayed by the troops allotted for the "defence of that post were never surpassed ; they consisted "of the 2nd Battalion 89th Regiment, commanded by "Lieutenant-Colonel Morrison, and, after the Lieutenant- "Colonel had been obliged to retire from the field by a "severe wound, by Major Clifford; a detachment of the "Royal Scots under Lieutenant-Colonel Hemphill, and after "he was killed, Lieutenant Frazer; a detachment of the 8th "(or King's) under Captain Campbell, Light Company 41st "Regiment under Captain Glew, with some detachments of "Militia under Lieutenant-Colonel Parry 103 Regiment. "These troops repeatedly, when hard pressed formed round "the colours of the 89th Regiment, and invariably repulsed "the desperate efforts made against them. On the right, "the steadiness and good countenance of the 1st Battalion "Royal Scots, under Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon, on some "very trying occasions, excited my admiration." At Lundy's Lane the 89th lost according to the >11icial returns, 2 officers, 27 non-commissioned officers ind men killed. Eleven officers 177 non-commission- d officers and men wounded. Thirty-seven non-com- hissioned officers ami men missing. A total of 254 of 11 ranks. A sketch of the 103rd Regiment will be published >n another occasion, but from the official returns we sarn that its losses at Lundy's Lane were: privates dlled. One officer and 46 non-commissioned officers ml men wounded. Three officers and 4 non-commis- ioned officers and men missing. A total of 60 of all anks. J. W. national jmtbem. "O/i how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid tip for them that fear thee; which th<»t Jmst wrought for them tttat trust in tltee before the sons of men." Psaijw xxxi : 19. God save cur gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen God save the Queen; Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us God save our Queen. Thy choicest Gifts in store, On her be pleased to pour, GOD save the Queen ; May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause, To sing with heart and voice, God sa\ e the Queen. Far from the Mother land, Nobly we'll fall or stand By England's Queen; Through towns and forests free, Britons undaunted we Sing with loyalty, God save the Oueen. Victoria, Born, May 24th, 1819. Ascended the Throne, - - June20fch, 1887. Crowned, ... . ,T une 28th, 1838. - • * * A <* **rv« • «G V ^ ° • » 1^ <> ' -< &\ *<& ,/ ^ ^o 1 ?• ** ^ <> *^?VT» .G* *% ^ •y < «^/ A ^ ** > ■V A \* ^tf 5 °o. . >. * A WERT BOOKBINDING JAN Grantville, PA V. • ■ ° •w y o^ ^tf