The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-04
From the Tuscaloosa inteiligencer. ANECDOTES OF GENERAL SCOTT

deserve to De remembered and transmitted 10 future times; but which now only exist in the memory of their acquaintances. On former occasion we gave our readers some good Georgia anecdotes under the head of Doolyana, consisting in the witty 1 observations of that original genius Judge Dooly. We propose now to furnish few anecdotes of General Scott, who some twenty odd years ago was Governor off Kentucky
 Scott was a soldier in the Revolution And 1t was in that service, we suppose, he learnt 10 swear. That was blemish in his character; but he always insisted upon it to all his friends that they must not mind his swearing for he meant no earthly harm by it.
 General Washington reposed great con- fidence in Scott. When the fate of ;he American army was supposed to depend on
 making successful retreat from the en- campment at Trenton, he gave Scott the most dangerous and important post, and that was to defend the bridge against the enemy, until the main army should get off. Washington having stationed him with small detachment at the post of danger, moved off as if to join the army but he had went but a few paces until he turned and sat motionless on his horse. His face was turned to Scott and his men the ndi- cations of gloomy forbearanee seemed to overshadow his counienance. He was probably thinking how much depended on the prudence and firmness of Scott and his men; for the British army were now in sight and advancing. Scott, who had been perfectly silent while Washington was pre- sent, when he thought he was gone, turned to his men and said: ssWell boys you know the old boss has put Us here to defend this bridge; and by G---it must be done let what will come. Now. 1 want to tell you one thing. You're all in the habit of shooting too high. You waste yo,ss;7 powder and lead; and have cursed you about it hundred times. Now tell you what it is, nothing must be wasted every crack must count For that reason boys whenever you see them fellows first begin to put their feet upon this bridge, do goa shias 'eaa.o At this, Washington did what he was seldom known to do during the war he burst into hear ty laugh. Scott looked round and to his surprize, saw the Commander in Chief, still sitting on his horse; they exchanged plea sant glance, and Washington hastened to join the army. The bridge was successful l ly defended, and the American army pre- served.
 Scott had, we are constrained to ackow- ledge, another fault beside the one we have just mentioned. He was given to roman- cing; but we do not know that in indulging this propensity, he ever intended to deceive. He visited Kentucky when ii was wilder ness, and after he returned to Virginia, he told some marvellous tales of the country. He said you might every where in that new country see the deer hundreds in drove, with horns that would measure seven feet from tip to tip running with the swiftness of Ii ghtning over the plain, and from hill to hilL In speaking soon afterwards of the fertility of the soil, he said that the whole country was covered with cane, so that it was with difficulty rabbit could pass through it. "Why, how, under Heaven" said one of his auditors, ssdo those deer make out to run through 1t then, at such rate p Scott looked like one caught, for moment, and then immediately replied; "Ah! my good sir, that's their look out 1t 1
 Is no concern of mIne."
 When Scott was candidate for Gov ernor in Kentucky, he was opposed by Col. Allen, native Kenluckian, young man of fine promise, who was afterwards killed at the River Raisin. They were once both together at General Muster, where Allen made most splendid speech. The friends of the old General, knowing tha, he was no orator, felt distressed for him, thinking that Aliens eloquence must give him great advantage on this occasion over the old soldier When Allen had finished, dressed the company nearly as follows.
 "Well boys, l am sure you all must be pleased with the speech you have just heard. It does my heart good to think we have so smart man raised up among us here. He IS native Kentuckian. 1 see a good many of you here that brought out to this country when 1t was a wilderness. At that time we hardly expected that we l should live to see such smart men raised up among ourselves. You who were with me in those early times know we had no time for education, no means of improving l from books. We dared not then go about our most common affairs, without arms in our hands to defend ourselves against the Indians. But we guarded and protected the country, and now every one can go where he pleases, and you see what smart young fellows are now growing up to do