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TO their enemy. Three flags were sent in sue.
cession. and each were shot down By the Indians,
who we're lying all around in ambusradc. Col.
Scott then bore the flag Of truce himself and
having no other he lied his cravaie TO his sword,
and accompanied by Towson and Gibson, he
went forward. The shots fired by the Indians
fell like hail stones all around them. Hand TO
hand they grappIeJ with the Indians. and one Of
the two was Branl himself. In the midst Of this
struggle a British Sergeant saved the honor Of
the flag Of truce. The terms Of surrender were
soon agreed upon, and Scott, with l20 regular
troops aud l54 volunteers all that were left, laid
down their arms, nearly to quadruple their num-
bers, and the same evening we're marched TO
( Niagara.
| Il was here that Scott again saw Brant, and
another incident occurred which had nearly pro-
we'd fatal 10 one or both. Brant was amazed that
he had not killed Scott. for he had tried to do so.
| by aiming every gun he had fred at him alone.
| One Of Branls comrades met Scott in the pur'or
Of The hotel where he waSstepping, aud, sezing
| him rudely by the arm, attempted TO turn him
round, exclaimirg, as Colonel Stone saws in his
/ life of Brant, "Me shoot him so often, me sure
Il me hit him somewhere" "liands off you
scoundrell" cried Scott, as he flung The rufiian
/ from him. Brant drew his dirk, his comrade
/ his lomahawk, aud Scott, as quick as thought,
seized ono from a number of swords, which
were lying piled up on a liable in the room. The
scene was one Of deep interest. Scott was ready
10 strike down his foes; and they stood, in turn
lomahawk and dirk in hand, frowning defiance,
and painting for The life they had not the skill, in
! fair batllc, 10 take. ltwas at this moment that
British officer timely interposed, and saved the
lives Of one or more Of the party. Scott was in.
yited to dine with the BRUSH General who had
succeeded Brock aud thus ended The scene Of
one of the most marked and heroic exploits Of
the war.
Il was strange that Scott, who was then as now.
one Of the pdest men Of The army, was not hit
by tho famed Indian marksman. Providence
projected him, as it did Washington, whose
horses were shot from under him. and his clothes
riddled with balls from the enemy.
Tncrc were other brilliant incidents in the life
Of Scott during the war Of 1925. True
hearted lriShmen will never forget his successful
efforts to save their counirymen al the battle ai-
ter Queenstown, aud when tho BRUSH Govern.
ment was ready to try and execute them under
The charge Of high treason. A threatened retail.
alion and an authorized rctOIintory law saved
Them. II was on board British transport, off
Boston Ilarbor, that Scott, finding body of Brit.
ish officers engaged in the work of separating
IRISH from American soldiers, tod them not &
respond to a single question. Twcnry.rhree
had committed themselves already, and were
sent as prisoners To England. To save their
| lives, lweulv.three British soldiers were held in
like jeopardy, md all were mutually delivered
up at the close Of the war, ard the Irish in the
American service, AZ the inlcrpo5on Of Scott,
were mado largo recipients OF Government IA.
/ vOr.
l,wus Scott again who led the for'orn hope in
The attack on Fort George, aud after twenty min
utcs Of hard fighting he tore down The BRUSH
flag from The heights, and placed the Slars aud
Stripes 10 its place.
II was in the hard fought batllc Of Chippawa,
as the reader will well remember, that Scott was
Grcmos, in danger. Twenty days utter came
the more unequal battle Of Niagara or Lundy 5
Lane, in which, aficr two horses had been shot
under him, no received At II O'Clock Or night II
musket ball in his shoulder and became disabled.
It was midnight before the barIe cIoSed-lhe A.
mericans masters ola field won by the loss Of
$50 men, aud in which the enemy lost 878.--
This butlle we have always thought was the
fcrcest fought during the war, or in any war in
which the country has been engaged.
The thanks of Congress and The country tend
?. ed no doubt to assuugo the wounds which Scott
had received in this sanguinary battle. llonors
followed him nj every iurn, md he wore them
with becoming grace and modesy. President
Monroe paid him marked respect. So did the
State and city of New York, and since that time,
with occasionally fluctuations in the tide of pub.
lie opinion, he has been borne upon the breeze of
popular favor, always winning admiration for his
bravery, his skill in arms, and his kindness Of
heart.
Between the peace Of 1919. and the war with
Mexico, Scott noted nm honorable and conspcu.
ous part in tho Florida war; among the Cherokee
Indians, during the storm Of Modification, pend.
ing the troubles on the Lake frontier, and the
difficulties growing out of the North Eastern
! Boundary. In Peuce hG has been true Peace
/ Maker, and in war no man has done more TO
mitigate the asperilcS of tho battle field. As a
soldier possessing all The high qualities Of cour.
age, skill, kind regard for the soldiers welfare,
aud MS u military man gifted with rare military
gcuius, high example, noble bearing, and brave
deeds, no has no superior in our country, aud
mono anywhere. So thought and said some Of
the ahlesl officers of Great Britain during the war
orl8l2. SO we think the Nexicans themselves
would acknowledge now. We make no mention
Of the present military career OF Gen. Scott dur.
/, ing the war in which we arc engaged. Some
nine months since he left New York, as has been
truly said, "under cloud" lie had been un-
fortunate in his correspondence with Tho De.
parlment, and wronged by those who were eth
es jealous or ignorant of his high capabilities
impatient Of tho restraints imposed upon him
h. sought new field OF service and there tho
clouds have been scattered like tho morning mist,
before the sun. Al Vera Cruz al Cero Gordo,
AZ Controras, Chcrubusco and in the Capital Of
tho enemy, tho Geueral.n'chiof has shown
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