The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-12-22
GENERAL WoR11I.

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We extract from lliis report tho following
anecdotes Of Gen, worth
"Nnnli was liie very romance aud spirit
Of suldeT. There Was ~ hla whole boar
uig, h,s erect carriage. his manly and hand
poGe figure, superb hurRemauslup, brilliant
black eyri dnsiiing huld 'HDiu uf language
aud conduct, everything "a recall rather -
Saladin o. ffaucis, Uian mere mochpGi-
cal soldier Yet hu pOssnshad hnd eyiuCsd
upon 40 PreHt ocrHsiUns, pruiuuuD, JitF-
uienl hud skill, lhal have not been exceeded
Ia our military history, lle received 40 er-
" military education, aud " "a remarkable
Instance Of lho tnnuuor ~ which genius de-
fees und triunpiiu over every obstacle, lie
courage was uui like that Of other uou--a
mora rouse oi duty aud f-ur Of ovading it.
lat u seemed ~ absolute love at dlugHr,
tlini uAulled "a tie pcr,lp aud cKditouirnt ct
uhtllo ~ u positive erJoy menL When Worth
joined Gen, Laws, he was suuu r. years of
age aud nH they we're passing down the H.
Lawrence river, he was cent ashore td lonru
The position OF lhe troops IN the ueigibor.
hood, with puritve urdrra-lO DO this ouly
and frlurL Landing wnh great coat aud
u snlfc for UNIFORM, hu made be way 10 Col,
Nulhach, ~ CHG rlrr's Fields, VIM, Wllh u
parry Of thiuy or iorty dragouus, wur expect
iuR ~ Eirsrk ifnn several hundred BRUSH
soldiers thon ~ biglh.
WORT, stuffed To- Wnlbnch that be wAs scul
ashore hy General Lows, To- learn what hu
was doug. NHlbach gave mot discour-
aging account ot the condition oi thugs, aud
WAS about making chnrgr through Tho cn.
ruyH hnc, who were ~ ltuut, ~ which
Worm asked permission tu JOIN. I lilu was
Htnuird Nurh wAg mounted, joined in The
charge, aud the curniy concluded with
Their auduciiy, opcuod aud suffered them 10
pass ihul line. This was hut uiG cuuuouc-
menl OF NorIh'r dhhcully. 10 rcluru 10 hls
boat hr was obliged to pass AROUND ~ irout
OF lIa iitiUsl, IIN,, WtIrt % ,iIu ~ uErU NJ
Tan gulSp. Two cumpaucS bucecssycly
htrd al hun, piercing h,s clothes, his sHddlc,
Hnd drawing blood from h,u M sr,cfGl Jih.
cUr, bat almost uiraculuusly bruukinp hu
httrb -,'hsG oi !.'s La1sg .or A.alAeli. \ third
company, nearest the ri,or sul had 10 be-
passed, aud their ire uus. have bceu fatal,
but tie officer ~ command struck viii thu
rpirit aud courage OF the hoy, erred out To-
hds iuoH, "Sparu ihu gallant fellow fire over
his head, aud WORT, lhts escaped. lilo ro-
turned to Gdn. Lewis IN his bout, aud Nae
very property put under arrest fora violation
OF orders
"Ihis was WoGl's fret b.'Ilc, aud 1.-The
chiynlruu- daring winch he manifested ~ II
lNNlhN'N IlNl lllNNNNU lllfs NilNNkN AhllAIiilAAl
with tie Wisdom aud experiences of uuturrr
years. The Gdvruture wac not DvlWed 10y
hun, nor wus Il known unit Iho Hucreud.
.iug year, whru the English officer who had
spared hls life, was taken prisuiicr ut Maya
re- aud ou lupuirlng toe the young uuu
whom hc described ~ running the gauntlet
have ucnli"ued duuuhud MGuh; lhry
thus hccuiUo acquainted, aud ever after cou-
iiuucd liicuds.
"Wouh was both ma eloquent aud modes,
man; aud when speak OF liiS eloqueucr,
hy no uruur intend to ruy that lac was II
learned ur hrilrs.lrticr scholar lie lind lit-
tie CT TO acquaintance with other languages
than lis own, and derived few illustrations
from rrutiTrrv uuri citing the circumstances
aud history ul other countries. These IRE
acquisitions to hc ruyird but they are tot
indispensable; they constituted no pnit Of thc
ulnqucucc of Drmostlicucs und Red Jacket
Worth appealed to the circumstances aud
feelings of ,huse whom he addressed, ,a good
nervous Saxon, and have rarely known IA
man WHO could do 80 WIN more TrmUTkUttu
effect. While Gen. Scott was under char
gees toy order of Geu.Jackson, and court OF
inquiry WINS investigating his conduct IN
Florldu, II party oigcutlemcn met "a this city
aud after dinucr the conversation turned up
ou the subject of SCOTS services. Worth,
~ lis AriicGedlng. NAls- lcAcrlhlug
the pnrt which Scout took IN the battle "
\ Hgurh.
lie sad thar ScoiI's brigade WAS ndvnnc.
ing toward evening under cover Of wood,
from which they were 10 drptoy in The open
field. Scott had already had one horse shot
under him, aud AS the column WAS depGy-
i"F,tiIis ScGeiid horse leh snA he fell, nnd
became cntnnplrd under It, The coli
umn wnycrad, aud Worll,thcn his youugust
aid, rushing to his assistance, disnounted,
aud rendered him his horst, saying, General,
can YOU mount, The column thlters Tor lea
der Scott Immediately mounted, aud rid
ing tu the head OF the column, cried ont,
= Advance, men the nights our own aud
Worth followed Scott rs his aid, on foot. AT
this time n discharge of grape from single
cannon, prostrntcd Scott, the horse which
he rode, and his aid, Worth Scott aud
Worth were Immediately cmriGdto The roar,
Scott seriously, aud Worth, ms II wns sup
posed MORALLY wounded. Attention was OF
course first paid TO the commanding officer.
Alter some lime deep groau was heard, mp
i,arenIly from the adjoining tout, and Scott,
with that forgeilulness of hluiself which dis
tiur,iinhes him on sttel oCeaetous, begged
the surgeon to repair 20 the quarter from
whence the sound proceeded, mud attend, as
he said, so poor Worth who must he dying.
Instead of lhis,' as Worth concluded, ThnI
cry of agony proceeded from niy faithful
dying charger, who had managed To drug
himself upon three legs to the edge OF my
tent, where lie had laid down 10 die PHis-
ing for II moment, while there was hardly
dry eye IN the company, he added, 4 brg
your1urdou, gentlemen, fud Tint in tie
iending Gen. ,Scoit, have been incidentally
led To describe my own services do not
think anybody ever heard him, upon any
other occasion, describe his own shnre of an
notion IN which be had taken pnrf."