Washington telegraph., 1852-07-28

III eNWtHlaiton IN other Wofd. she deni#I
tie right et any ef her subjects 10 becumI
eitiz'ns of another country. ennionding tha
titag oRsa ia hgf rarp-iial allegiance. 10
eafing 10 this deeIfinc, a native Of ireland
Scotland n England who had emeratod {
tn tnitel States and become naiuraliys
American ei'i2anl remained jill a snbiae
u The Bfilisl government, and forfeited hi
lIie for tfeasln. It found in arm, aalin,t her
Tn United Siaie, douial this doctrine
her naturalization laws being founded upon
tn opposite theory.
While scott Ras prisoner nj Quebec
tha liritI#h attempted To enforce thair doe.
ifina %, perpetual sllyg.aHe, IN regard IA
certain la#h prisoners lannl in the RAM
= tl,c AHallrm afmy al Ouaanz.awn.-
The following Is description Of the scens
Scott hius in tn calumet the tran,r5r,
heard a hustle af1n deck and has,cnad
NJ. TIN ho fund a panty pf British afH.
eH#s In de art OF mus,g5iaz DO, uI58uef#
and Faliag finn ihe NJ such as byeaa.
lion. a# the a#set OF tir ta.as. wss#
iadsrl tn b. lr.hH#a In ules. wa h
al them in a iligalc then along side. In
hs tried and executed iar tie crime af br#h
ffzasn thy hcius fakrn in arms as..a.
t.a'r H'isa aIlgs a.e iant}.thFac lHa
la ilH. zHt apae AaaH ##s na aHHd fa#
a.=s TIE maHHat Sa.H as,aF.# med fiI=
tasa' ol tha british oiida5s. Dr. mpaai.
81 hi. men TO answer uo aafa que ions IN
aHlsr that N Other Hyctiaa should h. ps.I4
hY ihr iesi ai speech. lleeammHdsl iham
- f#GaH silent. All Ih#s z,ruiv ahsysd
tH.s wa= due iu sH..s ul ths iha5a.z al The
british aiHaIs. ahi not aaal,.r azn w.
zfauied IHam h.s aannu.aHs.
scott Ras repeatedly commanded. .uel
iel1W aud high alterations dnuad. lie ad.
dfs u tie party selected. aul explain 4 "a
ihau ,ullY the reciprocal -. lion I'll h..
smaa an rrJ.nHIIal, asaiur TN ilni
liz lniied State 9auld Hat H.!la a,rus
f''Hir gallant and iailh.ui aIlIar.. aud grsI.
Is pledged huu-f iu u.r u..i .-'--si-,. a
rita Rs sio Quar- quarter 09 e3t,Is, should iol.
Jew the cyrrutipa o' ans ouo of ihc lar
tU lulhz mid of disseminated hmgic
De- was frequently interrupted uy iia British
uGrrs. m. though gulsu.4. Dee caI p.t
%, s,lruagl,'
The iri,hmcn inns .cleJ,nl were .eHt TO
England A. soon as scu,i was exchanged,
ha proceeded to Washington and reported
.le whole Affair to ila Secretary 70. War l}
written cmgH.D'.Un. Tli. rpst waS
transmitted 60 c. gross. and Scot 10 per-
,.usi interviews fcl thr SUBJ. Ion
tl.e attention o.. M-mb..s An act na. ac.
clrlugly passed on ibe Sl Of March 1873,
lciiug iho President with tha power nj ne
mlia.iyn. In 400 engagement son gIrr
Srls apgrai O. number ot pr.s n'g,-
True lo h.- plcll, given o., Qucbsr 'r ind
m1inic.y .i.r.u ,V,uy-.argrd the mum.
,U De confined u tao interior Of the ecw'rN
there to abide the ialc of the tweniy.ihgee
lri.hmcu taken ai Queenstown aud sent 10
England l0r trial.
TIA, result d this firm resolution on tin
mart Of Scott, aud of the legislation eu.a.
luan, upon hi. efforts ua,, NOT ouly FOO eiyt
tae live. Of t.r tWcuiy,bgc lri,hp nHnr.
but to compel England thToughua; ,b' re
m1iudar of the war, 10 respect the rights
. Of nalpaliNl citizens by virtually abandon
/ iu, har claim ,o perpetual allegiance.
Ju.. after Doe close Of iha war, @ Gen.
Scott wa, walking along one of tha ubWw
nf Nrw York. d, wa. m.iUl lp h'. u,l
. Irish friend. lor whom he bad interarcl ai
Quebec. They had just been released from
I the English prisons, and now rushed 10
embrace him a. thnig daiiyerer
Al the capture Of Fort Gcorgr, on tie
9th of MAY 1873 Scott led the advanced
guard. lie landed on the Canada shore %.
Lake Ontario. formed his command pn the
beach. and scaled the banks behind which
the British forces were drawn up fifteen
hundred strong. The action wos short and
desperate. bul ended in the total route Of
. the enemy. Scott was the lira man TO ca
ter ihr fort, mud hauled down the British
faa with hi, own mudt
On the lO.h aud llth Of November,
1913. Scott defeated the enemy in two ae.
tions. one at Fort Matilda the other at
llooppole Creek.
/ Ola the Olh Of March, lSll when only
he.a,yse,ca years of age, Scott wn' pro-
noted to tho rank Of Brcldicr General
A few days after this promotion, Gen
Brown. then chief in command on the Nj
arnrn frontier. left Scott, at Buffalo to In
sruct and drill the army, which was then
concentrating at that point Scott had en-
tire charge Of this camp Of instruction toI
about three months The results of the dis
cipine and spirit which his teachings here
} infused into the Northern army, were soor
to be developed on the fields of thIppew'
and Lundy's Lane.
The battle of Chippewa was fought on the
: 9TH day of July, 1914 Scott. with i9OJ
8 Americans met on an open plain and roui
3 ed with the bayonot 2l0O Of the veteran
b troops Of England-tho very flower Of th'
army. As the two armies approached &
close quarters, Scott called aloud to Mcneil
! battaliion--'the enemy say we are good a
D long shot hut cannot stand the cold iron -