Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-07-01

tions ensued. He addressed the party
selected, and explained to them fully the
reciprocal obligations of allegiance and
protection, assuring them that the United
States would not fail to avenge their gal
liant and faithful soldiers; and finally
pledged himself in the most solemn man
ner, that retaliation, and, if necessary, a
refusal to give quarter in battle, should
follow the heexecution of any one of the party.
In the midst of this animated harangue,
he was frequently interrupted by the Brit
ish officers, but though unarmed could not
be silenced."
The Irishmen thus selected were sent
to England AS soon as Scott was ex-
changed, he proceeded to Washington and
reported the whole affair to the Secretary
of War by written communication
This report was transmitted to Congress,
and Scott, in personal interviews, pressed
the subject upon the attention of men,
bers. An act was accordingly passed on
the Sd of March, 1913, vesting the Pres
ident with the power of retaliation. In
an engagement soon after, Scott captured
a number of prisoners. True to his pledge
given at Quebec, he Immediately selected
twenty three of the number to be confined
in the interior of the country, there to "a
bide the fate ofthe twenty-three Irishmen
taken at Queenstown and sent to England
for trial.
The result of this firm resolution on the
part of Scott, and of the legislation con-
sequent upon his efforts, was, not only to
save the lives of the twerty-three Irish
prisoners, but to compel England through
out the remainder of the war to respect
the rights Of our naturalized citizens, by
abandoning her claim to per-
petual allegiance.
Just after the close of the war, as Gen
eral Scott was walking along one of the
wharves of New York, he was hailed by
his old Irish friends for whom he had
at Quebec They had just been
released from the English prisons,-and
now rushed to embrace him as their deliv-
erer.
At the capture of Fort George, on the
9th of May, 1913, Scott led the advan-
ced guard. He landed on the Canada
shore of Lake Ontario, formed his COM
mand Oh the beach, and scaled the banks,
behind which the British forces were
drawn up, fifteen. hundred strong. The
action was short and desperate, but en-
ded in the totol route of the enemy
Scott was the first man to enter the fort,
and hauled down the British flag with
his own hands.
On the 10th and 18th of November,
1913, Scott defeated the enemy in two ac-
tions, one at Fort Matilda, the other at
Hoophole Greek.
On the 9th of March, 1914, when only
years of age, Scott was pro-
NOTED to the rank of Brigadier General.
A few days after the promotion, Gen
eral Brown, the chief in command on the
Niagara frontier, left Scott at Buffalo, to
instruct and drill the army, which was
then concentrating at that point. Scott
had entire charge of this camp of instruc-
ton for about three months. The re-
suits of the discipline and spirit which his
teachings here infused into the Northern
army, were soon to be developed on the
fields of Chippewa and Lundy's Lane.
The battle of Chippewa was fought on
the 5th of July, 1914. Scott with 1900
met on an open plain and rou-
ed with the bayonet 2l0O Of the veteran
.roops of England-the very flower of the
army. As the two armies approached to
close quarters, Scott called aloud to M'Neils
oattallion-"the enemy say we are good
1T long shot, but cannot stand the cold
ron! [ call upon the eleventh instantly
o give the lie to that SANDER! Charge?"
They did charge. Before Gen. Brown
;ould come up with the rear division of
he American army, Scott had already
won the day, and was in hot pursuit of
he flying enemy. The British had
)een beaten with their own boasted wea-
bayonet. The valor and skill
If the Boy General of twenty-eight had
all the boasted prowess of her
Torld-renowned veterans.
Gen. Brown, in his official report of
his battle, says: Brigadier General
Scott is entitled to the highest praise our
country can bestow. His brigade cover
,red itself with glory"
The battle of Lundy's Lane (or Mag
ira as at is frequently called, y was fought
IN the 25th of July, 1914, just three
weeks after that of Chippewa. The bat
lie commenced about forty minutes before
unset and continued until midnight
Here again Scott was the master spirit of
he fight. American valor again triumphed
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