The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-22

beginning to the END, The whole drama must pass
for fiction, unless he can bring forward some of the
spectators of that remarkably theatrical scene, of
which We have in the autobiography such an inter-
estipg wood cut--the twenty-three Irish prisoners,
to man, landing on the quay at New York. and en-
bracing him. " Singularly enough it so hap.
penedS-this is the written account and is the con-
versational idiom Of Scott himself" singularly
enough it so happened, that the very day of the
landing of these old comrades Of General Scott on
the wharf, their commander and friend, then still
suffering from his wounds, passed along the quay on
foot. lie was instantly recognized by the now
liberated prisoners and knowing all he had accom-
plished in their behalf, they rushed upon him with
cheers, expressing ieryor Of affection. gratitude
and delight, that it is impossible to describe Their
joy was unbounded as the recognition became
mutual He seized and shaken till the
mingled pain Of his wounds and the emotions
produced by such heartfelt exhibition,
caused even the tear Of stalaars manhood to
course unbidden down his cheek" How like
novel this reads and how marvellous are
the many condolences , There were upwards Of six
hundred prisoners carried to England to answer to
the charge of treason The twenty three of Scott's
drama stuck together in going over to England,
hung together through all the changes Of their inn
prisonment in that country, and it singularly SO
happened" after the 'close of the war" when they
were berated, they oil got together on the same
ship, reached New York Mt the very moment that
General Scott was walking on the particular quay
where they landed, and 1t singularly so happened,
too, that knowing all he had accomplished in their
take twenty-tbree of the genuine English in their
stead, had taken them prisoners, put them in
fnement and so delivered them (thc Irishmen)-
things that never happened at New York, or ever
happened at all. The twenty-three rushed upon
him." and be was seized and shaken until the pain
of his wound &c, brought about the catastrophe Of
forcing sthe tear of stalwart manhood to course
hidden down his cheek" Nov, it must BIO remem
bered that this wound stsclf contradiction to this
story, for the hero not 'still suffering" from it
a9er the close ef the
Now, why is this scene between the Irishmen and
General Scott so deliberately worked up and con-
nected with such narrative in regard to his estab-
fishing the retaliatory system, and acting with such
zeal under 1t for the Irish, every word of which is
shown to be false by the authentic history of the
country? 1t had its origin in the same motive
which produced the following declaration in General
SCOTS letter Of March last to the Irish committee
celebrating st. Patricks days.
Perhaps no man, certainly American owes 80 muci
to the waller and blood Of frishmen as myself Many
them marched and fought under my command in the wa
OF 1Sl2-16; and many more--thousands lin the recen
war with Mexico not one Of whom WAS ever known 4
turn his back upon the enemy or friend am gentle
| men, with very cordial respect, WINFIELD SCOTT
Fo ca CONFIRMED