Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-07-07
Binarap!)ilnl.
FfomiAe Bqlfimorc Pqfriot
LIFE AsO SERVICES or GEN. >coiT.
BY 4 SOUTHERN WIG.


Winfield Sc,.'s was i,oin near pc.ershurg
u, Nrg:iia o,, the l:,,l.f j me ia the gear
l7st; He fpi~lcd tiS stmlies AZ il,eotdl
hgc of william aud Mary. asd mas admitted
% the bhrin 1896 A'icr practising law 10
Virginia 'btu; a year, he emigrated to cout
Careli,a sAtt1H tr aus5
Oar difficulties with England caused Con,
grcss to pass M act IN April 1908. 10 in
crease the army scott applied immediately
for co,nnAissien in one ni the regiments about
To be- ,si><rl aud in May. o. was appoi,t
ed /, capt III ot light artillery s. .s
War was not actually declared npiil June
1872. The interval between 1s0s aud the
declaration Of war WIS Que uf great political
exeitcmc,t Settt sided with the Democrat
ic party, supported the election Of President
Madison aud approved advocated, aud wrote
III fryor of war measures. sifl5 l54.tslfgt
| In ,jnlr, 1872. S,adt was commissioned
icute,wns -coloucl in the ID artillery. and
proceeded to the niagara frontier ~ De-.
iolicr of that YEAR Lientenaut Elliot applied
10 Sco,t for as>i-tanre la manstn rapture Tie
Adimis and Caledonia. two British vessels Of
war then lying under the projection of tan
guns If Folt Eric. I he vessels ware tntl.
caItnrc,i; hut Elliott was Compelled to ahan
dn, the Adams. She "a ayr ind aud the
British attempted to restuke her. hut We're
relulscd hy the gallantry of felanel Nintiel
Scott Til, WAS the fist time he had met
the enemy. aud here as in every sahseqiier.
engagement where lie was first in command,
he was victorious.
a few days after was fuughi the ,ncu,ora-
bic hattie Of Queenstown Heights Scott
was the hero Of the day. aud covered .in,sel
with qiry The battle lasted fnr many hours.
and was snpght on the part ii the Ame,icans
with m,'si fearful odds against them The
British amy lavirg been reinforced.
numbered Mt less than Thirteen bur
drcd mei,. while the .tm,rcais were redrei
Ia less than three hupdrei, Finlils that
tie miliria an the opnrsite shore refused or
mere unable to cross 70 their all, and that
saccnr was now hopeless. SCOTS heroic baud
were at lcng;h c"nilelled 20 surrender. But
their gallant deeds uprn thar day carried IL
SEPARATION to every Ame,icnn l'en,t HE DIS
grace Of Hall surrender was wiped ~ tie
faults of the enemy clicked the character
of the American army redeemed
-
Scott was carried a prisoner to Quchec
Willie he was there. an incident occurred
which had . INST Important heaiing n!,an the
future conduct of the war. aud Is deserving OF
particular mention.
as AZ the time Grcat Britain denied the talt
of expstriairp: Ia tier wsads. she denied
The right II any ii her nl.jeets ~ became
citizens OF another ccu,try. rontcadrlg that
they owed ~ her perpetual allegiance Ne
cndirg tn this doctrine. . native Of Irclaud
Scotland. ar Epgland who had cnligrated t.
the Upitcd States. and hceomc natrrplizsd
American citizen. remi,ilc'l still q subject o
the British Gpvernincpt, and iar ,ited his
Ii 9 for i,easan Il found i, arms against i,es
The limited states Il nied this dwtriue her
naturalization laws heiag fpunde upon tue
"pl"eitc thenry, IS isfi.i3 II uas.as
While Srett WASH prisoner Mt Quebec. the
British attempted 81 cnforce thrirdpcs,i,e %
perpetual a!leglauce il, regard Ia certaip4irsh
prisoners found il the ranks at the american
arny ut Qnres'stnwu The following Is dc.
scriptinf % tgc see"e: 500 a0H
scott being il the cabin Of the transport
heard u la,s,le upo,i deck and FASTENED up
There he found a party Of British officers i"
the act Of mastering the prisoners, and sep