Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-07-07

~ = ifiEafe. then alongside. III England IL lie
tried aud executed Tor the crime ~ iigh :rea.
sou. they being taken n arms sgaiast their
native allegiance Twenty-tlrec had Teen
/ thus set apart when scnft rtacl,ri Tic deck
/ | he n,"mr,f.Srot asr,rtai1ed the oije,-t =
the Britiss, fl -ers he commanded III men
Z" answer 10 m"re questions. 10 order that
to ether selections sh,lhi he made by the
test of speech. lie commanded them 70 re
main silent aad they strictly .l,nycd. THIS
was done il spite or the threats If the lIrit-
ish officers and not another mar, was separa-
ted .run his rnnpiniphs. Scott was repeat
Ecdly commanded to 70 shel.w, and high alter
cations eusucd Vic addressed the party no
.lceted and explained II them fully the reeiD
lr..eal obligati M ~ allegiance aud protection
assuring Their, t',st the u.isrd States would
llcrs: aud i,aIly pledged limsclf b. the
most sal'qnn manner that retaliation and. il
necessary. a refusal 10 give quarter il battle.
should fellow the execution u any one II the
party IN the midst of this animated i.ar
anque. he was trpqaeaily Interrupted ny the
British eff ers. but though unarmcd could
mol be sirnrctl
The lrisl,,,en TINS selected were sent to
i England As span NJ seatt WIS exchanged.
he proceeded t. Washington aid repnrfstl tile
whole affair to the Secretary Of War Ly u
write, communication. This report WAS
/ TRANSMITTED 10 Congress and Scutt. ii per
soilal Interviews pressed tic sntject on mem.
hers. Az ac: wis acc Tslingl lassalm, tho
BIZ Of Marct, lsi3. vesting the President
with the power Of retaliaiinn. In mn en-
! eogc;ncnt soon after, Scott captured mum
! her of prisoners 'Truc to his pledge given
| atQuehee he Immediately stlpe,pd twenty.
three %! the number to bc e"ilfiasd III tlfe in
4 te.ior Of ti,econntry. there 10 abide the fate
| efthe twenty-three ri<h,nc,, taken i; Quceus
tuwn and sent tn England foi trial
1 The result If this firm res -lusion on the
part of Seott, and of the legislation Goose
queut upon lis efforts, was not only 10 save
the lives Of the twenty. three Irish prs lners.
hnt to compel England Throughout the re-
mai,aer Of the war 10 respcct the rights 81
orr naturalized citizens by virt,,lly abandon
lug her claim to erpeiual allegiance.
just after the close Of the war. as Gen.
Scott was walking alng orc of the wharvcs
of New frk. be was hailed sjG4is old I,is
friends fr whom lie had iutcrferel 1T Quebec
They had just been released rnm the English
rrisers. aud low rushed to embrace him as
their Il, ltercr
Ntite capture cf Fort George. nntl,e 2Ttl,
Of Nav. 1913. Sentt led lin advanced .ua,d
He LANDED u, the Laiads share nf Lake Ou-
ta,ia formed his coMms,id on the beach aud
sealed tire mks 4hehi ii which TIL. British
.nrcs were drawn M. II fecn huadre,l strong
ihc action wns shut aid desperate hut en-
y. FL ~ Al
the tirst mai, 10 sesitcr fhr f,Tt aud i.apied
Down tic isriIi, Atg with lis own banis
On the 10tsl aad 1 ltb of November. 1918
sScift dcscited The enemy in two aeiiol,s--
one at Fort Matilda, the other at Iloophole
Greek. aaa
On the 9th Of March. 1914. when only
tceaty 81 rem years Of age. Scott was promo
tel to the rank Of brigadicr general
A few dass'uFter this prcn'tion. General
Brown, then c',ief il command an the Ming
ara frontier left Scott at l'uifalo to instruct
and drill the army. wiirl, was then c,ncentra
, ting at that peipt Seoit had entire charge
oi this campnf instruction fer about three
months The results of the discipline aud
Split which his teachings bcic isfaScsi int
the Nnitl,era army were soon to be Developed
gu the field of Chippewa aud ldnay Lame
The brittle Of Chippew, was fought on the
9th of July. 1914 scott with 1000 Aner-
leans, met M an opca plain and routed with
. the bayonet 100 III the veteran troops of
F,nsknd tile very flower of the army as
/, the tw, armies approached to close quarters
Scott called out 10 McNcil's battalion, "the
cnemy say we are good at long >lnt. bat car
mt stand the cnll iroI | clll upm the
1lth instantly t. give the lie 10 tina, slander .
Charged They dill charge Before Zen
Brown could come up will, the rear division
of the American army. Scott had already wan
the day. aud was IN hot pursuit Of TIE flying
enemy The british had hce" beaten with
thrir owi hnastcd weapon the hayonct -
The valpr aud skill of the Bow Geaerdi If
twenty eight had vinqni-hed an the h4'as.e,
proves, II her world rri,.'wred We, erans
General lsrownir his oliiesln.p'at of this
battle srys: "isrisa,iirr General Scntt is
entitled tn the ish-~t praisc o,,r -onutry ra,
bcsiow Ills brisade has covered itself with
81 nv /" s lasH 4asia T & ls0
Tue battle Of Lunay's Lane Tor Niagara
as il is Frequently rall,d) was fought on the
2C,li Of .Juir. lsi4, just three weeks after
tha, Of Chippewa. he battle commenced
about forty minutes before sunset. aud con-
iiuticd until mi,laight Here again Scctt
was tie master spiritlef the fight. amcri
orao valpr-agan irilnphed overihe veteran
regiments OF Britian. scott hnltwp horse,
Killed snder Tim, was wounded IL the >ilr,
hut sill fpngit oh until the cl,sc Of the bat
tic when he was proslr.tce by wound IN .he
shnulier this was The HARDEST fought hattie
If the war. our limited space will not allow
more extended nntice Of its details and
indeed il would he supe,ilunns +, recapitate
the events af that rtai,us day, familiar as
they are to every American schoolboy -
4 here 50 many have gathered inipcri>'a'le
hfr,lS. II w,s truly apr nd honor FIR the
4 ynulhf sc.tt 10 DO hailed by universal con-
seat the hero Of Lundy l.ane . ~
For his gallautry in these actions. Scptt
was s,nna.fcr promoted te'tke rank Of maj n
general. On November 3D.. lsl4 C,rgress
passed rcsluiisp awardiAga gid medal to
Mai II General Scott il testimony If the
higl. sense cnt,at ,ined hv Congress nf his
! IL.