Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-16

fort, and hauled down the British flag with his
| own hands.
On the 10th and 11th of November, 1918,
Scott defeated the enemy in two actions-one at
Fort Matilda, the other at Hoophole Creek
| On the 9th of March, 1914, when only t,cenh-
seDen years of age, Scott was promoted to the
rank of brigadier-general.
| "A few days after this promotion, General
Brown, then 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
instruction for about three months The results
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 9th
of July, 1914. Scott, with 300 Americans met
on an open plain and routed with the bayonet
2, 100 OF the veteran troops of England--the very
flower of the army. As the two armies ap-
preached to close quarters, Scott called aloud to
McNeis battalion, "the enemy say we are good
ut long shot, but cannot stand the cold iron |
call upon the eleventh instantly to give the lie to
| that slander! Charge" They did charge. Be-
fore Gen Brown could come up with the rear
division of the American army Scott had already
won the day, and was in hot pursuit of the flying
enemy. The British had been beaten with their
own boasted weapon-the bayonet. The valor
and skill Of the Boy General Of twenty eight had
vanquished oil the boasted prowess of her world
renowned veterans
General Brown, in his official report of this
battle, says: Brigadier General Scott is enti-
tied to the highest praise country can bestow.
| His brigade covered itself with glory"
| The battle of Lundy's Lane (or Niagara as it
| is frequently called) was fought on the 2Gth Of
July, 1874 just three weeks after that of Chippe
| before sunset, and continued until midnight.
Here again Scott was the master-spirit of the
! fight. American valor again triumphed over the
veteran regiments of Britain. Scott had two
horses killed under him, was wounded in the side,
but still fought on until the close of the battle,
when he was prostrated by wound in the shoul-
der. This was the hardest-fought battle Of the
| war. Our limited space will not allow a more
| extended notice of its Details and, indeed, it
would be superhuous to recapitulate the events
of that glorious day, familiar as they to every
American schoolboy. Where so many have gath
cred impershable laurels, it was truly proud
honor for the youthful Scott to be hailed by uni
versal consent, !" the hero of Lundys Lane
For his gallantry in these actions, Scott was
soon after promoted to the rank of major general.
On November Sd, 1914, Congress passed reso-
luton awarding a gold medal to Major General
Scott, 'tin testimony of the high sense enter
tanned by Congress of his distinguished services
| in the successive conflicts of Chippewa and Mag
ara, and of his uniform gallantry and good conduct
in sustaining the high reputation of the arms of
the United States"
Soon after the treaty Of peace, President Mad
ison rendered to General Scott place in his
Cabinet-that of the Secretary of War. This
complimentary office was declined from motives
| highly creditable to General Scott.
| Being still feeble from his wounds, he soon
| after went to Europe for the restoration of his
health and for professional improvement He
was also entrusted by the government with i'm
portant diplomatic functions. He executed his
instructions in so satisfactory q manner that
| President Madison caused to be written to him
by the Secretary of State n special letter of
thanks.
| In 1892 Scott was ordered TO take command
| in the Black Hawk war. He sailed from Buffalo
| for Chicago with nearly one thousand troops in
four steamboats,.
On the Sth of July, while on the voyage, the
cholera broke out among the troops with fearful
violence. On the boat in which General Scott
sailed with two hundred and twenty troops, there
occurred in six days one hundred and thirty
cases of cholera, and ffty-one deaths. After
General Scott had proceeded from Chicago to the
Mississippi river the pestience again broke out
among his troops During the prevalence Of this
| terrible scourge, his devoted attention upon his
suffering soldiers excited the admiration of all
who were present In the language of letter
written at the time by an officer of the army
| " The Generals course of conduct on that occa-
sion should establish for him reputation not
inferior to that which he has earned on the
battlefield; and should exhibit him not only as
| n warrior, but as n man-not only as the hero Of
battles, but as the hero of humanity"
After the termination of the Black Hawk war,
Gen. Scott and Gov Reynolds were appointed by
the United States government commissioners to
treat with the Northwestern Indians in reference
to all pending difficulties. In the various con-
ferences held with the deputations from the va
rious tribes, it became the duty of Gen. Scott to
conduct the discussions This he did with great
ability and ingenuity, and the result Of the com
mission was to procure a treaty just to the In
dams and highly advantageous to the United
States-thc Indians ceding the title to more than
ten millions of acres being great portion of the
| lands of Town and Michigan.
After the termination Of the Black Hawk war
md of the treaty with the Indians, Gen. Cass,
then Secretary of War, wrote in reply to SCOTS
official report, as follows:
"Allow me to congratulate you upon this for
tunate consummation Of your arduous duties, |
and to express my entire appreciation Of the
whole course of your proceedings, during series
of difficulties requiring higher moral courage
than the operations of an active campaign under
ordinary circumstances"
Directly after his return from the Black Hawk
war, Gen. Scott was sent by President Jackson
on q confidential mission of great responsibility.
South Carolina notification then threatened to
embroil the nation in civil war. There was i'm
minent danger that the strife would at once begin
between the citizens of Charleston and the Uni
ted States troops stationed there. The object of
the President in sending Scott to South Carolina
ut this time was to prevent, if possible any di-
rect act of collision, and at the same time enforce
the laws of the federal government Scotts
moderation and discretion while at Charleston
saved the country from the horrors of civil war.