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were, his men all cherfully assented
and prepared foT a last struoele.-
Sheatfe, however more wary than the
earller British leaders. did not indulge
MS with any more charges. but coolIy
took his measures for surrounding them
ami men who are surrounded tnot
being able to fight on all sides at once)
must be made prisoners, whether they
VIII or no. For a time our heroes held
their ground most bravely against three
or four to one but at last many of them
were torcrd over the precipice of the
rlVer bank. and the rest, two hundred
and nlnety-three in number, were com
PEELED 10 lay down their arms. This
was, however. a surrender almost as
glorious as most tliumphs: it redeemed
the honor of our arms; showed, as Scott
had designed, that Americans need
turn their backs on nobody and proved,
by defeat itself, that conquest was close
at hand. Decatur, that bravest of sea-
men, soon after said to Scott: .Sir
you have led the way TO victoty.n
IRISH PRISONERS ABOUT TO Be exEcU-
TED-sCoTT PREVENTS 1T.
The capture among our troops of a
number of naturalized citizens. about
sixty, whom their features or tongue
betrayed 10 be of Irish birth, led, upon
this occasion. to a British claim to deal
with such prisoners as not entitled to
the laws .of war, bu, punishable as trail
tors to their King. The whole body of
those taken were sent down with Scott
by wafer to Quebec There thev were
taken out OF the vessel, to be shipped
tor Boston on another, under cartel.
with view to their being exchanged.
When this shipment began. Scott soon
perceived that they were selecting and
meant 10 detain the Irishmen. He in-
staptly ihterfefed, and denied their
right TO make any difference between
one American and another. The Off
GERS haughtily told him he was pri-
soner himself, and thai they were not
going TO be governed by him.
lie was not a man, however, to give
up his fellow-citizenS, nor to be silenced
IN this manner: and when they again
began 10 select he peremptorlly or
dered his men not 10 answer any
further questions. at this the English
men grew exasperated and ordered
him 10 go below deck But. though
their prisoner. they could not inlmi-
date nor manage him. A high quarrel
enSaed: but he would not yield an
inch; declaring. to- them resolutelY that
the life of an English prisoner shoniti
Tor tRa aad qt ae eEssFY EsPY tssAWBa HIS AWBa '@s @
t'tn,,,.-'- .her kept and shipped off 10
England for trial the twenty -three sons
Of the Green Isle that they had already
picked ont, they could from his making
them keep silent, pitch upon no more
while he. as soon as he got 10 Wash
lngton after being exchanged, reported
the matter tothe President, and brought /
about the passage OF a law for retalia-
ting upon English prisoners any pun
lshment inflicted on those taken from |
Us dnder pretence of their being native
born, and therefore perpetual subjects
of Great Britain. Nor was it long
before Scott himself took.a plenty of
capiives; nor did he fail to set aside al
once, as he had pledged himself to do,
a number as hostages for the safety of
his Queenstown comrades. The con-
sequence was that done of them were
hurt that they were all, except two1
who had died. sent back to theirI
adopted country together after The
peace of 1915; and that. by the par
Iicular care of Scott. then risen to the
highest rank their back-pay and
bounty lands were secured to them
By a singular accident, too, just when
they were landing in. New York, he
CHANGED TO be, passing the wharf. and
recognised them, as they did him
Great may be supposed was the joy Of
that meeting on 10th sides. and strongly
was it expressed by the warm-hearted
for Irishmen seldom for
gel their friends. Bat we must retnrn
10 our story.
SCOTT SENT BACK AS ADJUTANT GENERAL |
TO DEARBoRN's ARMY.
The campaign of 1913 had Just been
opened by the taking OF New York,
when Scott arrived on the Niagara
frontier, in May, as the chief of the
staff TO Gen. Dearborn. This impor-
iant post requires the skill to organize
and direct all the details and all sup
plies and materials ofwar for whatever
1perations the communicating n-ehief may
have decided upon. His adjutant gen.
sral should be his right hand for upon
hat oficersnaifAy depends all the pre-
aarations of battle. Scott conducted
lis daiies greatly to the satisfaction OF
Ill. The lahofrand the honor would
save been quite enough for most men;
out lie claimed, besides, the right of
aking the command Of his own regi-
neut whenever it came into action.-
fhe claim was conceded TO him, and |
lie soon made use of ii.
IE HEArs THEcAPTUREoF FORT GEORGE.
Between Lakes Erie and Ontario. on |
he Canadian side, lies a peninsula
By. Fort Eeie above and |
Fort George befoWlsWe are now in
possession Of the Iower lake. and had
AIKEN York. now called Toronto. Gen.
Dearborn lay upon. this bank of the |
Jiauara with between four and FIVE