, 1866-05-30
OBITUARY.
lieutenant Genera, Winfield Scntt.

The telegraph. yesterday, brought the SD an
nouncemcnt OF The death Of Lieutenant Grueral
WINFIELD Sco7T. at the ripe age OF eighty years.
lie expired at i've minutes past eleven o'clock at
West poi,.t. Few men have hlled larger SPACE In
his couDttJ's history. ard bis ueath will BE- deeply
End widely lamcntcd. From the American Eucy-
c.opHtla .:uthcr the foowipg'fact. in regard TO
'he departed chseita!n. General Scott was born In
Tctrrbn1c, Va, Of pa1cn,a,e Of scotch descent,
June 13 17sG, lie len an orp'tsn IN his boy
hood wns educated at William and Mary College,
and studied ,aw- After lew years. practice OF
that profession, he was appointed. in 1si8, Cap
:ntn Of the ltrht artillery. and was etatiousd at
B.tou Rouge, La. IN the livls,ou commanded by
Gen. Wilkinson. Some remarks uttered by him,
expressive OF an oi1nlon ol fsn. Wllklnsohe COM
pllclty With Dut1'e conspiracy, were made the
ground work OF persecution, aud led 10
h.s suspension from duty on The score OF
disresptct TO his commanding officer Captain
scott returned 10 his native State, and turned 10
advantage his years sbscncc from duty by labo1i~
ousIy strd, iur his profession.
In July, 1s1e. he was advanced to the rank of
Lieutenant Coionel. md ordered TO The Canada
ttonl,cr. Arriving nj Lewiston, while The affair OF
Queenstown Heights wns In progress, ne crossed
The ve1- md taking part nj once III the hat1e ihe
field won Under bis direction; hat It ua. finally
lost, md himself and hts command taken prison.
cte, nom the refusal Of tho troops at Lewiston to
cTpes 10 thels assistance. The war OF 1872 had
arien In part out Of til: claim OF the British Gov
ernnaent to The siShl Of impre.s1ng seamen in1o
ics rcry,ce, Great Britnin acting on the maxim:
-.Oucc a suhjcct. always q suljrct,'' while tue
American Government insisted upou the right ofex-
patrsntion The British officers attempted 10 enforco
practically the doctrine oI their Government IN The
ccse OF the prisoners taken at Qneeu.,o II, aud
were IN TIC act Of selecting the Irish and o,her Tor
et.n horn caf1!ene ont OF Col. SCOTS command, to
-tnd thcu 10 England 10 be tr.ed for trea>on when
h: ordered The men not 10 answer any question or
make known the place Of their nativity, H. threst
rreh The retaliation Of hfS Government, and upon
teirg exchanged procured the passage OF a law 10
tllat effect and he cnused number OF British pris-
th, t. Of s o 0s men Mae ;h bad bssa
that those should rcceivc The result was The safe
sc'aFn eth his uen to the United States alter the
shortly atcr The capture of York, Upper Canada,
where fell the E+lant ten. Pike. Scoii Joined The
array under ten, Dcar rr, as Ills Adjntaut Gene1a,,
and naval attack upon for1 Gsosve, May q, 1873,
| b. *ss IN command Of the alv1' 'cc In s4ri boate.
h9 ps,p va, ss IN III a.se q
heia By 1.Nc oi ,he enemy ssott was hnr'cd back
ou. and t ru.hea On 70 Foft sofsc xbis ine
cpcmy ahaneoned s!ter putting slow na1cae.
one ps'sk k3ssk 3qs o q sa hs,s ..s5 ns
rtc~ Of ttmrcr and severely hurt. Two oficrrs
snaiched away IN time :he matches From 'he othel
tMV ku1laAllESs Ht4 L0ts EEUtt NllQ his pHR lAUQG
,ulsc.l down ihe Entleh 1ac. Commoaone Cnauu
ce1. Ltnt. Q. II. Perry. and Generals Winter and
A,5andeT ~ saeomS ws,e in ths eSpss,,on
ca eo.uaea n ab ebe .aanes u ~
descent Of tue 1t; La"iene'Iap operation dincfcd
;boliy iasat,ic1rnt grounds. II tine whsn III h
psee could bave been easily captured and the esm
. lslc14 CLOSET With honor;
l,ul.aio, wacrc he introduced tue French .yetem o
ap, Jns G1to eusn a
aoee ana the battalion Of artillery urder him wcf
~ thoroughly instructed =. Is requisite tos a ID
! purposes vi war The eject was eOon seen and I'll
G III ihc opels.tons that followed. Un July J. 1911
SCOTS and Ripley. brigade, With uind dnan'< II
and psrt % of i,s W esason and lbs me next d.y I'd d
!. vancca upon Chipprwf, ek,r1nl.htn9 ID
Mnole distance to The position held hv Rlals, II
tie os chippewa, r>ultrg In the delrat and srpul.
!, Or he esens besond tie t1seF Of tha1 name F.,
te op,se, aers more near,s 6slaneea. ice and ths .,
asined b. :kilial adop,ion of oo1els oSl,qr
c order Of hast'e, the timely co,ac,ion Of Inc iw
az1ne. tnfsn:Ey and aEter.. and an actual shock
n TwentS day. stses, the hattie Of Chippewa. u.
imnetlste vicinity 0, Nia2ara Fails. in which SEQ
- had Two hoEs.s killed under him. and wss twIs
+ severely wounded. Thc>c two enCaremtuts
It Chippewa ard iunds's Lane, fought within monl
.c by the sams American army. against Il
~ / very Dfft bF1tlsl iFOORss ON tleN Own to
- - aud we're s OF Of fs.ting md tne.tinsn %
~ value to the character OF the country. Scott
10 wound Of the lelt shoulder was CRITICAL and hts
,r covc1y psininl snd SLOW. and when completed
=. arm na- lett partially ti abIctl.
H. before operations Nctc Frfuued on the Canal
ir frontier, the ttratv of peace concluded. SEQ
= | was onefed and declined eeat In the Cabinet
j. Secretury OF Wat, and Was promoted to bc Msj
Or CC1c.al Tic assisted IN the reduction OF the aru
r. to peace establishment, aud then sisited Enro]
+ | IN military and diplomatic cspacity. Arriving
d Franco shortly afier the hsttlc Of Waterloo, Il
lc American Geuetal enjoyed tho Eare satsaciion al
aJtautace Of CONSULTATION and discourse With toI
II inc leading Captains thst had been formed und
the hand Of Napoleon:
A(ter the peace OF ISIS, Gen. Scott nade seve1
cot itjputpus to tho rerY slender military lite,
~ lusc Of the country. nts'"G:neral Regulations
o. lie Army usss, fupp!cd at the III
i'll great dtstderdt.ua, and contain mn
te ntrinl information for the deld q
w rsl.1top. The t.1niautry 1scacs," TAX
C. ftutn tho French, aud published nader til
ed OF conr.res In 1885, Is the basi OF thai departing
10 Of military kuowiedcc In thls country. Bcsi
there their Author materially aided In the pr.oa,
tion OF other work. Of <lmilst Elnd. and employ
II. hI4 pen to diftten. dcpar1ueu.s $ Of lcsscrs
1hc drxt esrnt Of much public importance ~
I'll life or Geo. Scott heNeen the war OF lSla and
tc, AIrrtran vpe of 1865 Is The hpstllueS OF Il