The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-27

4 few years subsequent 10 the wal
with Napoleon, Gen. Mcleod cmlgrated
with his family 20 Canada. and at length
brought up at the town of Prescott, and
became editor and proprietor Of the
principal paper there. The despolc
treatment IT his fellow Scotchmcn by
tho British officials i'm Canada called
forth q iust condemnation from hls pCn;
and when at length the resolution ol
1878 came. hc was. by natural selec-
ton. made one OF the most Trusted Lead
cts As .lo rebellion grew ~ nagul-
udc he was given q major generals
commission, and took part in thc thick
est Of Che fray. When the struggle bee
came hopeless and the patriots We're
executed daily with great baroariiy on
every hand, he fed 70 tho United States,
and here Immediately became the cs-
pecial object If search by the United
States authorities. Gen. Scott, who had
been his friend. was ordered t. arrest
him for violation of the neutrality laws
and our hero hein~ fearful that, ~ lac
were captured. he would De- delivered mp
30 his merciic,s adyorsarles across tuc
lakes, took every pccautiCn 10 seclctc
himself. But Gen. Scott was not easily
10 bc bafilod. he hunted his man up and
down the entire length Of the frontier
twice. and the second time, IN Detroit,
entirely w0u ou and being assured
that he would neither be delivered over
10 the British authorities nor severely
punished here. Gen. Mcleod gave him
Self up. and was soon after released from
custody The history of this remark
able chase is asiascinating asa romance
The rcdoubtable Scotch general seemed
20 lead q charmed life.
AT one place where IL was thought hc
had stopped with a known sympathizc
with the patriot cause, the Americans
made a thorough search Of the house.
/ When they came to the second floor, the
+ owner of the house showed them every
apartment. and permitted them to search
thoroughly until they came TO the last
one. Here. said he, lis my old moth
er's room. il viii probably not be worth
your while TO spend much time an search
ing IT, And throwing open the door
he showed the Old lady m cap and
gown with her back to the door, busily
engaged in knitting. The officers did
not wish 10 search the room, and the
general, who was thus disguised, was
passed This incident happened IN what
is now called the Franklin house in this
city. At another time our hero rode III
the boot of stage coach for more than
twenty miles with Cen Scott, who was
hunting him, Ia the body OF the coach.
Ii is unnecessary 70 state, perhaps, that
the driver was a patriot symp4thl1er
On still another occasion, when the
pursuers of the general were close upon
him. he overlook q negro who was max
inc slow progress along the road with
lame mule The general was driving q
tine team. \ bargain was Immediately
struck and exchange made, on the con-
dition that they should exchange over
coats and bats also. and that the darby
should drive on as fast as the team could
travel The generals pursuers came up
90 the mule tcamstcr, but seeing the
carefully described cap Of the general in
The distance, they paid all attention 70
II; and when they came up 10 lt, after
severe chase Of several miles, AMI dis
covered the complexion of their pris-
oncr their chagrin can be better mag
incd than described, They were bailled,
and, returning in vain, sought for the
driver of the mule
immediately upon the generals lcav-
inc Prescott q mob Of Tories broke open
his printing Office and threw the type
into the river and broke the presses. His
faithful wife with her four children.
was left behind in a perfect horror of
suspense. She did not know what she
should do for daily sustenance, but,
worse than all. she feared that harm had
happened 60 her husband At length.
when ne was released by the United
States authorities, he sent for her to
come 90 Cleveland, and here in very
destitute circumstances, he proceeded
with the work of writing the only ac-
count which has ever been given Of the
causes which led 10 the bloody revolt.
This little volume. being put upon the
market sold with some readiness, and
he was relieved from distress by the pro
coeds. GEORGE a. ROBERTSON.