. The life and military services of Lieut-General Winfield Scott, including his brilliant achievements in the war of 1812, in the Mexican war, and the pending war for the Union. this subject,that it was the determination of the British government,as expressed through Sir George Provost, to punish everyman whom it might subject to its power, found in armsagainst the British king contrary to his native have the honor to be, sir, Your most obedient servant,W. Scott, U. S. 2d artillery. At the instance of Scott, this Report was, the sameday, sent to both houses of Congress.
. The life and military services of Lieut-General Winfield Scott, including his brilliant achievements in the war of 1812, in the Mexican war, and the pending war for the Union. this subject,that it was the determination of the British government,as expressed through Sir George Provost, to punish everyman whom it might subject to its power, found in armsagainst the British king contrary to his native have the honor to be, sir, Your most obedient servant,W. Scott, U. S. 2d artillery. At the instance of Scott, this Report was, the sameday, sent to both houses of Congress. It was also byhim pressed on the attention of many members in eachhouse. The result was the early passage of the Actvesting the President of the United States with the powerof retaliation; ordered to a third reading, Feb. 27th, andpassed March 3d, 1813.* Two months after this, (May 27th, 1813,) in the battleand capture of Fort George, Scott made a great numberof prisoners. True to his pledge given at Quebec, he,as adjutant-general, (chief of the staff,) immediately se-lected twenty-three of the number to be confined iii the . V. 4th volume of Niless Register, pages 8, THE MEETING AND RECOGNITION. 59 Interior of the United States, there to abide the fate ofthe twenty-three imprisoned and sent to England by theBritish oiEcers. In making the selection, he was carefiilnot to include a single Irishman, in order that Irishmenmight not be sacrificed for Irishmen. This step led, onboth sides, to the confinement as hostages, of many othermen and officers, all of whom were, of course, dependentfor their lives on the fate of the original twenty-three. In July, 1815, when peace had been some months con-cluded, and Scott (then a major-general) \was passingalong on the East River side of the city of New York, hewas attracted by loud cheers and bustle on one of thepiers. He approached the scene, and great was his de-light to find, that it was the cheers of his old Irish friends,in whose b
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