The Life and military character of MajGenScott . The Indians iiupiired how many woundshe had received, giving him to understand tlipy bad fired athim a great many times; and one of them seized him by thearm to turn him round, to look at his back. Indignant, Scottthrew the savage from Iiim, exclaiming, OH, villain ! Youfired like a squaw ! — Well, said the Indian, we kill younow!—Scoit ((iiickly seized a weapon which was near athand, and prepared to defend himself, and was in a dangeroussituation, just as aid was rendered by the timely arrival of aBritish officer, to whose assistance the preser
The Life and military character of MajGenScott . The Indians iiupiired how many woundshe had received, giving him to understand tlipy bad fired athim a great many times; and one of them seized him by thearm to turn him round, to look at his back. Indignant, Scottthrew the savage from Iiim, exclaiming, OH, villain ! Youfired like a squaw ! — Well, said the Indian, we kill younow!—Scoit ((iiickly seized a weapon which was near athand, and prepared to defend himself, and was in a dangeroussituation, just as aid was rendered by the timely arrival of aBritish officer, to whose assistance the preservation of his lifewas owing. One of these Indians was the son of the cele-brated Hrant. ^riie reason of this attempt to murder Scott,was that the Indians were greatly exasperated against him,on account of so many of their peo])le having been killed bythe Americans in ihc battles; and so narrowly was he watchedby them, that during his stay at Niagara lie was not safe,while out of the inn, without a Hritish escort. LIFE OP GENERAL SCOTT. 29. 30 life of general scott. .« Scott allowed to view the Falls from the CanadiakSIDE !—After Scotts capture at Queenstown, and whilesupping with the British General and officers, one of them,a colonel, inquired if he had ever seen the Niagara Falls. Yes, replied Scott, from the American side. The colonelreplied, in a sarcastic manner, Before you can view the cata-ract in all its grandeur, from the Canadian shore, you musthave the glory of a successful fight. Among the prisonerstaken by the Americans at the battle at Fort George, the fol-lowing year, was the same colonel, badly wounded. Scottgave orders that he should be treated with all possible kind-ness and attention, and afterwards obtained permission for hitato return to England on his parole, at a time when similarfavors were refused by the enemy. The prisoner improvedthe earliest opportunity to return his thanks. I have longowed you an apology, said he. You have overwhelmedme with
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