Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-27
From the Richmond Compiler.

L
the great mass of the people sha ] so
licit a niche in yoo- paper to answer an
inquiry in a late Compiler, concerning
The surrender of the British army at FORK.
town Virginia and hope thar your resd-
er, will experience the same pleasure 10
reading the account, that ! enjoy in the
narriti"n:
nAt two O'Clock in the evening, Oct.
18th, 1871, the B'itsh army, led bv tie
neral O'Hsrs, marched out Of its lines
with coinrs cased, and drums beating q
British march"
1t will be seen 10 the sequel that
O'fiara, and not CORVALLIS. surrendered
the British amy TO the Allied forces oil
France and America. In this affair. Lord
CORVALLIS seemed to have lost all his
former masn4nimity and frmress OF cha
racter,-he sunk beneath the pressure OF
his misfortunes. and for moment gave
his soul up to chagrin and horror.
"The road through which they march.
ed was lined with spectators, French and
American. On one side the commander.
in-chief, surrounded by bis suite and the
american STATS. took his staten: on the
other size opposite To him. vas the Count
| de Rochambeau, in like manner attend
ed. The captive army approached, mo-
wing slowly in column with grace and
| precision.
Universal Silence was observed a.
midst the vast cancou'se, and the utmost
decency prevailed: exhibiting in demea
nor an awful sense of the vicis.itudss Of
human life, mingled with commiseraficn
for the unhappy. The head Of the CO.
iaunn approached the comnander-in chief
pHara, mistskIng the circle. turned
10 that on his left tor the purpose 1t paw
ing his respects tn the commander-in-
chief. and requesting further orders !;
when quickly di. o,ering his error, with
.mbs rr4-sment in his coantenance, he
few across the road, and advancing up
70 Washington, asked pardo'. for his mis-
take, apoiogizad fr the obs<nee Of Lors
G rnros!tis, and begged 70 know his Tar
;her pleasure
" The General feeling his embarr1ss-
rent, relieved it BY referring hin Win
much poli'eness to General Lincoio To-
his govern ment Returning tn tie h-ai
Of he column, II again moved srd.r t'e
guidance IF Lincoln 10 the g. .tle;t-d
or the conclusion OF the e<re1Say-
Every eve was turned. sea-chl-s s'r
he British comsnderin eaie.. i-xaIs n
ok Al that MAJ kere,Dfnrr - uRcs her
Tread. All we're disaPpairs-t.
Cornualii. held tirstH in:s t-um
the nuniliatirg scene. % yiSs ssasa
ions uhicn his srs,, rhirzctr- gasas %
/ We tad. He hId esea lnf r-t7sSo.
| .ot rom sny false step o. asfrsscy x
exc. ton on hrs part bzc frcu e. ioh-u-
sted pclic, Of bis ssre-fsr, ard ne uri'ed
pnner o. his ereny bcs3gst 80 bear vpsa
i'm alone. There WIS ne'aiuS vita
WITCH be ccsld reprNach himself; rsere
N,s nothing with which he cad sprraeh
b.. brz,e AID i,ith,ui srrn.; why ret
The, npessr q, It's head 10 the dsy at sis
fortune. i. he had alsays to.e in TIE dsy
nf triumph
&" The British general in this instance
derisssd iron his usual line Of conduct.
Ginning The splendOr Of his long and
brilliant career.
" Tass ended tire important cc-opera-
| ton Of the allied fnrres Great was tn
joy difused Throughout our infart en-
pre-"
| cannot end thu. interesting detail as
recorded by Henry Lee, Without giving
you his panes,ric on the Father Of bis
country.
This vide acclaim of Joy and Of con-
ddence. as rare a. sincere, sprung not
only from the conviction thai our signal
success would bring IN its train the bles-
sings Of peace. 50 wanted by our wasted
country, and from the splendOr With
xhich it encircled our national name.
but from the endsaring reflection 'ha, e
mighty exploit had been achieved by our
beloved Washi gtnn. We Mad seen him
struggling throughout the war with infe-
rior force against the best troops of En-
g!aBd, assisted BY her powerful navy
surrounded BY difficulties, oppressed BY
want: never dismayed, never appalled,,
meter dsspdiring Of the commonwealth.
We have seen him renouncin. his
fame as soldier. his safety as . man
in hi. unslloyed love Of country, weaken
ing his Owl immediate force to strength
en- that Of his lieu,eaants submitting
with eguapimity to his own consequent
inability to act. and rejoicing in their
triumlhs, became BEST calculsted to up
hold the great cause entrusted to bis