Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-11-10

1 The DAY after the surrender, earl Cornwall
las repaired to head quarters 10 pay his respects
90 General Washington and avail, his orders.
Tie captive chief was received with all the
courtesy due 10 gallant and unfortunate foe.
yhc elegant manners. together with the manly
frank sfsadicrlybeshne Of Cornwallis, soon
made Iisn 4 prmS Iavorftc Of headquarters,
and l,e,,fen formed para Of the suit OF the
commander in-chlsf ia IDS rides 10 inspect the
ficveiiing ~ the works previous 90 the retire
4 meut OF the combined armies. from before
l Yorktown.
A, the grand dinner given a, headquarters
| 10 the officers Of the three armies, Washing
ton lifted his glass, and after lis lnvariable
toast. whether in peace or war, OF "AH our
! (,sends,' gave "rhe British Army" with com
plimcaiary remarks upon its Chief his proud
career in arms, and bis gallant defence OF
Yorktown. When il came TO Corvallis turn,
he preflred hts toast 10y saying that the war
was virtually at an end, and the coniending
parties would SION embrace as friends; there
might be affairs fposts. but nothing on more
enlarged scale and II was scarcely to be ex-
pccicd ,ha, the ministry would send another
army TO America Then turning to Washing
ton bis ,ordship continued: And when the IL
lus,tious part tina, your excellency has borne
in this long and arduous contest becomes mat.
ter OF history, fame will gather your brightest
laurcls rather from the banks Of the Delaware
than from those OF the Chesapeak. In THIS,
his lordsliip aiInded to the memorable mid
night march made by Washington WIN the
shattered remains OF the grand army, aided
by the Pennsylvania militia, on the night vi
the 81 January, i777, which resulted in the
surprise the enemy in his rear, and the VIC
tory Of Princeton, restoring hope to the Amer
lean cause when il was almost sinking in des-
pair.
Col. Tarlctnn alone, Of all the British OIL
GERS of rank, was left out in the invitations TO
head quarters. Gallant and high. spirited, the
Col. applied to the Marquis de Lafayette to
know whether the neglectmi light not have been
accidental. lafayette well knew that acct
dent had ro,hing TO do with the matter, but
referred the applicant to Lieut.. Col Laurens,
who, as aid-dc camp to the commandcr.in-
chief must, Of course, be able 10 give the de-
sired explanation. Col Iaurcns al once said,
No, Col. Tarle,on. no accident a, all in,cn-
,ional can assure you, and meant rs rcproof
for certain crucl,ics prac,iccd by the troops
under your command in the camnacns of tho
, Carolinas. What. sir. hauuLiily renncd Tar
, Teton. and is il for scycr,ic, nscparablc from
! war which Won are pleased TO tenn crucl,ies,
,ba, I IN, a. bo I;sa,,cod ber.re Junior Off
cersi Is i, sir for = e;,bG,l discharge OF nv
r duty 10 INV L;no and country ,ba, I an, thus
D Inundated in the evcs nf threa arrs,ipQ II Par.
don ,,o ron,;nm.S 60 T a..
modes cir nr d;scI,.ro;n r s",J;a,,s au,v a,
where mercy has asare i, ,,,. 800 !; ran.
| ders the dn,v more ,cron,ahIe ~ ho,h friend.
I and foes Ta,lo,o, s,,itaJ aioo,,iv a,,.v 40
. his onar,ers ,yh;cI he saldosn Ia mil h;s
|. denar,ure from V;roin;, "''
s fTnon Inc surrender Of Tho nos, of r,,ouce..
h ter Col Tarle,on Lno,y;na hi,nse,f 10 h. n,,
! ,;c,,,rIv ohno,;.,s ~ ,I,a ,oor;cans r,nr, h;s
q conduci in tho Sou,h reoue.,ad !, au,rd C,r
8 his nersnn Th;s ,,,,s .f,o,warJs TsnonsoJ
with. but he was destined IN he sadly humli.
h ated upon his arrival in York,own. being dis.
: mounted in the street from a beautiful 6lood
r horse Thai was claimed bv Viroinia gen,le.
S man as his property. The colonel was on his
n way 10 dine with The Barnn dc yiomenil. and
3 but for French officer Who wa. nas.ino' dis.
mounting an orderly. and giving his s,eed &c
O the unfortunate Colonel. this celebrated caya.
n lier, badly calculated for foot travelling, from
Of deiec, in one of his feet must have ,rudgeo
81 it to the Baron's quarters, distance Of NOR,
y than mile
The weather, during the siege at Yorktown
D. was propitious in the extreme. being, with III,
,e exception of the sauall on the night of the I6ll
Of the fine autumnal weather of the South, com
d. monty called the Indian summer, which great
CT ly facilitated the military operations. Wash
OF ingtons head quarters were under canvass tn
a, whole time. 4,
c. The situation of Yorktown after the surren
at der, was presidential. Numbers of the wretch
he ed negroes who had either been taken flor
CO the plantations. or had of themselves followe
he the fortunes of the British army had died G