Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-11-21

PROTECTOR, Rad % Whom he was 'ond' attached,
Nbo had accompanied him to ths camp at Gam
bridge, and was among the hr~t Of hts a'd' 10 The
iSwa Of ag Revolution, >ckened Nhi.e on duty
"a, extra ad to the Commander the. l' 20.
trenches before Yorktown. tVatr 'H7' -, as.
ease the camp.icver, would Ho lu0. '. r..
trr-s had sel enc las trsrfnE aish t1 1r rH#s
hcd. and hr oald dtc soattat l. sss GO behold
the surrender 81 lhs ,Nerd ii CeuNAi0- H.
was supported ~ the ground. and Witnessed the
admired spectacle, and Vas then removed 10 ~
iham, distance OF thirty mtics i,om camp,
An express 6om Dr. Cra,k announced hal
there va, tn longer hope. when Washington, a..
tended by slugIr officer, and a Eto"fu, lelt The
headquarters at mldagatand rode with all speed
Tor q ham,
The aaxtons watcher. by the coach o. the dy.
ns We're, "a the guy oi ,br twilight, aroused by
III, uamplgug OF horse and booking oubd'seo'rr
ed the Commaudet'u'thei uhgbtug from ~
died charger VA the courtyard. immediately
sHmmcn,d DE-. Cruk aud 10 the eager luquuy
|, there any hope Ctuk moarou.y sheklns
his head, the General retired 10 room tomdalse
has srlci, requesting to be leil alone, n f. bd'c
"blle The poor sufferer expired. Washington
tenderly embracing the brreayed wte and mother
observed 10 the weeping group poead The re-
mans Of HIM he SO deadly loved. "from tins
moment | adopt bis two Youngest chldteu as my
own" Absorbed IA grti, he iheo waved ~Eh h.s
hand n melancholy adeu, aud itc-hhors being
ready, without rest or fei5e,hnient be rc.muunied
and returned 10 the camp,
For great distance around lorI,ioNn the
earth ircmhlcd under The cauouadr, while nhny
an ANXIOUS aud midnight watcher assembled TO the
house tops to listen 10 the sound,ard to look upon
the horizon, lighted up by the blaze OF The bate.
RES, the explosions of the shells, aud the il'mes
/ from the burning vessels IN the habor.
/ At length, on the mnnieg % the lfllh the
/ laundering ceased, hour after hour passed away,
and the most attentive ear could not catch anoth
er sound. What had happened Cuu he have
escnpedl To suppose he had fallen, was Utmost
too much 10 hope tor And now an intense any
lely prevails every eye Is turned towards the
great Southern road, and the eNptes,! the express
! Is upon every lip. Zach halnlet and homestead
p0urs forth It's inmates Age u seen leaning on
his staff. women with infants at Their breast chi
dren with wondering eyes, and tiny hand. out
stretched all ALL with brealhicss hopes and fears,
/ await lAs courier coming N.Y. anu Hf '"H'i'
rode with red spu, that day but had be bect
mounted on thc wing. Of the wind, 10 cou''
scarcely have kept pace with The general anxiety
At length there is acty--lIe comes' be ONES
and merging from cloud OF dust, a horscman %
seen At bcadong speed. He Plies The lash ane
spun; covered with form, with lhrobblng iihnk
and noslul djlaled 10 catch the breeze, The geh
1 cgous horse devoufs the road, vhe ever att
anon the rider waves his cap, and shouts TO 'h'
eager gtound, that crowd III. way, CofnNa'''s u
taken.
And now arose a Joyous cry that made the yer,
welkln trembe. The tories, amazed eonioUnde'
~hunk away 70 their holes aud hiding places
While the palrlonc Wings flushed into each 9th
er's arms, and wepi for gadncs- And no u
that day Of general thanksgiving and praise, how
| .toue mn .,.uitai,nn .aaan.1 - \
I lmpIarng blessing. on hm whom al inc WI
cnusecmc as the Father OF bis Conuay.
The prediction ot ComwalIl5 IN he tent Of
/ Washington was verified The l0h Of Ociohe'
ISL, was indeed the cfoWnlng glory OF me "a'
Of the Revolution hoslI,nes hogulshed there
alter, while the independence aud Empue dawn
ed upon the dt-lr,ies Of America, hom iae sur
render ct Yorktown.