The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-26

Evacuation Day.-Veteran Corps OF 1919.
The sixty anniversary Of that glorious daythe
great struggle of orefsthers for national ndepen
dence and restored them to their homes and their fire.
s Th
regin entail stations, ut sunrise national salute
fred at noon, from the battery by the Veteran Corps
by volunteer detachment of the division The sur
vvng soldiers of the Of 1872 the command Of
Col Nicholas Hsigit turned out in procession and pre-
scented very imposing appearancs-they consist Of four
companies The following the fthe i,ers
Company A, Capt II. Raymond, LIST Lieut.. ii 4 Hoyt
I'd Lieut.. J. Hagadorn; Company B, Capt Benz.
Wood, LIST Lieut.. VIM Taylor, I'd Lieut. Gsrretson;
Company c, Capt. A. W. Jones, lst Lieut.. VIM Buttre,
Is. Lieut. I VIM. Il Miller "a Lieut. W. ADssTon
Adjutant, Abraham DAILY, Jr.; Sergeant, Major Adam
the absence Of the Hon Fredk A Tallmsdge Recorder
of the city who is member Of the corps, Col Haght
delivered ar Grafton appropriate to the occasion:
After the Colonel concluded his address which
received with three cheers the band played Hail Column
bia and the Rev Dr. p J. Van Pelt offered up solemn
Doctor Van Pelt delivered a short and fervent ad-
dress in the of which he related incidents
Of the of 1872 Among others one Of the immortal
Washington. When he had fought and won the battle
Of White Plains with his undiscplined but courageous
soldiers, bis troops bad no quarters, and they
They made fires of slaves to warm themselves. When
they had been harrassed and almost out with IA
tgue one Of washiDgtons generals said to him-Where
do you intend to lead General" He replied "You-
der-to the Allegheny mountains-untl we achieve
the glorious victory Of freedom On the 2ith November
when he arrived at Harlem with his army on his way
the city, for IL that day the British to have
evacuated New York Sir Henry Clinton, the British
Governor sent message to him. to the effect that he
city until the 25th Washipgton's army approached the
city that day which intensely cold The British
Of the harbor their flag found where 1t had been
left flying from Q flagstaff on the Battery The staff
attempt to climb IT, but sailor, having taken of his
hoes and creased his feet and then dipped them N the
sand at succeeded in climbing It and in tearing the
British flag down and substituting the stars and stripes
Soon after this occurrence General Washington invited
his officers to take parting drink and adjourned for the
purpose to houe standing at the Of Broad
and Pearl streets, which was kept by colored man
named Francis.
Doctor Van Pet related some further incidents, and
concluded with benedction and thus ended the cere
The following brief account Of the lives Of Abraham
Brewer non commissioned officer Of Company A. and
Charles Knowles Crowley first orderly sergeant Of the
same company may be interesting -
of the Thirteenth Regiment Of the u g. Army, Captain
Lawrence lie entered the regiment In 1912 pre-
sent at the battle Of Queenstown. Canada, which
fought October 18th, 1872 taken prisoner by the
British troops II day and detained until the 9th Of
January, 1913 was Afterwards at the battle of Fort
George Canada. May 9th, 1913
Charles Knowles Crowley, son of the late Major r.
Crowley Of the u Army in the year 1908 entered
non commissioned officer in the Independent corps Of
pany. When the war broke out between Great Britain
and the United States he went to in the merchant
brig Federal" Captain Swan The brig taken of
the banks Of Georgia and among others. he was taken
prisoner by the British frgate "Cssta" Captain Carr
and detained on board for seven weeks After his
lease be entered the Fourth Regiment U. 9. Army
New Hampshire regiment was present at the battle Of
0gdepsbug n. Y. February ed, 1913 La Cole Mill
Canada, March 18th, 1914 Chippewa and ChateaguAy
Woods and went into winter quarters at Buffalo in
1915.
THE DAv BRsoKLsN.-This anniversary not OBJ
served with much solemnty or rejoicing In the quiet
city 81 brooklyn The Tags usually displayed on gala
days foaed from the flag stats on the City Hall and
the Continental Guards Captain Highlands company
proceeded TO Flusbipg target excursion In very full
force and these the only demonstratons the
marching, IN tran'y, Of some Of the companies from
New York.