Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-03-31

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nances and surrendered the twenty eight flags
Of the army. Ensign Wilson, only eighteen
years of age, was appointed TO receive them.
The whole army then laid down their arms,
and tho bumilating ceremony was over Over
seven thousand men, with their arms, seventy
FIVE brass and one hundred and sixty iron can
non, twenty-eight slandards, with all The am.
muniton and siares, aud the entire shipping,
were the fruits OF this victory,
The next day was the Sabbath, and Wash.
ingion ordered divine service in each Of the
brigades Of the American army.
The news Of this glorious victory aew like
lightning over the land. Washington dispatch.
ed al once one Of his aids to Congress, then
sitting ia Philadelphia. Tho swili rider dash
ed on gallop into the city at midnight-,he
cla,ier Of his horses hoofs the only sound that
broke the silonee of the deserted streets as he
pressed straight for The house of Mckeah, then
president Of Congress. laundering at the door
as though he would force an entrance, he rous-
ed the sleeping president, saying, "CorHrails 8
is fakea - The watchmen caught the words,
and when they called ''one o'cioci = they added,
"and Corarailis is taken ~ As they moved
slowly on their nightly rounds, windows were
flung open and eager countenances were seen
scanning the streets. A hum, like that Of an
awakening hive, Immediately pervaded the city.
The inhabitants went pouring into the streets,
while shout after shout rose on the midnight
air. The old balman was reused from his
slunters, and soon The iron tongue Of The bell
at the siate-house rung out as of old, "PRo-
CLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT the IAsD TO ALL
THE ISHABITASrs THEREOF" The dawn was
greeted with the booming Of cannon aud sal
vos Of artillery, and shouts Of joy and tears Of
thanksgiving accompanied the glad news as it
travelled exullingly over the land. II is i'm
possible, at this day, to conceive the wild, &C.
static JOY with which il was received.
Not so in England. II had been sent by a
French frigale, and as if the winds and waves
were anxious TO wait il on, The vessel reached
France in eighteen days. Lord Germain, Sec
reiary Of the American department, received il
in London, on Sunday the 25lh of November,
just two days before Parliament was TO meet.
Lord Walsingham. who had been selected to
second the address in the house Of Peers on
the following Tuesday, happened 10 be present
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