New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-18

rapid Gre, returned not q single shot, but car
ried tbem at tho point of tho bsyooet-Hamil-
ton lesdisg tho American column with bis bat
talioa of lightinfantry. These captured works
being now included in tho second parallel, the
fro upon tho fort became % fierce that sur.
render seemed unavoidable. A vigorous sortie,
led BY Lieut.. Col. Abercrombe. was made on tho
10th Of October, but was triumphautly repulsed,
and Lord CornwaIis then conceived the dee.
psrato plan of passing his force over to
Gloucester Point, and thence. mounting them -
BEST 10 might by impressed hOr'es-to force
bic way through Maryland to Philadelphia.
A part of tho army were actually thus trans
ferred, whom Q violent storm arose, which put
an end to tho transportation Of tho rest of tho
army, and a. soon a. possible those sent over
were brought back. On tho morning Of tho
18th tho fro of tho Allies became 90 hot that
the place was no longer tepable, and Lord
Cornwallis asked . cessation Of hostilities for
twenty -four hours. and tho appointment Of
Commissioners to treat of surrender.
Gen. Washington replied that only for two
hours could he consent to suspend hostilite',
and transmitted ut tho time such articles Of
capitulstion as ho would be willing to grant.
Commissioners were appointed in conformity,
on tho 18th, on both sides-Viscount de
Mouiles and Col. Laurens on the side Of the
Allies, Col. Dundss. and Major Rosa, on behalf OF
the English. They agreed upon certain arti'
cles, of which . rough copy only was made,
but ttis Gen. Washington transmitted to Lord
Cornw allis early on the 18th, expressing bis OK
pecta.ions that the terms would be agreed 70
and signed by II O'Clock, and that the garri'
son would march out by2 p. m. Accordingly
at that hour the posts Of Yorktown and Gou'
cester Point, with their garrison, and the
ships in their harbor with their seamen, we're sur
rendered TO tho land and naval forces OF
America and France. The army, artillery,
arms, military chest, and public stores Of every
kind, wsre surrendered to Gen. Warrington
the ships aud seaman 10 Count de Grasse; the
total number of prisoners, excluding seamen,
rather exceeded 1000 men, among whom were
two generals, thirty-one field-ofiicers, three
hundred and twenty-six captains and subal'
terms, &c.
The negotiation for surrender was opened on
the eleventh day after breaking ground, and
the capitaation was signed on the thirteenth
day.
The military and naval forces surrender as
" prisoners of war-the artillery, arms,
accoutrements, and military chest and public
store, of every denomination, to be delivered
up unimp,red-the garrison to march out at
2 O'Clock. to place appointed in front of the
post. with shouldered arms, colors cased, aud
drums beating-they are then to ground their
arms, and return to their encampment-
officers 10 retain their side-arms, and o1iccrs
and soldiers to Keep their private property,
and no part of their baggage or papers to be
subject to search or inspection" The spot on
which this memorable surrender was made is
well known 1t Id designated Ia plan vi sh"
siege, and is soon, we may trust. u Do rem
dered more memorable by like surrender OF
much iarger anny-and thus combine In one
glorious memory two great victories on the
same ground