Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-28
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aiONDAY mORNING. APRIL Is, Is8l


MONDAY mORNING. APRIL Is, 1891
AdA4sI sissS6 EsfkteVh II 1$Si
Bistory repeats itsslf; a6d, In tbe siee I
b66 q hfore lOrklpIn, We heVe,
eh much larger scale, the repetition q
tha siege ef lzsln iol result We oannOi
d6aOt n iike manher-in the fiuEPA
Of Liberty over tls enemies,
sos tha ash "a SeF 2nber 1851, General
Washington marched from Williamsburg
% 50 Egninaula bayFpsH Jsnas 9pd ksrk
fiVtFS t6f the even fhen old Yorktown
he was sUcompsuied by ROohaubeau,
ohuelllnSI De P0rtGi fpfthe french army,
Eklsyei& q k6s already in advance, aad The
Count De GrSsle ley .of With ,ihe, French
.h& Il, LyhhAVen Bay. Tue allisd army.
fnaludinE militia, amounted 20 about Is 600
qRpAa he, 5nslish rFlay' did noi number
The main body Of the Engllsh, under
Lad GorHWaiHs, was sncSmped in the
opsn ground, around the town, Wittin 8
afsEF6 5ia 6dtar redoubts and Geld Worko
oAlo0lated d command the peninsula
while attachment Of 500 or zoo men held
elooooster Point, projecting from che Oppo
sisitS shore far into the river, and nArFoN
int "a 10 The space OF one mile. 0ommUnr
iioStion between then vas protected By the
hbGttsFiSs and Eaglish shif 9f-War lyine
under the batteries.
The allied HFny sdFAh6sd upon the town
.2the Amorio1ls having the right and the
FrSneh the left42and pressed on 90 eaeeFl5
hat In he. hight Of TIE S0th, Lord Corn,
rWalliss aithdrsF frsm his outer linee, and
3 athd works he fs6 evacuated we're next day
aoo1Plsd by The beaieging srmy, which I'M
-Qost6i the position In q semio'Fole 600
snel Vsre lAtioped on The Gloucester side
-tol he purpose 81 keeping up g rigorous
tlOokade. which, after sharp Bkirmish,
tsfhihhting unfaVotably for the Bridsh,
hey made no further attempt to inter-
Fupt
a'a (lh the night Of Oct eth. the hrst par.
= allel VS. opened within 800 yards Of the
British lines, and By the evening Of the
81 several batiariss and rsdoubts were
goonplsied, and the Gre Of the sllies became
rVoEy elective, compelling the enemy IN
many cases 70 withdraw his cannon from
The embrasureg, and shells and hot shot
passing over the town, set Gre to the Che
bsF frigate, o. forty four guns, and several
transports, which were entirely consumed
TIE second parallel was opened on the
night Of the ilth, within 800 yards Of the
British lines, when, huding that It was Hank-
"a by tive advanced redoub6 IN front Of the
British works, twas determined on the l4th
70 carry them by storm, anG accordingly two
attackihg parties, one American, led by la
iayelt, with whom served Alex Hauiaon,
a8 Lisnt -ColoDel, the other French, led by
40 Wf--.r.rf1. fI,a
ia 6sy rushed upon their works, aud thoysgh
reoesVing bot and rapid hre returned not
GinEle shot; bat carried them ct the l,oint Of
athe Aayonet-HsmiitOn leading the Ameril
can column With bis battalion OF d ght-infsnt.
~ hlhese captured works beslg now in
sldaed in The second parallel, the Are upon
ne soFt became % felea thst surrender
lsesned unavoidable. A vigorous sartie, led
b LisuteDSnt Colonel Ab rcrombie, was
made 9. ths 16th Of October. bat YES Itri4
umpSsntly TepGl1eds and Lord CORVALLIS
.aen conceived The desperate plan Of pass
inR his forces over to Gloucester Point,
aRd thence, mounting them as best he
nifhf by impressed horses-to force his
way through Naryland 70 Philsdslphis- A
psft0f tie sFmy were actually thus trans
fstred, when 8 violent storm arose, which
fynt q end 70 The transportation Of the rest
~ tas army, and s. soon as possible those
ssnt over we're brOuhft back tin the
.nofninEof the 18th the Gre Of thsAllies be-
cane 90 hot that the place Was DO longer
to5abIe, end Lord eornVslHs asked 8 oes
nstioR Of hostili,ies for tVeniy-four hours
and the appaiBtment Of commissioners
q treat Of surrender.
GensFal Washington replied jhst only
fer tEo hours could he consent 70 suspend
hOstilities, and transmitted ct the time such
Articles Of cspituladon Sc he would be
Wiling 70 grant, Ccmmissioners we're sp
scented "a conformity. on the 18th, on both
s.eideS-V VisoOunt DE- Mouilles and Colonel
Lsurens on the side Of the Allies, Colonel
: pandaa and Msjor Ross on behalf Of The
aEdeliBbf they agrssd upon certain sTti
eles, Of which rough copy only vas made
but lhiS General Washington transmitted
20 Lord Corn wallis early on the leth, ex
pfessing bis expectations that the terms
Wolld Be- agreed to and signed By II
-lo'oloot; hat the garrison would march oul
by2P n Accordingly st that hour ths
posss Of YorktoRn sn6 Gloucester Point
via their garrison, snd the ships in theit
ksrbor With their sssmen, we're surrendered
q ths lsnd and naval forces Of Anerics
end France. The army, srdHeFy, arms
EllitaFy chest, s1s public stores Of every
kind, Rsrs surrendered 10 Gen. WbshingtoI
-the ships snd seaman TO Count de Grasse
TIE total number Of prisoners, including
ssamsn, rather exceeded 900 men, among
u whom we're TIVE generals, thirty Asld
oRsers, three hundred and twenty six cap
tains, subaltsrns, &s.
The negotiation for surrender vas opened
on the eleventh day after breaking ground,
aud the ospitulation was signed on the
thiFisenth Day.
The military and naval forces surrendered
IS apris0ners Of War-the artillery, arms,
accounemenfl, military chest and puDlic
Btofes oi every denomination, to be delivered
up unimpeired--the garrison to march out
At 2oclOcks to plscs appointed in 'front.' oi
& the post With shouldered arms, colOFs cassd,
and drums beating--they are then to ground
their arms, and return to their encampmeai
Officers 70 retain their side arms, and on
csEs and soldiers to keep their private prep
erty, and no part Of their baggage or papeJs
70 be subject to search or inspection The
spot on which this memorable surrender wsl
6 vel known. II is designated In plan b
The siege, and Is s0on, We may trust to b
rendered more memorable BY like surren.
der Of q much larger srmy-and thus com.
bine n one glorious memory two great vie
tories on tbs same ground.