, 1865-04-14
4 TKHzEEx KsE s79NS3CENCts Il
Tie Exception, c. tE:a News the Sur'
render Uf CaT:i5:--2.its In rt1t1adef.
pL1a, Oct. E7r :: :, AT52.

Lieutenant C.l mel Tilghman WAS sent e1-
press to Philadelphia with Washlp:ton's dis-
patches to Congress; and, AZ he spread in
telIsence Of the great event on lis way, the
ctuntry became vocal with rejoicinga. It
was midnight when he entered Philadelphia.
BE 1Lade lis way directly 10 the house Of
President Mckean, and delivered hts dis
patches Soon eftcrWard the whole city was
IN commotiou- The Watchman egcry where,
in p1oclsiming the hour, added, in loud
voices: AHa.Coa,SwALL1s1s TAKEN!" That
annunclatitn, ringing ont upon the f-osty
/ night air, aroused thousan2a from their beds.
Lights were coon seen moving fn every house,
ard before daylight the streets were thronged
with people.
An1lou.ly they Ind awaited this hoped for
Intelligence fom orktown, and noT their
joy Vas complete. The old State Aouw 6.,s rang
tnf Us aotes. IF gsodntas, end the first 5h Of The
Atan carly hour Congress assembled, and tho
members Of that grave body were highly cx-
cited when Eccfctary Thompson. resd Wash
irgton'6 dispatches. During The reading they
could scarcely suppress huzzas, al ns eonoa-
s!on fheg reio{tfl to 90 in procession, at tro
o'tloes that 3ag. "'ana rttarn thanks to dlmf9hty
God for er0utt'U kte aQted grDsies Of khe UIaitrl
S{afta and France 7oth sacetss." The thanks Of
Congress wcrc lrc.ented 10 Washington, Ro-
chanlbtxu md ia 0snssc, and The officers and
men urdtr THUR respective commands.
They also resolved that two stands OF col
ots@ taken fun Eornnullis should 10 present.
ed TO Washington It, thu nAmu Of the United
States that t1t pieces Of the field ordnance
captured ut Yolk should be presented to each
Of the French commanders, Rocl4mb,au and
Dc Gfasae thai q llOrsn should be presented
10 Lieutenant Colonel Tighman BY the Board
Of War, In tho mine Of the United States:
and that n Earb1e column should BIZ erected
At Yorktown in commolnoratton Of the sur
render. ConEtces likewise appointed the 30sh
OF december aS 2 dag Of general Thanksgiving
and prayer thrss1shuut the Union.
u found in the Philadelphia Sunday DIspateh, in
one Of ser1ta OF articles on the ''Ht5torJ OF
Chestnut tt,eet," from ths pm q ono q TIE edt-
extract from ar old paper, eattied The Allied -17
curry or }ndepfndenk intelligence, OF tho date Of
eth November, 17a1, which relates to the British
banners surrendered at YORKTOWN: ...
"on Saturday (Novenber 3, 17sil between
tsto1r standards of coloz4 t1ken with the British
army under the command Of Earl Cornwallis.
The volunteer cIvalry OF this city received these
trophies Of ylc:ory at 4chuylk1ll, from whence
they etco.te1 and ushcEed them into town amidst
PIE. Continental and French cooss9 At t1ietrnce,
prtcett the British. and thus they were pafaded
down Market street to The StAte-Huuee. They
we're then carried into Congress and laid at their
ftet; Sc; ,.- .,--,u
sBase Btituns tyrant BrttousI knock unier-
Taken'e your Earl. soldiers rad p!undoe.
Huz-al what colots Ut the bloody foe,
TWenty.!our in lumber, Ut the State h0usodoorl
look-they are British s,andard.-how they fall
Attbe Presidents feet, Congresa and air."