West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-28
THE FACT ACCOMPLISH
rHEEvACUATIoN AND SURRENDER!
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"Fall in, men! fall I'M" and this was
followed by the rustling of feet, and in a
very few minutes at the entrance on
Charities street there appeared the majes-
tic tigu,e of the Third Infantry's Drum
Major, followed by his band. Just inside
the entrance he halted, and awaited or
ders.
On the gallery covering the sidewalk a
number OF officers We're gathered, chat
ting over the approaching move. Gen
De Trobiiand, Col. Brooks and others
who have been with us for considerable
time we've there, anxiously looking at
their watches. At ten minutes Of -
came the order upstairs of ''four right"
and the five companies of The Third
marched down the stairway and halted
inside behind the band.
Charities street was lined with spccta-
tors. and at The corners OF ST. Peter and
tllrong was dense and only kept back by
the strongest efforts of the police.
AS noon approached one could see The
ripples of excitement running through
the crowd, and those who happened to
have watch held it in his hand await
ing the minute to pass.
11:59,-Co1. Brook on the gallery takes
out his watch, walks rapidly into the
room and down stairs towards the drum
major. The drum major takes up his
baton, the band fall in by fours, instru-
ments prepared. - m.-';Forward,
march," comes from the interior of the
building in the full round voice of Col
Brook. The drum major waves his baton,
steps cat upon the sidewalk, followed by
band and five companies, and then a
grand march was sounded and evacua-
ton was commenced. The line of march
was out st. Louis street to- the river, and
down TO the boat.
One enthusiastic gent gave vent to his
delight in an old Confederate yell, but no
other expression was indulged in near
the hotel. There We're large crowds gath
cred all along the line of march, and eve
rywhere the satisfaction of the people
was manifested III divers ways.
Precisely at l O'clock yesterday after
noon, the booming echoes of the guns of
ana Field Artillery, under the command
of Col. Glynn, announced to the people of
the city and STATE that she had cast off
her thraiIon, and was now once more
restored to her rights with her sister,
South Carolina. One hundred guns We're
fired from the foot of Canal street, and
with each reverberation came q pulse
beat in the heart of every true friend of
Louisiana. The firing, especially ON the
part Of one detachment, was remarkably
good.
In response to the salute, now and
again came the chirrup of u little two
FOUNDER on board Of one of the steamers
at the levee, and its boom was creative
Of considerable enthusiasm.
The Legislature marched in a body to
the State House at 1890, a. m, on We'd
nesday, and, after holding two sessions,
sine die at 2, p. H., Oh Thursday.
The firing of cannon and ringing of
bells in honor of Louisiana's deliverance,
1as taken place at and corgra tula tory
kilograms forwarded from the following
places: New Iberia, Delta, Thibodaux,
Bayou Sara, Coushatta, Mer-
dian, Miss, Canton, Miss, Crystal
Springs, Miss, Charleston, S. c., Mobile,
Ala, Houston, Texas, Congratulations
Columbus, Miss, West Point, Miss,
Nashville, Tenn, f.om tie governor,)
u. G., (from the students of
College, Amite, La.
Wednesday morning about o'clock the
asst metropolitan babe adieu to the st.
louis Hotel. and Capt. Kelly took charge
If the bnilding. From half-past II
Wednesday, there was one constant slip
'ing ont on the part of the police, and it
vas not until daylight that they all man
,ged to vacate. 1t was i'll the "wee sma'
tours' that Packard delivered his fare
we'll address to his army, and unlike
and some other noted
characters, he wept tears, tears, idle
enetl attentively, and longed inwardly
or it to end, for they wanted to go home.
it was after this address that the faith
Ill vamoOsed. At o'clock Sergeant
Bozant, of our militia, took charge as a
leputy seCgeaut-at- arms, and barrcades
we're removed, doors thrown open and
given to the filthy building.
When the surrender was made thor
)ugh search was had for papers, and
much that will be valuable was found.
Near the furnace doors in the basement
several documents relative to the East
Feiciana case were found, apparently
overlooked by those who burned the 9th
ers.
There was vigilant search made for
The tweive-pounder napoleon gun that |
was known to have been in the building.
a tier some inquiry it was discovered
that on Friday night last it was boxed
up by n squad under Gen. Badger and