The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-13

a n one .i'l lf,|hfp99si tiFp'F'tth Fap'i
The Surrender Of Yorktown.
At noon of the 10Th October we
have the first act of surrender. York
town changed hands. Two redoubts on
the left Of, the, enemy's works. were ct
that hbuf ek0d pS$8sionf 4 bH etacli
ments from tn lhi/d arhR .lQl&e)
Richard Butler commanded the Amer
lean and the Marquis Laval the French
party, each of one hundred men. At
two O'Clock we reach the closing scene.
The army of CORVALLIS marched out as
prisoners Of war, grounded their arms,
and then marched back. Accounts agree
in describing the display and ceremony
on the occasion as quite imposing! The
British appeared in now uniforms, dis.
tributed among them a few days before,
and it only required the flying Of their
standards to give their march the effect
of a holiday parade. But their colors
were cased, and they were prohibited
from playing either a French or an
American tune. This was the return of
compliment, a piece of justifable as
we'll as poetic retaliation on the part Of
the Americans for what the enemy were
pleased to command when General
Lincoln was compelled to &sue0O De
Charleston the year before. The matter
came up at the meeting Of the Commits.
sioners. "This is a harsh article,' said
Ross to Laurens.
"Which article?" answered the latter.
"The> troops shall march out vitA
colo,S daktl a1d dru}s ledinS i British
Or fE Is; e., Estssba WITH
touch Of sang troid, lit is a harsh arti'
cle."
"Then," said Ross, "if that is your
,opinion, why is it here?"
Whereupon Laurens, who had been
made prisoner at Charleston with Lin
coins army, proceeded to remind Ross
that the Americans on that occasion had
made brave defense, but were ungal-
lantly refused any honors of surrender,
other than to march out with colors cased
and drums not beating British or
20 aBu ut '1 rfesjoi,ed' R6sa TINY Itrd
CORVALLIS did not command at Charles.
ton."
"There, SIR" said Laurens, "you
extort another observation. 1t is not
the individual that is here considered ;
it is the Nation. This remains an article,
or cease to be a Commissioner"
Nothing more was 70 BE- said; the ar
with toSfs asSd, WINE The tune they
chose to follow was an old British march
with the quite appropriate title of ''The
World Turned Upside Down."
As the prisoners moved out Of their
works along the Hampton road, they
found the French and American armies
drawn up on either side of the way, the
Americans on their right, and extending
for more than a mile towahyttthe fold o.
surrender. The French troops present.
ed brilliant spectacle in their white
uniforms, with plumed and decorated
officers at their head, and gorgeous
standards of white silk, embroidered
with golden feurs.de-ls, floating along
the line. The Americans were less o.
an attraction in outward appearance,
but not less eagerly eyed bH UiE2t.
antagonists. Among the war:worl
Continentals there was variety of dress
poorsat.the best, distinguishing the me1
Of the different lines; but, to compen
safe for lack of show, there was .. sol
dierly bearing about them which com
handed attention. The militia formed
in their rear presented . less MARTA
sight, 60 far as clothing and order wert
concerted. But all these men wert
con1uerors, and their very appearance
bespoke the hardships and privation
they and their States had undergone Il
win in the struggle. At the head of tn
respective lines we're the commanding
Generals, nobly mounted-Washington
Rochambeau, La Fayette, Lincoln, Steu
ben, Knox, and the rest. Leading tn
British came General O'Hara instead o
CORVALLIS. The latter pleaded illness
but he sent his sword by O'Hsukta%
given up to Washington. As O'Har
\ advanced to the Chief, he was referre'
10 Lincoln, who, upon receiving tn
word as a token Of the enemy's sdemis
ion, Immediately returned it to til
British 9 General, whose troops the
marched between the two lines to q feel
H IN the right, where they grounded thei
rms.-H. P. Johnston, IN Harper's Mag
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