, 1881-10-05
YORKTOWN.
A Centennial We Are About
to Celebrate.
The Campaign That Led to
Corvallis Capture,
And Practically Ended the War
for Our Independence.
Scenes and Incidents Of The Mo.
nontous Siege aud Assault.
The Terms Of Oapitulation Cornwall
Lis Was Forced to Accept,
Impressive Ceremonies on the Oc-
casion Of the Surrender.
Rapture in America, and CONSERVATION
in England, Over the News.
Scenes and Incidents Of The Mo.
montOus Siege nnd Assault.
The Terms Of 0apitulation Cornwall
Lis Was Forced to Accept,
Impressive Ceremonies on the Oc-
casion Of the Surrender.
Rapture in America, and CONSERVATION
In England, Over the News.
Proud Reading for the Two Great
Republics OF the World.

Proud Reading for the TWO Great
Republics OF the World.
Yorktown, Va, whtuh witnessed tho closing
ecei,e In tho urnmR nr tho Revolution, Whose
rcn,cnniul celebration Is nj hand. Is situated Oh
4 high blutT Of concrete or ston0 mari, covered
With sandy soil, on tho south side Of York
River, about eleven tnIlca from lis mouth. 1t Is
tho highest ground on either the York CT Jalncs
ltfver bolow Richmond. Tho peninsula on which
the town stands Is Lowell, ind on cach Side OF tho
village deep ravlncs embrace 1t, almost mcGt-
lux III tho roar. At tho time Of the siege tho
village contained About sixty houses: the pres
ent lumber Is scarcely hnlf that. ln 1874 a cor-
siderable portion ut tho town was destroyed by
n fire, and from that blow 1t has ncyOr rccor-
cred. The Average width Of tho York 1iver IN
tho l1eighborheod of Yorktown is about two
1ullcs, but directly opposlt tho town Il Ia mar
rowcd to milo by tho projecting cnEc, On
which tho vfiIaKe OF Gloucpstur IL situated.
This, too, was once thrifty aud entcrrrlulnR
eetElcmcnt: but tho depreciation Ut tho Rnr-
rounding country Tor AGRICULTURAL purposes
checked tho growth of It's ,ncpcnt commerce,
and hero, AS At fO rktowh. tho agencies Of dccny
have bcen moro Aetlve thnn those Of prosperity
and progress. ... ="
1t, tho spring Of 17at Cornwallis left Whining
ton, N. G.. md marched Into VirGlnfn to Join tho
invading forces under Ph1llfp8 md Arnold ut
Petersburg. After auudry attempts to cnpturs
stores In tho heart OF VlrHiuta IN which ho wns
follod b. the vl9ituuce OF tho opposing Generals,
Lafayette, Wayne. aud Stoubon, and finding thnt
tho strength Of the Patriot arny wins daiIy IT.
crcaslnY, CornwatIia thought it prudent to fall
bnck toward tho seashorc. Accordingly he re-
treated 10 Richmond. and from thence Rcross thu
ChlckAhomny to williamsburg whcro ho mr.
rived On tho 18th Of June. Lafayette had hung
upon tho rcar Of tho British army all tho way
from l,lchnend, Without, however, hazardfng
general engagement.
After an lnt1oclsve action at spencers Ort1l-
nary, and another Of tho sanc character at
Green Spring Plantation, near jamestown Island,
OH tho Bt4 Of July, Cornwnllis decfdgu to rctiro
down tho rlvcr to Portsmouth, opposit Norfolk.
HHre. III Nbctsloncc to II rca9ts|tiou
from Sir Hurry Clinton, Com1nandor-in-
Chief Of tho British forces in
Am0rlcn, tho Enrt embarked part of bis
trrops In transports to 90 10 tho reinforcement
of New York. which was In danger Of an imtno-
dlato attack from the combined forces OF Con.
Washington and Count 1lochamboau. then ut
llobbs' Ferry. on tho Hudson. Brf0ro tho trans-
ports got soil, however. with this proposed rcIn-
forccmcnt, tho order WIS cnuntormandod by
C1ntDu, who hnd III tho ulenntime boon su1i-
cIently reinforced by tho landing OF 30O les
VANS at New York. lafayette bud promptly H.
fornol Washington OF the movements Of Corfu
wallis, and Of tho supposed weakening OF nts
artny by tho withdrawal of troops for Now York.
This information changed WashluRton's plans
with regard to tho attack oil Now Yark. I1e had
previously Wr!tten 10 IoAnI W trassc, 'no co'l'-
tnohder OF Fcoioa 1'eot IN tho "cst Ihdsest re-
acrotc a viii The Inn, rcrcos in rho dcsen ,,non
New York. lie received @ reply from tho Count,
stating that he would rolnA!A In tho West 1uiIeg,
about tho same ttm0 that Lnfnyette's courier
brought him tho information about Carnwallts.
ih's ueteemlnea "asaln9'om u transles tao
seat Of acttvo operations to Virginia.
There wnre nrcscnt Mt Waahnuton'a hend-
onnrtars NJ tbta tsn two ,r ,no n,xl1 n,,,ccra ne
ser"s,nre NJ TIM ,nar, ~ wv Var aftor nos
meaiary expression Of disappointment :. tho
fnilnre to receive Tho a'd or 10 arasse, Wnsh-
tns'ons brow trlShtensa II, tho idea ot tho VII.
sr",,,, ,,",,ta,'. ~" .,as .,or ~ .s,s,.oI -,
nrs pa,",s a ta1 nsW 10 y 10
mot" "With 1nUney, everything; without 1t,
nv.btns,' was tho reply; and all eyes wore r.,
ana'onsiy turned to Morr,s. "Lot mo know tho
sun you slesrc." suId the pntr'ot linunoer. IIo-
fora moon Washington uomp'otcd bis estimates.
~ r,s,;. m.',n,,, .s.,., ,,",s' .Ia
tue iahas. twenty thtaisnha dollars III hpcc!e
agreed to return Uy tho lgt Of Oatubor. The sub
scuuent arrival or thn AuurJcu,, uuout. Cn,.
,..aa. S,.', ~ 49, ',,t.. et' w., ,."a ~. So
Of a donaunu Of h,ouo,O01 by 1|ouis XVI. tn tho
United Suites, ennblcti thu superintendent Of
Guilty. A' e'"1Ses"~ "''A0'' "'''''
10 prevent Sir Horny Clinton from Bet,tlluv
rci,lforcemUnts to Cormwalljs, Washington kept
w the appearances u 4 tnctlilAte,i Attuyk upul,
.,,i r." hn1A. ~ 1as aeccItive iettcss wft!eil.
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