Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-02
rHs SURRENDER OF yorktown.

THE SURRENDER OF FOhA1O"0s
At noon of the 10Th OCTOBER we have
the first act of surrender. Yorktown
changed hands. Two redoubts on the
left Of the enemy's works were at that
hour taken possession of by detachments
from the allied army. Col. Richard
Butler commanded the American and
the Marquis Laval the Freuch party,
each of 100 men. At o'clock we reach
the closing scene. The army Of Corn
wallis 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 new uniforms, distributed among
them few days before, and it only re-
quired 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 French or an American tune.
This was the return OF compliment,
a piece of justifable as well as poetic
retaliation on the part of the Americans
for what the enemy were pleased to
command when Gen. Lincoln was COM
PEELED to surrender at Charleston the
year before. The matter came up at
the meeting of the commissioners.
"This is a harsh article" said Ross to
Laurens.
(Which article?" answered the latter.
1.-the troops shall march out, with
colors cased, and drums beating s. British
or German march.
eyes, sir" returned Laurens, with
touch of sang .froid, "it is harsh
article"
"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
n German march.
"But," reioined Ross, "my Lord
CORVALLIS did not command ut Charles
ton."
"There, sir" said Laurens, "you e1-
tort another observation. It is not the
individual that is here considered it is
the nation. This remains an article or
cease to be commissioner.
Nothing more was to be said the art
icle stood, and the enemy marched out
with colors cased, while 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 toward the field Of
surrender. The French troops present
ed brilliant spectacle in their white
uniforms, with plumed and decorated
officers at their head, and gorgeou.
standards of white silk, embroidered
with golden heurs-de-lis, floating alons
the line. The Americans were less of al
attraction in outward appearance, bu
not the less eagerly eyed by their lats
antagonists. Among the war-worn Con
tinentals there was variety of dress, poo
at the best, distinguishing the men o
the different lines; but, to compensate
for lack of show, there was soldierl,
bearing about them which commanded
attention, The militia formed in thei
rear presented less martial sight, 81
far as clothing and order were concerned
But all these men were conquerors, ant
their very appearance bespoke the hard
ships and privations they and thei
States had undergone to win in the strug
gle. At the head of the respective line
were the commanding Generals, nobl..
mounted - Washington, Rochambeau
La Fayette, Lincoln, Steuben, Kno
and the rest. Leading the British cam
Gen. O'Hara instead of CORVALLIS. TIL
latter pleaded illness, but he sent hi
sword by O'Hara to be given up t
Washington. As O'Hara advanced +
the chief, he was referred to Lincoln
who, upon receiving the sword as a to
ken OF the enemy's submission, immedi
ately returned it to the British General
whose troops then marched between tn
two lines to field on the right, wher
they grounded their arms.-Hei,ry z
Johnston, in Hoyper's Magazine.
THE JIM-JAMS.
A correspondent of the New YorI
World tells all about the sensation pro
duced by the Jim jams. This is the wa
he tackles the subject "Delirium tire
mems Snakes Jim-iams Yes. Nv