Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-24
The surrender Of CORVALLIS.

AT noon OF the 18th OCTOBER we nave
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. Colonel Richard
Butler commanded the American and the
Marquis Laval the French party. At two
O'Clock we read the closing scene. The
army of CORVALLIS marched out as pris-
oners 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, dis
tributed among them few days before,
and it only required the flying OF their
standards to give their march the effect
of holiday parade. Bnt their colors
were cased, and they were prohibited
from playing either French or an Amer
lean tune This was the return Of a COM
pliment, piece of justifable as well as
poetic retaliation on the part of the Amer
leans for what the enemy were pleased to
command when General Lincoln was
compelled to surrender at Charleston the
wear before The matter came up at the
meeting of the commissioners "This is
harsh article said Ross to Laurens
(which article?" answered the latter.
ssThe troops shall march out, with
colors cased, and drums beating British
or German march"
eyes sir,r returned Laurens, with a
touch of sang fro1d, Sit is harsh article. !"
ssThen,'' said Ross, elf 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 Ger
man march.
"But," rejoined Ross, "my Lord Corn
wallis did not command at Charleston
ssThere,' said Laurens, ssyou cxtort an
other observation. It is not the individ-
ual that is here considered, it is the nation.
This remains an article or cease to be a
commissioner"
Nothing more was to be said; the arti-
Gle 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 mile toward the field of
surrender The French troops presented
brilliant spectacle in their white uni
e. nj, cd nd
ers at their head, and gorgeous standards
of white silk, embroidered with golden
| f1eurs-d lis, floating along the line. The
Americans were less of an attraction in
outward appearance, but not the less
eagerly eyed by their late antagonists.
Among the war-worn Continentals
there was variety of dress, poor at the
| best, distinguishing the men of the differ
ent lines; but to compensate for lack OF
show, there was soldierly bearing about
them which commanded attention. The
| militia formed in their rear presented a
less martial sight, so far as clothing and
order were concerned. But all these men
were conquerors, and their very appear
| ance bespoke the hardships and privation
they and their States had undergone to
win in the struggle. At the head Of the
! respective lines were the commanding
| generals, nobly mounted. Washington.
| Rochambeau, La Fayette, Lincoln, Steu-
ben, Knox, and the rest. Leading the
British came Genearl O'Hara instead OF
CORVALLIS. The latter pleaded illness
but he sent his sword by O'aara to be
given up to Washington. As O'Hara adj
vanced to the chief, he was referred te
Lincoln, who, upon receiving the sword
as q token Of the enemy's submission
Immediately returned it to the British
general. whose troops then marched be-