The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-24
The Surrender of Yorktown,

AhO Jul o1UOf Vi lVEklOMH.
A. noon of .he 18th (October) W,
have the first act of surrender. York
town changed hands. Two redoubt
on the left OF the enemy's work.
were ct that hour taken possession O
oy 1etachments iFem the sllied army
Colonel Richard Butler commandeC
the American andIthe Marquis Lava
the French party, each of one hun,
Idred men, AT two O'Clock we reached
the closing scene. The army OF
ICornWalIis marched out as prisoners
OF war. grounded their arms, and then
marched back. Accounts agree ia
describing the display and ceremony
on the occasion as cutie imposing
The British appeared in new uni
torms, distributed among them few
days before, and it only required the
flying OF their standards to give their
march the effect Of holiday parafe
But their colors we're cased, and theg
we're prohibited from playing either u
French or an American tune. Tbie
was the return OF com Dlment a
piece OF justifable as we'll as poetic
retaliation on the part of the Ameri-
cans for what the enemy we're pleased
TO command when General Lincoln
was compelled to surrender ct
Charleston the year before. The
matter came up at the meeting OF the
commissioners. This is a harsh
article" said Ross 10 Laurens.
"Whst article?" answered the la.-
ter.
''The troops shall march out. loitA
colors cased, and drums beating
British or German march"
"Yes, sir" returned Laurens, with
touch OF sang frotd, sit is harsh
article"
"Then.' said Ross. "if that is
your opinion, why ia it here?"
Whereupon Laurens who had been
made prisoner at Charleston with
Linooin's army. proceeded to remind
Ross that the Americans On that &C.
casion had made brave de tense, but
were uDgallantly refused any honors
Of surrender, other than to march out
with colors cssed and drums not beat
ing British or a German march.
But" rejoined Ross. ''my Lord
Gsrnwallis did not command at
Charleston"
There, SIR" said Lanrens, "you
extort another observation. Il is not
the individual that is mere considered;
it is the nation. This remains an
article. Or cease TO be a commits
sic ner."
Nothing more was to be said; the
article stood, and the enemy marched
out with colors cased, while the tune
they choose to follow was an old
British march with the quite appro-
pirate title of The World Turned
Opside Down."
As the prisoners moved out of their
works along the Hampton road, they
found the French snG 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 a brilliant
spectacle in their white uniforms,
with plupled and decorated officers at
their head. and gorgeous standards o!
white silk, embroidered with golden
eurs-de-lis, floating along the line.
The Americans were lees OF an attIac-
ton in outward appearance. but not
the less eagerly eyed by their late sn-
tagonists. Among the war worn con-
'ineutals there was variety of dress.
poor at the beat, Distinguishing the
men of the different lines; bnt. to
compensate for lack Of show, there
WAS soldierly bearing about them
which commanded attention. The
militia formed 10 their rear presented
less martial sight, SO fsr as cloth
ing and order were concerned. But
all these men were conQuerors, and
their very appearance bespoke the
hardships and privation they and
their States bad undergone to win in
the struggle. At the heed of the re.
spective lines were the commanding
generals, nonly Washing
ton, Rochambeau, La Fayette, Lin
coin. Steuben. Knox. and the rest.
Leading the British came General
O'Hara instead of CORVALLIS. The
latter pleaded illness. bat he sent biz
sword by O'Hars to be given up to
Washington. As O'Hara advanced
to the chief, he was referred TO Lin
coin, who. upon receiving the sword
as token of the enemy's submits
sion. Immediately returned it to the
British general. whose troops then
marched between the two lines to a
field on the right. when they ground
ed their rms.--HEEEY P. Johnston,
in Rarper's Magazine.