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THIRD DAY.
YORKTOWN, Va, October

Hancock and staff rode at the head. but then
fell out Of line, and, with President Arthur,
his Cabinet, foreign guests, and other dig
nitaries, reviewed the troops from The stand.
General Hancock stated to the President
that there were $500 men in line. The
States represented by volunteers were
Georgia, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsyl-
vania, Massachusetts,, Maryland, South Car
olina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York,
North Carolina, Rhode Island. Vermont,
Kentucky, Michigan and Connecticut.
The President was quite enthusiastic over
the magniiicence OF the display. The only
coored troops in line were two companies
from Richmond, composing part Of the
First Virginia Regiment. They were loudly
cheered by the spectators from the North.
In the afternoon General Hancock gave a
reception on board the steamer st. John.
Among the guests were President Arthur,
David Davis, President pro TEN. Of the
Senate, the French and German visitors,
officers OF the army and navy, the Congress
sional Commission, and the Governors and
other officers of the States.
The weather, being so charming, contrib
uted to the brilliancy and success Of the re-
view, and the sprinking of the parade
ground prevented the dlisi being as suffo-
eating and binding as on p?syious days.
The immense crowd lined the grounds over
which the troops passed, but sentinels along
the line of march kept them back, and per-
feet order was maintained.
On the grand stand, to which admission
was obtained only by ticket from General
HancOck's quarters, besides the President
OF the United States and members OF his
Cabinet, Senators, Representatives, Cow
errors of States, General Sherman and staff,
French and German delegations, were a
large number of other distinguished men,
as well as many ladies'.
Promptly at ten o'clock the review began.
The marching Of the troops generally was
very fine, and excited great interest among
military men, and elected loud cheers from
the multitude.
General Hancock and General FitZhugh
Lee were both loudly cheered wherever they
appeared, as a tribute to "the Blue and the
Gray" and a recognition Of the fact that
both are now marching under the common
flag Of a common country. The men Of Ken.
lucky and Michigan were loudly cheered,
as were also the First Connecticut (thought
to have gone down with their ship, and ar
rived just in time to take position in line);
the Georgia Battalion, which has with them
two guns captured from the British at
Yorktown a hundred years ago; and the
regulars that marched from their several
stations north to Yorktown. The State
troops We'd with each other in the drill and
discipline, and the friends of each claim the
palm. The regulars excited general ad-
miration. ...H
Baron Won SteHben spoke in German as
follows, yesterday, in response to President
Arthur's address:
" Mr.. PRESIDENT: In the words OF well
come to your foreign guests which you have
just uttered you remembered and men-
toned in kind terms the family of Won Steu-
ben. | assure you that, as soon as the It'd
lngs or our hearty and enthusiastic recep-
ton in this country, following the friendly
invitation to us by the President OF the
United states. were received in the Old
Fatherland, there was heartfelt rejoicing
among all classes in every part OF our coun-
try. 1t was a new and striking evidence OF
the common sympathy that existed between
the American and German people. 1t
proves, too, that the American people,
which thus appreciates and hastens to
honor the great dead, stands at the height
OF civilization and culture. only this
u
my country with hearty CONGRATULATIONS up
on this happy cOmmemoration day, so i'm
portant In the history of the United States
and believe, Mr.. President, may express
to you the sincere cOngratulation of the
Whole German people, and Of the German
Governments, upon this suspicious day.
Permit me, also, Mr.. President, to return
to you, for all our Won Steuben family, the
WarmeSt thanks OF our full heart-lhanks
which cannot adequately eXpTess---fOr the
boundless hospitality and for the cordial
greetings which we have met on every hand
at every step from the hour of our landing,
untI you crowned the whole with your
welcome to us as representatives Of our
great klnsman. l can only say to you, again
and again we thank YOU"
The Comm ssion cut off tomorrow from
the programme, and the much looked for
naval engagement took place this afternoon,
aud was witnessed by immense crowds from
the bluffs. Large barges and steamboats,
crowded with people, naval vessels covered
with bunting, yachts, tugs, sail and row.
boats with streamers, music from bands,
and firing salutes combined to make the
scene one long to be remembered.
The Presidents party, the Congressional
Commission and, indeed, all the distin-
guished visitors left this evening, and only
the army and navy remain. Some of the
State troops took their departure Tonight.
The remainder leave Tomorrow, and the
Yorktown Centennial celebration closes.
The camps present very animated APP
pearance, and frequent guard mOuntings,
drills, dress parades, salutes, calls, courte-
sizes between different commands, serenades,
speeches, social visits, ETC., occupy great
deal of the time and excite great interest.
The raw recruits are having their first taste
OF soldier life, and the veterans are amusing
at their expense in ways which
would only occur to old soldiers. Two
pieces of artillery captured at the siege OF
Yorktown and presented by Washington to
Chatham, ArtilIary ara hero