New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-18

declares that he never saw Yorktown In favor
| able light" It must have been hard for MN W
submit to bitter and ill-natured censure he was
undoubtedly a soldier of much merit. Inc ohiy
actuaI service which he had seen before coming TO
America was in Germany where ne served a cam
paign in 1861. He exhibited no little ability while
in command of the British forces in South Caronha
in 1880 calamity rncounterlng Greene at Guilloru
and Gates at Camden. Notwithstanding his dis
aster at Yorktown he twas tOlerably well received
upon his return to England, and in 1856 he was
appointed Governor-General of India ana CoH-
mander-in-chef in Bengal. In the war with llppoo
Sahb he captured Bangaowe in 1871 ana con-
Quoted in 1892 the siege of Seringaratam, whloh
resulted in very advantageous treaty with Ilppoo'
After his return to England in 1898 he received
marousote and a seat in the Privy Council. In
179S he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
and managed the affairs Of that country WIN
marked skill and discretion. In lSOZ, as piehl-
poentaly he negotiated the treaty OF Amlens IN
1903 he was sent to India rs Governor-General.
He was Fastening to join the army when he was
arrested by illness and died at Ghazepore, IN the
province of Benares, October 3, 1905. His name
is as familiar to the American people as that OF
Washington. though in a different way, and long
after he was dead the sham fights at the New-Eng-
land militia musters were called after it. In Bur
goyne he had a companion in military misfortune
though he succeeded as Burg0yne never dld, IN
reestabshing his military reputation. drOH
anecdote has been handed dow of two negroes IN
the army of Heath. One of them said "Cuitee,
what all dat firing hear to-dayF when the
other replied: Oh, my dear soul, noiiin tall only
General Burgoyne hab brodder born to-day" One
of the principal demonstrations Of JOY seems to have
been to burn Arnold in eiigy, while to vary the
entertainment he was sometimes hanged in the
same vicarious way.
AFTER TIE VICTORY.
After the capitulaton of Yorktown events moved
somewhat slowly. More than two years elapsed
after that success before the British evacuated
New.York. the last position held by them upon our
coast Washington after Yorktown by no means
acted as if the war was over. On The contrary, he
was anxious prosecute it with vieor and particu-
larly to wrcst Charleston and Savannah from
British occupation. De Grassc, however, declined
10 afford his assistance; and Washington was forced
TO content himself with sending a detachment OF
1000 Contincntas to reinforce General Greene
Part Of the French troops returned home; with the
remainder De Rochambeau went into winter quar-
tiers nj Williamsburg. The American army returned
TO its old quarters at the North encamplng jersey
and on the Hudson. The prisoners of CornwaIllss
army were marched over the mountains to Win
n
caster Penn 1t was not meanwhile all sunshine
The Federal Treasury was empty and the Federal
credit gone The dissatisfaction and doubts Of the
army officers continued to increase Their pay was
In arrears. and there was nc money to meet them.
4 d,putaton of officers waited upon Congress ask
ing for relief but nothing Of the application
The Newburg conference of dissatisfied officers
made matters still worse and nothing but the WIS
dom Of Washington saved Us from anarchy. HIS
publications to Congress for the relief of his officers
were urgent and feeling and while ma ntanng bis
LOYALTY. he succeeded III retaining the affection OF
his amy.
The country has not been Over-hasty IN recognH-
ing the historical Importance OF the capture oil
Yorktown. The Continental Congress, In us JOY
upon hearing of the surrender of Corvallis voted
TO erect a monument at Yorktown; but money was
needed for tine memorial, and money was precisely
what the Government did not have The pillar
WAS voted by Congress in October 1871. and CEN
4urv after another Congress voted the money to
build It. To-day the c)rncr-stone OF that monument
will be laid.
o;R FRENCH ALLIES.
In remembering the yalor of our own countrymen
we must not be- unmndful of those allies who. al
though not of our blood, came magnanmOusly to our
assistance OF Lafayette it Is unnecessary to make
more than mcution-he seems like one of ourselves
Rochambeau. after his return to France, was I'M
prisoncd during the Revolution, and only escaped
the cuilotine through the death OF Robespierrc lie
became one of The Legion of Honor under Napoleon.
lie died i'm 1907. age eighty-lour years. Count de
Gfa.,c after Yorktown was captured by Rodney
after long and severe action, and was held pris-
opcr in ENGLAND until the peace Of 1888. He lived
aftcrward in retirement Admiral de BarraS took
no mart in public affairs after his return to France,
and died IN l7o9 OF many other gallant foreign
officers i. impossible here to speak, but several OF
them we have heretofore noticed.
Most history looks smaller rs we closely examine
IT, and the investigation Of motives sometimes sadly
dimiuishcs the hcrosm Of its pages But as Amerl-
can, we have every reason to be prold OF he skill
and valor displayed ut Yorktown. 10 was the fruit
of more than one long and difficult campaign such
mower of endurance had been secured by long and
scvcrc experience. Side by side with some OF the
best troop, in Europe. our hardy Contlnentals and
militia proved themselves their equals, aud won a
fame which will be perpetual