The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03
Tie Surrender of Yorktown.

the first act Of surrender. Yorktown
changed hands. Twh 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, each of one hun
dred men. At two o'clock we reached the
closing scene. The army of Coruwaliis
marched out as prisoners of war, grounded;
their arms and then marched back. Ac-
counts agree in describing the display and
ceremony on the occasion as quite impos-
ing. The British appeared in new uniforms
distributed among them few days before,
and it only required the Tying of. their
standardsto give their marchth cffecEn
a holiday parade But tt;,.,.:sSs,I~a p;..5;ss
Iata.hs rs5n,s sia were retaliation
Oh on ] ,hs part oi ss fasa4saggans ior what tie
enemy were pleased to command "heh
General Lincoln was compelled 10 su'[En, @
,1er at Charleston the year before. me
matter came up at the meeting OF the com, j.,
.n .,,;Ss;o,1re .rhis is a harsh article. -
said Ross to Laurens-
(which arlicle2" answered the latter.
s.The 1roopssball march o"s. a0sth cos0Ts rs
cnsed and drums beating a British or
q German march,"
ayes, SIR" returned Laurera "l'n .. a
tonch of sang ffoid, ''it is harsh article
o:Then.'' said Ross, ''if that is Your
opinion, why is it heEc2'
Whereupon Laurens, who had peen
~ nr;soner Of Charleston with Lincoln's
o,mv nroceeded to remind Ross that the
Americans on that occasion had mtoe
bravo defense, but were ungallanlly refused
anv bonors of surrender, other than u
march out with coors cased an'l NOT oea'-
inc British or German ularcn.
But" rejoined Ross, my LORD Corn
wallis did not command at Charleston"
sThere." Laurcns, 'tyou extort anotLe
! obseI vation. 1t is not the individual tns
IS here considered; it is the nation. lh''
remains an article, or | cease to Dc con
e Nothing more was to be said; the artlc
: uoo,1 and the enemy marched OUT VII
2 colors cased, while the ture they cnoSe
follow was an old British marca WIN u
quite aPpIoplIoee '
IS Turned Upside Down" a..
e As the prisoners moved OUT OF the
y works along tue Hampton road' tney 1ouI
j. tho French and American armies drawn
,e IN either side of the way, the America
If m the1r right, and extending for me
s. tbon q mile toward the field Of surrenG
r Tine French troops presented q briiiii
/, snpctacle ID their white uniforms, VI
l. ninmpd and decorated officers at tH
ct head, and gorgeous standards OF Wnl.e : :
ly embroidered with goIoen FeurS-oe-0
S. Hoa,inr along the line. The Ame'io
of -.,ora lass of an attraction IN out "aru {!
n osorance but not the less eagerly eyed
Is. ther late antagonists. Among the "
es n.orn Continentals there was variety
II. d-esg moor at the best, Distinguishing
different lines; but, to comtenSale ior !
If show. there was a soldleriy oeap
ahout them which commanded aIleaI,
The militia formed IN their rear prcsei
nv Lose martial sight, so far as clotnlnS
The nrdnr we're concerned. But all these 1
vas we're couuuerors, and their very app
nc. once bespuke the hardshipS and prlVai
Sc. thev and their States had undersoos
the win in the struggle. At the head
D. respective lines were the comn'anolT1 g
lral erals nobly mounted-Washington, ko
ken ambeau, La Fayctte, Lincoln oGuo
sin Knox and the rest. Leading the bti'
rses c,me General O'Harre instead OF CstA'
DID, lis lis The latter pleaded illness, buth
ILLS his his sword by O'Harra to be gwen u u
;ud- VI Washington. As oHarra advanced u
ipe- cb;ef he was referred to Lincoln,
But, % nnon receiving the sword as a token O
,ops epcmI's submission, immediately Eetu
hen it to TIE British 0enera' "n0Te Ia ="
the then marched between the Two llnes s
d to fed on the right, where they grop
.orts their arms.