The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-29
BsROOKHAVEN. MISS. THURSDAY. J1

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At neon Of the 18th IOstoberl we hsxe
the first acts Of surrender. Yorktown
changed hands. Two r.-'oni.s on the
left Of the onemy's work, were at that
hcar taken possession oi Ly detachinents
from The allied array. Col. Richard
Butler comm andsd the American and
the Marquis Laval ths Freuch party,
each Of 100 men. At 2 o'clock we reach
the closing scene The army Of Corn
wallis marched out s'as prisoners Of war,
grounded their arms, and then marched
back Accounts agree IN describing the
display and oercaony on the occaaiou O.
quite imposing. Tho British appeared
In new utriforuAs, 6istnbuted among
them few days be6nes, and it only re-
quired the flying of their standards to
give their march tue s5ect Of holiday
parade. But their colors were cascd,
and they we're prohibited from playing
either o French or on Amsriean tune.
This iwas the. ,rstuxn Of . eompliment,
. pieca 0f juatiiiaLss, 80 well las postic'
rstaliation an the part ct the Americans
for what the enemy we're pleased to.
command when Gen. Lincoln was COM
PEELED to surrender at Charleston the
year before. The matter came up at
the meeting of the commissioners.
"This is harsh article, said Ross to
Laurens.
(Which article?" answered the latter.
''The troops shall march out, with
colors cased, and drums beating q British
or German march,"
eyes, sir" returned Laurens, with a
touch of sang Jroid, " it is a harsh
article"
"Then," 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 |
q German march.
"But," rejoined Ross. "my Lord
CORVALLIS did not command at Charles
ton."
"There, sir" said Laurens, "you ex-
tort another observation. It is not the |
individual that is here considered it is |
the nation. This remains an article or |
cease to he commissioner.
Nothing more was to be said the art |
icle 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 present
cd brilliant spectacle in their white |
uniforms, with, plumed and decorated
officers at their head, and gorgeous
standards Of white silk, embroidered |
with golden deurs-ds-lis, floating along |
The line. The Americans were less Of an |
in outward appearance, but
not the Less eagerly eyed by their late
Among the war-woEn Con-
inentals there was variety Of dress, poor
It the best, distinguishing the men Of
he different lines bat, TO compensate
'or lack OF show, there was soldisrly
bearing about them which commanded
attention. The militia formed in their
rear presented . less martial sight, 20
'ar as clothing and order were concerned.
But all these men were conquerors, and
heir very appearance bespoke the hard
hips and privations they and their
States had undergone to win in the strug-
gle. At the head Of the respective lines
we're the commanding Generals, nobly
- Washington, Rochambsau,
La Fayette, Lincoln, Stsuben, Knox
md the rest. Leading the British came
3en. O'Hara instead Of CORVALLIS. The
after pleaded illness, but he cent his
'word by O'Hara to be given up to
As O'Hara advanced to
he chief, he was referred to Lincoln,
Who. upon receiving the sword as o to-
Ten a the enemy's submisnon, inmedi.
'tely returned II to the British General
whose troops then marched between the
wo lines to q field on the right, where
hey grounded their arms.-Hessy n. |
Johnston, in Harper's Magaziae.