The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-12-21
ANOTHER CENTENNIAL.

Monda, In New York-Miiitary, Fircnlen
and Civic societies &" Join.
The celebration Monday OF Evacuation day
closes tho long list Of centennIals, beginning
as far back as April, 1875. The surrender of
CORVALLIS practically terminated the Revolu-
ton, but the British occupied New York
until two months after, the detiui-
tive articles of peace were signed.
During the autumn following Cornwallis's ur-
render tho peace negotiations begun, and sim
nltaneously ioyalist families began to take
flight from New York, u few going to England.
These departures greatly increased during the
summer and autumn OF 1888. One newspa-
per of the period speaks of 5000 having
gone within a,brief time, taking all their port
able property. Another speaks OF 5000 de-
parting in one fleet. One of Car!eton's staff
officers, the day before the evacuation of New
York, certified that 29,244 persons had left
the city since the 1st of January, About half
of these wentto the 4riverSSt.f John, 5000 to
Port Roseway, n. s, others to Annapolis, Royal
and 40 on. Departures to the mother
country are not embraced i'll these figures, and
the exodus to Nova Scotia had also begun as
early as October of the preceding year. Hence,
making all allowances for the great number of
discharged British soldiers who were included
in them, and also for thousands OF negroes, it
yet appears that a larger proportion OF tho
populatioa omigrated than stayed behind.
Untl the return of eSiled patriots filed the
gap, these depletions greatly depopulated the
city.
On the oath Of November Sir GUY Carleton
notified Gen. Washington that on the following
day he should Withdraw The rotations of these
officers were dignided and creditable. When
Carleton arrived. in May, 1888, TO relieve Sir
Henry Clinton Of the ommand in America, the
war was over. Washington had long ceased to
fud occasion for rejecting commuaications
from King Georges generals as mot properly
recognizing his status. When only a little more
than a month before the evacnation Of the city
a gang of still efervescsnt and vindictive
loyalists COMMITTED an outrage upon an
American vessel in the harbor Of this
city, as Sir Guy Carleton expressed it,
''by Selling and destroying her colors in a
notorious and disorderly manner" this
oincer took proper action. He did not direct
that il anybody should again ATTEMPT to haul
down the American flag his soldiers should
shoot him on the spot; but he, with old Rear
Admiral Robert Digby, who commanded the
feet in the harbor, signed aud sealed a procla-
nation calling for the arrest of the Offenders,
severity due to the ofepse."
Washington accordingly found little real
trouble in arranging with Carleton the details
OF the evacuation, although the correspondence
subject at Dobb's Ferry as esrly rs Nav, but
the difficulty Of Transporting tho ~loyalists kept
delaying the fina' evacuation. On lie morning
of the sventful 25th the number Of foreign
troops to withdraw was nearly 1900, divided
almost exactly between British aud German.
Washington had less than 1000 men IN camp
with whom to go through tho form OF taking
possession Of the city. Noon was fixed as tho
time when it should lass fron British to
American authority. Accordingly, all the
troops to the war ships and transports which
lay in the harbor, chiefly near Governors
island Citizens gathered at the Battery to see
the red coats aud Hessians 60; but the scene
was quiet and orderly.
There were two triumphal PROFESSIONS instead
of one, and that Washington did not march at
the head OF the troops, but came later in the
day at the head of the civic procession, with
Gov. Clinton, who was recognized as the real
authority to take possessionsof the city. Wash
iugton did not even concern himself with the
troops, having long before practically put
them in charge Of Maj. Gen. Knox; and while
this officer was present and in nominal COM
mand, even he had turned over the imm sdiate.
management of the troops, 30 few were they
in numbers, to Brevet Brig. Gen. Henry
Jackson.
The American troops consisted of u few Mas
sachusetts infantry and New York artillery, all
that was left of the army, escorted by Capt.
Stakes troops of New York mounted militia
or dragons. The Massachusetts, portion in-
! cluded the slight infantry" of Col. vose, who
was field officer Of the day, and two companies
of the Second Massachusetts under Lieut.. Col.
W. Hull. Both of these organizations had been
among the best in the service. sCoL. Yose's
command was made up Of troops picked from
the four regiments garrisoning West Point,
then the military center. The artillery, under
| Maj. S. Bauman, were Doughty's and Noodles
companies of Lambs Second artillery. g "
The troops broke camp about 8 O'Clock in
the morning, and marched south along the old
kingsbridge road, past Murray's, to the inter-
section with tho BioominGdale road, or, in
other words, to what is now the corner OF
Broadway and Twenty-third streets. Then
they turned INTO Bowery lane snd marched as
far down as Bayard's farm. On the rising
ground which there ran irregularly across the
greater part of the island. from Bayard's place,
near Broadway, eastward along the line Of
Grand street till it reached Jones
hill on the east side, the 8 British
the closely settled part of the city then laid
below. AS the red coats were still seen at noon
lingering in the forts, the Americ Ans halted
until the British rear guard had withdrawn.
Then the column moved forward again down
the Bowery to formally enter the city. When
Chatham street had been reached, the troops
turned down Queen, now Pearl street, and then
began to encounter crowds Of ~citizens, who vel
coined them with loud cheers and vigorous wav-
ing Of hats and handkerchief. As the people
caught aight, behind Stakes horssmen. Of
Hulls picked light infantry, in coats Of blue
and breaches and waistcoatso of white, marching
with the precision OF veterans, they broke oul
in weli-deserved applause. When the column
| Wneeleo 70 the iSut Suu Passe0 up tne iAoh-
ionsble thoroughfars Of Wall street to Broad
way, the demonstrations of joy were ut theii
height Opposite Cape's tavern, situated at /,
short distance from Wall street, the troops
halted to await the osher procession.
The civic procession had formed on thu
outskirts of the city, that 10 TO say, at Buirt
Head Tavern, afterwasd the sight of the Bowery
theater, now called the Thalia, whittier Gen
Knox had repaired, accompanied by many cit
~izens. to greet Washington and Clinton, who
with their suites, had followed tina troops dow
from Days tavern, situated in. what is no,
One hundled- and-Twenty-ffth street Th