Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-12-14
ANOTHER CENTENNIAL.

Grand Evacuation Day Celebration Next
Monday in New York-Niiiitary, Fireu,en
and Civic Societies 10 JOHN
The celebration Monday OF Evacuation day
closes the long list of centennla's, beginning
as far back as April, 1875. The surrender Of
CORVALLIS practically terminated the Revolt
ton, but the British occupied New York
until two months after the defini-.
tive articles OF peace were signed.
During the autumn following CORVALLIS sur
render the peace negotiations begun, and SIM
ultaneously ioyalist families began to take
These departures greatly increased during the
summer and autumn of 1888 Ono 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 feet. One OF Car.eton's staff
York, certified that %, 244 persons had left
the city since the 1st of January. About half
Of these went to the river ST. John, 8, 900 to
Port Roseway, n. s., others to Annapolis, Royal
and 90 on. Departures to the mother
country are not embraced in 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 mum Der Of
discharged British soldiers who were included
in them, and also'for thousands Of negroes, it
iVt dpp0dIS tHht d !AISFI pICpSEuOA OIL I1o
population emigrated than stayed behind
Until the return of exiled patriots filled 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 relations of these
officers were dignined and creditable. When
Carleton arrived, in Msy, 1888, to relieve Sir
Henry Clinton Of the command in America, the
war was over Washington had long ceased to
find occasion for rejecting COMMUNICATIONS
from Hing Georges generals as not properly
recognizing his status When only little mora
than month before the evacuation Of the city
a gang OF still effervescant and vlndictive
loyalists ''commtted an outrage upon an
American vessel in the harbor of this
''by seizing and destroying her colors in a
notorious aud disorderly manner" this
oTiicer took proper action. He did not direct
that if anybody should again ATTEMPT to haul
down the American flag his soldiers should
shoot him on the spot; but he, with old Rear
fleet III the barbor, signed and sealed procla-
nation calling for tho arrost of the offenders,
80 that they might be punished with tue
severity dSe to the offense.'
Washington accordingly found little real
trouble in arranging win Carleton tho details
OF tie evacuation, although the correspondence
! was wordy Th=y Conferred personally on the
subject at Dobbs Ferry as esrly as Nav but
the difficulty of Transporting the loyalists kept
delaying the fua evacuation. On The morning
of the eventful Ioth the number Of foreign
troops to withdraw was nearly 1900, divided
almost exactly between British and German.
Washington had less than 600 men III camp
with whom to 60 through the form Of taking
possession Of the city. Noon was fixed as tho
time wheu it should lass from British to
! morning barges took off load after load OF
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 and Hessians go; but the tcsne
was quiet and orderly.
There were two triunphal 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 possession Of the city. Wash
| ington 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 mm ediate
management Of the troops, 80 few were they
| in numbers, to Brevet Brig Gen. Henry
| Jackson
The American troops consisted of few Mas
| sachnsetts infantry and New York artillery, ell
| that was left Of the army, escorted by Capt
| Stakes troops of New York mounted militia
or dragons. The Massachusetts portion in
Guided the eight infantry" of Col. Yose, 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. COL Eose's
| command was made up of troops picked from
! the four regiments garrsoning West Point,
| then the military center The artillery, under
Maj. S. Bauman, were Douglty's and Noodles
companies Of Lambs Second artillery.
The troops broke camp about o'clock in
| the morning, and marched south along the old
Kipps H,,iIua rnaH Mnrrau1a to "a ipfa
section with the Bloomingdale road, or, in
other words, to what is now tho corner of
Broadway and Twenty third streets Then
! they turned into Bowery lane and 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 British
| had their main line Of works; for all
below AS the red coats were still seen at noon
lingering in the forts, the Americans 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 well
coined them with loud cheers and vigorous wav-
ing of hats and handkerchief. As the people
caught sight, behind Stakes horsemen, Of
Huifs picked hight infantry, In coats OF blue
and breeches and waisteoats Of white marching
with the precision of veterans, they broke out
in we'll deserved applause. When the column
wheeled to the right and passed up the FASH
ionable thoroughfars of Wall street to Broad
way, the demonstrations Of joy were at their
| height Opposite Caps's tavern, situated at q
short distance from Wall. street, the troops
halted to await the other procession. ~~.
The civic procession had formed on the
outskirts of The city, that is to say, at Bulls
Head Tavern, afterward the sight Of the Bowery
theater, now Called the Thalia, whittier Gen
Knox had repaired, accompanied by many cit-
liens, to greet Washington AID Clinton who,
with their auites, had followed the troops down