The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16
TIE rJMES-RICHMOND, VA. SATURDAY JANUARY l6 1897.

ncantime prepared to obey. To embark
the men he had TO cross the river ann
march down &c Portsmouth. Lafayette
Informed OF his purpose, planned 10 AT
tack him while crossing. and hoped 10
destroy "a portion OF mis- force COrnNalis
foresaw tits and laid his own plans ac-
| coIdingly
/ sdectng point on the river where a
nsIfCw belt OF land was well hidden by
I "a skirt OF timber. with much parade or
boats passing and repassing, hc seat
/ over Slmcoc with the heavy baggage. But
on tho narrow strip he cncamped and
I practically concealed his entire infantry
force. Ih o. De awaited Lafayette adj
vance. and I'm order that the Marquis
Z might proceed upon exact information. ne
/ ana 'lgrlcfon sent negro ana pretend
| cd desertcr O. tell him how irW OF DIS
I enemies remained c1 the npi tn snofe
! Thus made more certain. Lafayette or
/ oor.l Wayne. With .N men, 10 come UP
/ with and destroy the British rear guard
/ This force WAS afterwards increased 70
/ 80 upon some -iaIm tNclIed Nl 'oionel
| MerCtrs learning from another negro
/ that neither CORVALLIS nor Iarleton mad
WAYNE promptly displays his Inc and
! attacks whatever be sees. On the instant
! CORVALLIS presents his own. 1000 veteran
| soldiers 4 hard hghf cnsues. ncth Lana
| yctte and CORVALLIS being in front, y
| cannot last long. however. All the held
! officers are soon dismounted, all the
! horses al the guns are killed. ana thc
| line is about tc Doe enveiopcd. 50 tne
! Americans retreat. after lofing l49 men
! and two guns. IN ono Of which the British
| recover an old friend Loot by them az
! Bennington.
Next day CORVALLIS crossed the river
! zoo Gotham unm0lcsted. and maicn'l
! down 20 Portsmouth. where no hlSlen
! himself with preparaii cns for senalhs ,nt
/ three rcgimef fs 10 New York 80 ended
! the last Of the three raids ot me wear.
! LAFAYETTE took position at Malvern liii
] Of f.Iaf
| not clearing pcrceivng what the future
| had I'm store.
RAIDED JAMIsON's CRACKER FAC
TORY.
| on September 18Th The advance. Scam
mells Light Infantry. disemoafh az Col-
! leee Landing. Oh College crce1, ABOUT a
! mile from Williamsburg. The frthth anu
most oil the Americans follow by water
| the former landing partly ~ James tvW ~
| Island and partly AT King = Mills W hali,
! "a mile below the mouth OF the creek
! Washington and NOchambeau came py
! land. They left tho army az the ite4G on
! Elk. pushed on 20 baltimore ana lh'H,
riding acTtss sixty miles a day, stopped
| al Mount Vernon. tho General FIRST visit
/ 10 his home in six years. Governor Nel-
son writes. under date Of september D.. -
! TO the county Ncutcnants OF rang ll.i
Prince William. stafford snptsylNahla'
| caroline. Hanover and New Kent 10 these
words. The march a. his LNcelency,
General Washington, with ms troops 10y
| land makes IL necessary that the ROADS
/ Doe is 10 pass hc put INTO the nest oidti'
/ This YOU will Immediately have done IN
I your county" The Governor mlscOn-
| c,ivcd the number 90 come by mat route
hut there was "a considerable detachment
| besides that most OF the htrses were scNt
! that way. The men ON that march 'roid-
| ed" Mr. JamisOns cracker factory ia
| Alexandria. Now. an Of these cracker
were STAMPED "Jamison S.. This owner
! cOnsolcd himself with the thought that
| army.
-Four days before scammeIrs landing
| General Washington was with Lafayette
az Williamsi urg. arriving On tine l4th or
September. and making his headquarters
! at the Wythe House. Iwenty-One guns
announced the Generals arrival. and be-
/ fore rem Cuuting lc reviewed the army
! he Virginia camp received him with all
/ the hOnors "Thcy gather round him.
saws a writer like children round
/ father st. Simon gives grand
ontertainm ent. De Grasse pOurs out in
melii1uOus French his delight at meeting
mon petit general and reaches up 10
embrace him The stately Nirgiuian
stoops a. return the salute.
FRENCH COOKS ARE ARTISTS.
French cocks are famous artists. and
ST. Snnon's are able TO furnish forth his
table. Governor Nelson finds that play
inC host 10 an army is 90 very different
| thing The move has been sudden and
secret Three thCutand mon came with
ST. Simon. The militia are pouring out
/ i'm most gratifying r0mhers. as the Gov
| nor writes. Washngton's army az.
| proaches. Tie figures viii show that I'm
/ brief period ID 600 men viii Doe added
/ TO those already with Iafayott "a host OF
mouths and hungry. as some of You know.
| Among the Nelson letters are numerous
calls upon colonies and majors ana mis-
| tiers. upon Commissary-G General and Lieu
tenant Governor. ard Che Governor OF
| North Carolina calling earnestly Tor fou.
neal SALT beef. forage and intrenchins
tools.
The Count De Grasse wants small
meats aL0 vegetables Tor his table, ONO
| colonel is charge ID 90 caI Jut hls militia,
/ u necessary. To protect some cases of
| UNI Dclonging 10 the French. Some pc0-
/ pie then ana there. ass lu other times ANA
I places wanted specie for Oh sir wheat.
The GcAtilOr says trat the iOFcrnm .nt
| has not been treating them fairly. Ills
energy ana executive ability. and tne
zeal of his agents. are rewarded 40 laet,
| and by the 10Th they are ready.
This Zth tl september Che allied army,
except the artillery. i- iu front of VIII
| hamsburg. and two days after 'narcnca
| for Yorktown. Washington orders that boo
case CORVALLIS marches out 20 meet
| them they are TO trust 10 the baNOuti.
and prove the vanity of the proud British
The Lisht Infantry Brigade under the
Virginia General Muehlenbere wifh
| Lewis Virginia kihcmen and Aloylau
! ienusvlNau1 Dragons, form tue van.
] i4t 4. lfIi4 anu ANltlIIt lNialH iaht NlIN
! great road 90 Yorktown, the militia ro
by Towards MIL. Hair o. mile beyond
| tho Halfway House the Americans file
| go the right the French 10 the left. The
| british adv auCe posts retire Al a. disc
! lance a. enc mile from the enemy works
Washington forms hls line. From YORK
| river above Tie town. 20 Beaver Dam
creek AccdWatcrs of Warwick river bee
low. whore Magrudcr fooled Mcclellan
so long n n- the line OF battle stretches,
and So begins.
THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN
Fortune turns Ler wheel cnce more.
The sign OF the beast disappears. the
number We see ls the symbol OF liberty
the mystical symbol Or peace. The gall
liant officers ana men concerned in cstab-
fishing this landmark OF history deserve
Individual mention. % time az all allowed.
can only rccltc that outside Of orb
town Is george Washington. iie com
mands the whole army. which now con-
sists OF ssh Americans. credited AS fol-
lows 30 tho order of The numbers sent.
Delaware. 90. Sew Hampshire. -. Maass-
chusetts 49,, Rhode Island. 4l5. Connect
cut, go, fenns ylvtula. 600. New Jersey.
50, New York. go, Maryland. l0lU. Viz
gina, 3.tlJ-3.2UD OF the last being militia.
the rest OF her regulars were fighting IN
the South and in her own western ttrIl-
tory. Canada sent us Hazeu's Regiment
oi 200 men. / have given you the best
estimate | can md. Colonel Lee gives
as round numbers gDlU-5JNO regulars.
command OF the right wing Of four di-
divisions, under Lafayette. Lincoln. Steu-
ben, and GOV. Nelson. of Virginia There
Is strong artillery force under General
Knox, and, besides these q detachment
CT infantry. with most Of the cavalry.
across York river, ia Gloucester
The left wing is under The Count DE
Rochambeau. lie has three brigade. of