The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-06

French army attended at the Marquis
( de ST. Simons quarters and We're III
troduced to the Illustrious Hero Then
a supper followed. whereat the follow
ing great personages and officers sup
ped together in the utmost harmony
and happiness" Col Butler made note
Of the great personages but it isn't
worth while to follow his note. ITO
add to the happiness Of the event and
evening, an elegant band of music
played an introductiVe part of a French
opera, signifying the happiness of the
family when blessed with the presence
of their father and their great depen-
dence upon him. About 10 o'clock the
company rose up, and after mutual
congratulations and the greatest eX-
preston Of joy they separated.
The next day the Marquis de Laf-
ayette gave a dinner, when the after
noon was passed lin the greatest hap
pineSs and harmony Probably the
band was present. though Col. Butler
doesn't say SO. Then on September IS
Baron de Steuben had the officers to
dinner. We spent the afternoon in
great harmony and retired" Perhaps
the band only knew that introduce
tive part Of "A French opera" 1t will
De noticed that this dinner was har-
mon.ous- which argues the presence
OF the band-but not happy-which
| suggests that its tunes or tune were
getting too familiar.
Then the hard work began From
| Srptrmber Il to - Col. Butler made no
note in HE diary. being occupied in dis
/ emb&rking the troops and trains from
/ the shipping: on september p the siege
began. ON October 9, at , o'clock Z.
m. the batteries Of Lamb and the Mar
1 qus de St Simon opened with great
/ elegance. and We're quickly followed
/ The cun5mander-in-Chief paid the al
lies n compliment of firing first On
/ October l. the enemy sent out an
! inlprpper flag which was detained till
4 IT,, Marquis de Lafayette sent one in
L. Lord CORVALLIS To inform him or
! the improperly of his conduct in send
/ ing a flag and firing at the same time.
/ His iordship sent an aide TO our flag
I to assure US IL. was sorry he had given
an unintended ofTense. and requested
/ he would point out the place for the
! reception of flags in the future. On
/ the return of the respective flags nos
tililies commenced very warmly.
On October IL CORVALLIS asked for
I a suspension of hostilites for twenty
! foul. hours, then he came down to four
/ hours. and Washington allowed him
two hours: and on the 18th Col. Butler
! was ordered To take possession Of one
| Of the enemys works. and the Mar
| ouis Laval with 100 grenadiers of
! France" of another; but they didn't
! go. the orders being Contaminated.
! Then on October 10 the capitulation
took place. The American aud French
armies were drawn up opposite to each
other on the road leading from YORK
! 10 the country. and at p. IN. the Brlt-
! ish army marched out, To the great
| satisfaction Of the whole American
! 4 N Their
! her follows: / lieutenant general !
/ brigadier general. . culOnels. lleuten-
ant colonies. II majors, 81 CapEains 81
! reUtenants. So ensigns, chaplalns, i
/ adiutants 10 quarter masters. 10 sur
! geops. - mates. 80 sergeanlsl2l drum
I mers and fifers; rank and file iit for
/ duty. !. 2gS: sick present, 80 serSeants,
IA drummtrs and filters, rank ana ME
! -+l-totaI 5,S2l-70 pieces brass ord
! nance pbis is the post OF York only.
Then came the clearing up of things.
! Two divisions of the British were start
/ ed of To- Winchester and stanton on
! October 20. more Of them, with Hes
/ slams. were sent away on October Il.
! on October % Lord CORVALLIS visit
! ed the general officers in return Tor
| rheir visits. Col. TarltOn was dis
mounted by man from the country
! whose horse he had stolen some time
1
.ers started for France: Count Laval.
I Viscount William DeuX Points, (brother
1 To Count Bernard DeuX Points. who
/ commands the elegant regiment DeuN
Ponts). and Capt. Montesquieu, with
their attendants. on board the Her
mione frigate. with duplicates of the
surrender of the army under LORD
! Corvallis
Everything was done decently and in
f..l, of a \
articles of capitulation to the King OF
France is a detail not often spoken of in
connection with the closing DAYS or
! the Revolution: it was proper and nee
| assarv however. because of the alliance
between the United States and the
| king. Perhaps those duplicates are
still in existence somewhere in France;
probably, however. the French reNo-
iutionists destroyed them.