Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-16

was sorry hc could not have him join
iu the attack On New York The dis
patch bearer who carried this letter loi-
tered and did not seem displeased when
he was captured by the British But
another dispatch bearer who bore an
other letter 70 Lafayette lOitercd not
moment Then the whole complexion Of
affairs changed IN he camps Of the
allies Rochamheau and Washington.
crossed the Hudson with their armies
and hurried south.
Washington with 800 Americans led
the wav Next came the legion Of IAu-
zun and the brigade Of Bourbannais.
Next the brigade OF Soissonais. A bat
TALON Of grcnadiors under the command
OF Baron de- Niomenil. and 20 which Du-
mas. Berthier and De Lamcth had been
assigned formed the rear guard. While
Gen. Clinton looked upon this movement
as one intended 10 turn his flank and
attack New York from Staten Island
or Paulus Hook Jersey city,. the
allies, marching l6 20 20 miles "a day.
hurried on. August 20 the advance
guard was al Suffcrn. ON August 81
10 was at Princeton. on September IL
was in Philadelphia. Then there was
need for concealment or pretense no
longer. Clinton had been deceived. The
allies were bound for Virginia to crush
CORVALLIS and complete the work La
fayette and Wayne had been engaged
in De Grasse had arrived i'm the
Chesapeake with the French fleet and
CORVALLIS was doomed. By the end
Of September Yorktown was invested
and then day by day the Allies pounded
on the British fortihcatiOns and day
by day the besieged were driven back
On October II. work was stopped on
the trenches In order to try 10 capture
two OF the redoubts by assault Baron
De Niomenil directed the attack on one
and Lafayette and Steuben on the
other, Charles de Lameth was the first
to reach the parapet attacked by the
French Berthier was behind him
one moment De Lameth paused 10 cry
'Ntve lc roi then he fell. desperately
wounded. ono Hesslon bullet had shat
tered his right knee another passed
through his left thigh How Berthier
escaped Is "a mystery. He was the only
one OF the half dozen officers leading
the assault 10 come off unscathed BE
fore the Hessians could reload the
French were upon them and the re-
doubt was captured
DUMAS AND O'HARA.
by the 10Th the batteries OF the Al
lies We're raking the British works and
Lord tornWallis's position was unten-
able. Tho following day ho sent an Of
hcer with a flag Of truce. on the 18th
he surrendered. CORVALLIS feigued III
ness that he might not go through the
humiliation Of marching out at the
head Of his men and sent Gen O'Hars
10 command them. Dumas. acting a.
adtutant general for Rochambeau. was
ordered 10 meet these troops and guide
the column. He placed himself 10 the
ieit or cen @ Hara and when OHara
asked him where Rochambeau was sta
TONED Dumas replied. "On the left at
the head of The French line" OHaia
quickcncd his horses step thai he might
give up his sword 60 the French gem
tral. Dumas gallopod forward and
placed himself between O'Hara and
Rochambeau.
You are mistaken" Dumas said a.
oHara- ''Thc general in chief NJ oar
army D. ON the right" Then he led him
10 the American lines.
For their galautry at Yortfov-r On.
three map makers were rewarded hand
somely DE lomcth. $50 soon as Doc r.-
covered from hie wounds WAS riv,t
command OF the kings Cuirassiers. Win,
me utle OF colonel. Dumas was made
oUIei OFT siau 20 NioueuIl and Bcrihitt
was made lieutenant colonel.
While tho surrender of Coruvallls
practically ended the Revolutionary
war. u was not until the following wear
mat the British evacuated New York
ana recognized the Independence of the
Jnltod states. Tn the festivities at
tending the closing Of the war Berthier
Hnd Dumas took little part Most ~
me time they spent iu Boston They
htd ono great friend there. the REV.
~ cooper one of the signcrs ~ the
Declaration OF Independence. When
th'A were about To- leave Boston Dr
cooper gave banquet in their honor
Ardent champion of liberty though he
was, Cooper tn his speech that night
Hpoke win tine voice OF "a prophet Take /
care. young men," said be-. that tho
triumph Of the cause OF liberty upon /,
nus virgin soil does not inname YOU
with too much hope. You viii carry
away inc germ Of those generous feel
lhsa, but ~ you Try 10 make ID bear
Ilnlt upon your native SOIL after s1
many centuries of corruption you Will
have to overcome many 'obpaclrs m
hae cost us great deal of blood ID |
.onQucr, but YOU will pour out torrents |
nrl"fe establishing liberty in your old |
BACK iN FRANCE
From Boston Berthier went 90 Porto |
tnrlIn. Neneluclu. and ON tha course /
lf time was ordered back to France. /
'nl several years his work In the army /
'ts obscure Most uf hIs duty Was /
90 One D0mm.asaIy department Thou /
D. Nru l1D uphraFal came aud Louis WAS /
5ulutncd and France heCamf a re- /
public nu was maue major general of i
ne National Guard uf NersaIlles \
~ Dem lno outbreak came u Ia Nendeo /
In was made uaftorutft,r-ge general OF I