Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-12

upon the garrison. Hardly had the de-
tenders time to prepare for Fleurys
force than Stewards column swarmed
within the works.
'The forts our own" was the cry of
the Americans.
Mercy Quarterl Mercyn was the
answer of the British
Fleury tore down the British flag and
Stony Point was won
A little later General Wayne. tho
wound In his head dressed and BAN
daged. sat down to write again. This
time he wrote as follows;
STONY Point. 10th July, 1879.
''2 o'clock a IN.
Dear Gen1:
''The fort and garrison with Col.
Johnson are ours
"Our officers and men behaved like
men who are determined to be free.
Yours very sincerely
ANT'Y WAYNE,
"Gen'l Washington"
Mt WAYNE as the British persisted
In calling him. had breakfast within
the enemy's lines. and in triumph.
Congress awarded medals to Wayne.
Fleury and Stewart. In respect to
Fleury Congress decided that the
ribbon to which the medal should be
attached should be made from the
flag he had captured at stony Point.
HoNoRS.
When the campaign of 20 ended
Fleury applied to General Washington
for leave OF absence for nine monthS
to visit France. He had given three
years of service to America, and ne
ionged to see his native land. The
leave was granted, and such marks OF
respect were shown to the gay young
Frcnchman as must have warmed
his heart. The president of Congress
wrote TO him: Congress hopes that
your own country will show Its appre-
ciation of your merit George Wash
lngton, on his first meeting with Count
de la Luzcrne. the French minister,
gave an account of Fleury's gallant
conduct I'm the war, and asked the
minister TO bring 1t to the attention
of the king of France The count said
he would be most happy to do so, and
a few days later, In advising wash
ington that he had written to the min
lister of war, said, Il fiattcr myself
that the court Will give. in the person
of NJ. de F'leury, proof to America or
the satisfaction with which it has seen
that u French officer has been so sue
cessful in her service
The French king was delighted with
F'leury. and made him a cbevaIier of
the Order of st. Louis. Throughout
France the young officer was received
with high honors.
Back to America he camo as soon as
his leave expired and once more he was
in service. In the Siege and capture
of Yorktown he played part so good
that a pension of 400 llvres was award
ed to him by his king.
CORNWALLIS.
At Yorktown he was the same gay
spirit he always had been. Every one
liked him. Every one was delighted
to be I'm his company. Even the British
officers were his friends after the sur
render. with Lord CORVALLIS he was
as chummy as If they had known each
other for years. Here is part of
letter Fleury wrote to James Duane,
member of the Continental Congress
from Now York, subsequent to the
capitulation:
Dear Sir
81 have wrott to you twice during
the siege, 1 hope my letters are arrive
safe into your hans: but 1 could not
forbear conGratulptlng you on this
Lucky and glorious event, Our Sue
cesses have not indeed coSted very
dear to us; however you must not
measure our glory by tho dangers we
run to obtain 1t, but by their utility.
AOTHHullySt lHc SouthtAh LYNN hhS
been very tame to us. he had neither
teeth nor claws. God bless him. for he
has done no mischief. We shnll I hope
by this last blow get the better of the
british obstinacy to enslavc America.
FLEURY.
1 Dined yesterday with Lord Corn
wallys & ohara: was so bold as to
inquire of the Lord. why they took so
many nigros, by God said he whe had
no other allies left In this Country,
you forget did answer, your faith
full friends the indians
81 October 1871
Camp near York (Yorletown)"
With the war practically over and
his service no longer needed, Fleury
went to South America to make somo
explorations, In Venezuela he was
Joined by Berthler and other French
men They won't far into the inter
Tor and werc engaged nearly q year