The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16

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{, bespoke the hardships and privation
they and their States had undergone
to win the struggle. At the head Of
the respective lines we're the command
ing generals-Washingto Lincoln,
| Rochambeau. Lafayette, Steuben, Knox
and others. Leading the British came
! General o'Hara in place Of CORVALLIS,
! who pleaded illness, but sending his
sword by O'Hara to be given to Wash
ington. AS O'Hara advanced to Wash
| ington he was referred to Lincoln,
| who. upon receiving the sword as the
| token of the British surrender, imme
diately returned 1t to o'Hara.
The British soldiers then took up
the march along Hampton Road, and
when reaching the left of the Amer
lean and French filed to the right to a
field nearby. and grounded arms and
unstrapped their accoutrements. This
was a humiliating act for the proud
and veteran soldiers, who were the
heroes of many Southern victories but
1t was done in strict military order,
In the field a squadron of French
hussars had formed a circle. within
and deposited their arms. There were
sad hearts in the column. The colonel
! OF the Bayreuthian regiment. Won Sey-
.bothen. led his men into the circle with
cheeks wet with tears
Returning to their tents through the
same lines. the British We're permitted
| a few days OF rest, when the rank and
| file. with number of officers, were
marched off to prison camps at Win
| chester, Va. and Frederick, Nd. Corn
wallis and his principal officers were
| allowed to return to New York on
parole. though not until they had been
\ Hospitality entertained by their victors
| Both Washington and Rochambeau in
vited the distinguished prisoners to
4 their tables. and for several days camp
dinners were the fashion, at which
4 the British were the guests.
| The American wing Of the allied
army took up the return march to the
| Hudson about November /. while the
| French remained in and around York
town until the following spring, when
j they returned to Rhode Island. and In
! December Of 1882 embarked from Bos-
ton for the West Indies, after stay
! in this country of nearly two years
| and a half.
| In America the news Of the sur
4 render Of Cornwailis at Yorktown was
received everywhere with the pro-
| foundest Joy. Lieutenant-Co Colonel Tench
ITilghman, Washington's aide, who had
lbeen with him since the battle OF Long
Island, rode with the official dispatches
4 for the Continental Congress as fast
az his horse could carry him. reach
ling Philadelphia soon after midnight
of October 81. He Immediately aroused
i the president of the Congress, Thomas
Mexican, and the glorious news was
/ soon spread throughout the city by the
/ Waterman. Congress met IN the morn
ing early, and after hearing the dis
I patches read proceeded In body to
the Dutch Lutheran Church, where SER
!, vices were held by one of the chap
.Ilains Of the body Later they passed
4 resolutions Of thanks to the army, and
! also for the erection at Yorktown Of a
monument in commemoration OF the
4 great victory. A grand illumination OF
the city In the evening ended the days
i reioicings which were then continued
/ throughout the country. The army in
/ the Highlands of the Hudson, under
General Heath. devoted nearly a week
to salutes and camp banquets, and al
/ Harvard and Yale universities there
sIwere orations and bonf1res. The stu
ldents OF the latter sung "triumphal
4 hymn" and its president wrote Cen
eral washington: 1--WE rejoice that the
i Sovereign Of the Universe hath hither-
Ito supported you as the deliverer OF
|your country, the Defender of the
4 Liberty and Rights of Humanity, and
1.-The Maecenas Of Science and Litera-
ture."
1--WE share the public joy. and con
lgratulate our country on the glory OF
i YOUR arms. and that eminence to whi,s
you have assembled in the recent vic
tory over the Earl of CORVALLIS ant
his army in Virginia"
Louis XVI of France. upon hearing
of the surrender, ordered a "Te Deum'
to be sung in the Metropolitan Church
in Paris. on November %. while the
Bureau de la Vile issued an ordinance
directing "all the bourgeoise and in,
habitants'' of the city to illuminate
the fronts of their houses. Sin order tt
celebrate with due respect a grea
victory gained in America. both b,
land and sea, over the English by tn,
armies of the King combined Will
those commanded by General Washing
lton.''
A ON November 80. 1852. provisional
articles were signed by commissioner
81 from England and America, and OF
L September 8, 1888, the definite treat,
of peace was formally ratified, So tn,
great struggle for American indepen
dence which began at Lexington. Mas
sachusetts. In New England, and end
! ed at Yorktown, In Virginia had bee,
crowned with independence recognized
and great republic started on its way
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