Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26

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Lord Corn,Callis, the British general
.cio surrendered to Washington at York
tOtUn. From 1eslie's weeks.
uniform or an exqlisitely fitting dress coat were
the only visible signs of what was going On
inside" :.
OF course, there was the usual reception ct
the State Department, followed by the pa
rade and another reception at the Capitol
Shortly after the visitors reached the Capitol
the Senate at o'clock took a recess of half an
hour and the Senators all repaired to the ro-
tunda to meet the guests, and here they were
joined by Gen. Sherman and other Army on
GERS and prominent Government officials. The
Senate by the French Minister, M. Outrey, and
Mime. Outrey was the only lady of the diplo-
matte corps present.
FOLLOWING the reception in the rotunda,
the guests were escorted TO- the Senate
chamber, IN accordance with resolutions adopted
granting them the privileges OF the floor, and
here they were formally introduced. At night
there was an elaborate display Of fireworks and
during their stay in the city the visitors were
entertained at several dinners and banquetq
given i'm their honor.
The French residents In Washington were
quite Is active as the German residents, and en-
the evening Of October IL met at 14O0 Penn.
sylvania avenue and decided to call upon their
distinguished kinsmen at the Arlington and
present an address ito the descendants of La.
fayette and De Grasse." Incidentally, this old
building has just been removed, that the ground
may be used for parking purposes.
=, On Sunday, October Is, before leaving Washa
tngton for Yorktown, the visitors attended de
vine service, the Germans going to the Memo
rial Lutheran Church, while the French ut.
tended old st. Matthews, which stood for many
years on the site Of the Southern Building ct
H and Fifteenth streets, and other Catholic
churches in the city. ..,i
Maybe We do not take Is much interest IN
American history Is we should, for It seems
that, living as close to yorktown As We DO,
and 60 there ON the date Of the surrender,
October 10, or occasionally. at least. This
battle sealed the doom Of the British rule and
the unfurling Of the Stars and Stripes on
American liberty, and though Yorktown Is but
srqan village, yet 1t Is sacred soil and cannot
help but awaken additional patriotism in the
bosom Of the true and loyal American.
To review the story Of the battle Of Yorks
town Is not the writer's intention. and yeE
few words regarding that engagement win surely
tend toward refreshing our knowledge Of that
great event.
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so we are told, "the American battery OF the
line opened fire, Gen. Washington himself fr-
ing the hrst gun 1T the enemy's works. The
cannonade was kept up steadily all night long"
On the night. Of the 18th the combined armies
ran Q second parallel within 800 yards of the
British line. To complete these works it was
now necessary to capture the two advanced
English redoubts which commanded the new
line.
CORVALLIS position was now q desperate one
His hastily erected works were crumbling away,
his guns dismounted or silenced. Only one bold
recourse was left-to cross silently to Glouces-
ter, evacuating Yorktown while keeping up q
show OF resistance. He acted promptly and
threw one detachment across the river, but such
. vioAent storm came on that the soldiers could
nOt land. CORVALLIS bowed his head 70 fate.
When day came he recalled the troops which
had reached Gloucester, and at 10 O'Clock, WINE
the Allied guns were stfI briskly served he bAaA
. parley and asked . cessation Of hostilities 70
negotiate the capitulation Of the posts Of YuxM
and Gloucester.
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a FER an exchange of letters, Visccvrve
Noailles and Lieut.. Col. John Laurens INST
Dol Dundas and Mai. Ress at MRS Mourpa
house on the right Of the American hna An
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