. A brief history of the United States . fire from a church steeple. At Fort Griswold, the commanderand half the garrison were butchered. After this fort had been taken, a Britishofficer entering asked, Who commands here ? I did, said Colonel Ledyard, ashe advanced to surrender his sword, but you do now. With fiendish malignity,the officer seized the weapon and thrust it into the bosom of the brave colonel. t Governor Nelson commanded the battery that fired first upon the and his staff were at that time occupying the governors fine stone man-sion. The patriot pointed one of
. A brief history of the United States . fire from a church steeple. At Fort Griswold, the commanderand half the garrison were butchered. After this fort had been taken, a Britishofficer entering asked, Who commands here ? I did, said Colonel Ledyard, ashe advanced to surrender his sword, but you do now. With fiendish malignity,the officer seized the weapon and thrust it into the bosom of the brave colonel. t Governor Nelson commanded the battery that fired first upon the and his staff were at that time occupying the governors fine stone man-sion. The patriot pointed one of his heaviest guns directly toward his house, andordered the gunner to fire upon it with vigor. The British could not make even thehome of the noble Nelson a shield against his patriotic eflforts, The house still bearsthe scars of the bombardment. t With a fine delicacy of feeling, Washington directed the sword to be delivered toGeneral Lincoln, who, eighteen months before, had surrendered at CharleBton. THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 141. THE SURRENDERED ARMY AT YORKTOWN. America was free. The news reached Philadelphia at twooclock A. M. The people were awakened by the watchmanscry, Past two oclock and Cornwallis is taken. Lightsflashed through the houses, and soon the streets werethronged with crowds eager to learn the glad news. Somewere speechless with delight. Many wept, and the olddoor-keeper of Congress died of joy. Congress met at anearly hour, and that afternoon marched in solemn processionto the Lutheran church to return thanks to Almighty hope of subduing America was now abandoned by thepeople of England, and they loudly demanded the removal ofthe ministers who still counselled war. * The House of Com- * On Sunday noon, November 25,1781, the British Cabinet received intelligrenceof the defeat. When Lord North, the prime minif^ter of Great Britain, heard thedisastrous news, he was greatly excited. With looks and actions indicating thedeepest distress, he again a
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