From a painting by Couder 



THE SURRENDER OE CORNWAUJS AT YORKTOWN 



General Washington stands between Rochambeau and Lafayette. The original painting 

 hangs in the Gallery of Battles at Versailles, but a copy in oils is one of the art treasures of 

 the French embassy in Washington. 



belles-lettres, in history, in geography, 

 etc., being better versed than any in the 

 statistics of America in general and the 

 interests of each particular province — 

 trade, agriculture, soil, products ; in a 

 word, all that is of greatest use to know. 

 The least detail of the wars here since 

 the beginning of the troubles is familiar 

 to him. He speaks all the chief lan- 

 guages to perfection, and his library is 

 well chosen, and even rather large, in 

 spite of a visit paid to the place by a de- 

 tachment of Tarleton's legion, which has 

 proved costly and has greatly frightened 

 his family." 



MANY MEMORIALS ARK PRESENTED TO THE 

 FRENCH COMMANDER 



Numerous addresses expressing fer- 

 vent gratitude were received by Rocham- 

 beau from Congress, from the legisla- 



tures of the various States, from the uni- 

 versities, from the mayor and inhabitants 

 of Williamsburg, the latter offering their 

 thanks not only for the services rendered 

 by the general in his "military capacity," 

 but, they said, "for your conduct in the 

 more private walks of life, and the hap- 

 piness we have derived from the social, 

 polite, and very friendly intercourse we 

 have been honored with by yourself and 

 the officers of the French army in gen- 

 eral, during the whole time of your resi- 

 dence among us." 



The favorable impression left by an 

 army permeated with the growing hu- 

 manitarian spirit is especially mentioned 

 in several of those addresses: "May 

 Heaven," wrote "the Governor, council, 

 and representatives of the State of Rhode 

 Island and Providence Plantations in 

 General Assembly convened," "reward 



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