The writings of George Washington; being his correspondence, addresses, messages, and other papers, official and private, selected and published from the original manuscripts; with a life of the author, notes and illustrations. By Jared Sparks.

APPENDIX.] CAPITULATION AT YORKTOWN. 533
ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION
Settled between his Excellency GeneralWashington, Commanderin-chief of the combined Forces of America and France; his
Excellency the Count de Rochambeau, Lieutenant-General of the
Armies of the King of France, Great Cross of the royal and
military Order of St. Louis, commanding the auxiliary Troops of
his Most Christian Majesty in America; and his Excellency the
Count de Grasse, Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies of his
Most Christian Majesty, Commander of the Order of St. Louis,
Commander-in-chief of the Naval Army of France in the Chesapeake, on the one Part; and the Right Honorable Earl Cornwallis, Lieutenant-General of his Britannic Majesty's Forces,
commanding the Garrisons of York and Gloucester; and Thomas Symonds, Esquire, commanding his Britannic Majesty's Naval
Forces in York River in Virginia, on the other Part.
ARTICLE I. -The garrisons of York and Gloucester, including
the officers and seamen of his Britannic Majesty's ships, as well as
other mariners, to surrender themselves prisoners of war to the
combined forces of America and France. The land troops to remain prisoners to the United States, the navy to the naval army
of his Most Christian Majesty.
Granted.
ARTICLE II. - The artillery, arms, accoutrements, military chest,
and public stores of every denomination, shall be delivered unimpaired to the heads of departments appointed to receive them.
Granted.
ARTICLE III. —At twelve o'clock this day the two redoubts on
the left flank of York to be delivered, the one to a detachment of
American infantry, the other to a detachment of French grenadiers.
Granted.
The garrison of York will march out to a place to be appointed
in front of the posts, at two o'clock precisely, with shouldered arms,
colors cased, and drums beating a British or German march. They
are then -to ground their arms, and return to their encampments,
where they will remain until they are despatched to the places of
their destination. Two works on the Gloucester side will be delivered at one o'clock to a detachment of French and American
troops appointed to possess them. The garrison will march out at
three o'clock in the afternoon; the cavalry with their swords drawn,
trumpets sounding, and the infantry in the manner prescribed for
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