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November 24, 1781
The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Colonel Humphry arrives in Philadelphia on November 7, 1781, with dispatches from General Washington detailing the British surrender at York and Gloucester on October 19, 1781. Includes returns of over 7,000 prisoners, 244 ordnance pieces, standards, and stores, presented to Congress amid public celebration.
Merged-components note: The page 3 component is a direct continuation of the Yorktown surrender story, including detailed returns of prisoners, stores, and equipment. Changed label from 'notice' to 'story' as it forms a cohesive narrative article on the military victory.
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PHILADELPHIA, November 7.
On Saturday last arrived here Col. Humphry, Aid-de-camp to his Excellency Gen. Washington, with dispatches to Congress, containing returns of the prisoners, &c. taken at York and Gloucester. This gentleman brought with him the 24 standards mentioned in the returns, as belonging to the different British and German regiments. They were met on the commons by the city troop of horse, and by them paraded through two or three streets of the city preceded by the colours of the United States and France, to the State-house, and there laid at the feet of Congress, to the great joy of a numerous concourse of spectators.
Extract of a letter from General Washington, dated Head-Quarters, near York, Oct. 27.
"SIR,
I DO myself the honor to inclose to your Excellency, copies of returns of prisoners, artillery, arms, ordnance and other stores, surrendered by the enemy in their posts of York and Gloucester, on the 19th instant, which were not completed at the time of my last dispatches, and but this moment handed to me: A draft of these posts, with the plan of attack and defence, is also transmitted: and 24 standards, taken at the same time, are ready to be laid before Congress.
My present dispatches being important, I have committed to the care of Col. Humphry, one of my Aides-de-camp, whom, for his attention, fidelity and good services, I beg leave to recommend to Congress and your Excellency."
GENERAL RETURN of Officers and Privates surrendered prisoners of war, the 19th of October, 1781, to the allied army under the command of his Excellency General Washington, taken from the original muster-rolls.
GENERAL and STAFF
1 Lieutenant-General, 1 Brigadier-General. 1 Lieut. Colonel, 2 Majors, 5 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 2 Chaplains, 1 Town-Major, 1 Commissary of Prisoners. 1 Adjutant Quartermaster, 1 Surgeon and Field Inspector, 3 Surgeons, 10 Mates, 2 Purveyors, 4 Stewards, 2 Ward Masters, 19 Assistants, 2 Carpenters, 5 Deputy Commissaries, 1 Deputy Commissary of Forage, 5 Assistant Commissaries, 2 Clerks, 2 Coopers, 1 Labourer.
Total, 79.
Artillery.
2 Captains, 9 Lieutenants, 1 Surgeon, 1 Mate, 1 Sergeant, 4 Drums, 193 rank & file. 1 Commissary military stores, 9 Conductors. 5 Conductors of horse, 16 Artificers. Total, 242.
Guards.
3 Lieut. Colonels, 12 Captains, 1 Ensign, 2 Adjutants, 1 Quartermaster, 1 Surgeon, 3 Mates, 25 Sergeants, 12 Drums, 467 rank & file. Total, 527.
Light-Infantry.
1 Lieut. Colonel. 1 Major. 10 Captains, 16 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 2 Surgeons, 33 Sergeants, 13 Drums, 594 rank and file. Total, 671.
17th Regiment.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 1 Major, 3 Captains. 8 Lieutenants. 4 Ensigns, 1 Surgeon. 9 Sergeants. 13 Drums, 205 rank and file. Total, 245.
23d Regiment.
3 Captains, 6 Lieutenants, 1 Adjutant; 1 Surgeon, 1 Mate, 16 Sergeants, 20 Drums, 205 rank and file. Total, 233.
33d Regiment.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 3 Captains, 5 Lieutenants. 1 Ensign, 15 Sergeants, 9 Drums, 225 rank and file. Total, 260.
42d Regiment.
1 Major, 3 Captains, 5 Lieutenants, 3 Ensigns, 1 Quartermaster, 1 Surgeon, 22 Sergeants, 16 Drums, 307 rank and file. Total, 359.
71st Regiment.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 1 Major, 1 Captain, 11 Lieutenants. 4 Ensigns, 1 Quartermaster, 1 Surgeon, 1 Mate, 28 Sergeants, 9 Drums, 242 rank and file. Total, 300.
76th Regiment.
1 Major, 6 Captains, 16 Lieutenants, 4 Ensigns, 1 Adjutant, 1 Quartermaster, 1 Surgeon, 1 Mate, 38 Sergeants, 18 Drums, 628 rank and file. Total, 715.
80th Regiment.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 2 Majors, 5 Captains, 17 Lieutenants, 3 Ensigns, 1 Adjutant, 1 Quartermaster, 1 Surgeon, 1 Mate, 49 Sergeants, 20 Drums, 588 rank and file. Total, 689.
Two Battalions Anspach.
2 Colonels, 1 Lieut. Colonel, 2 Majors, 8 Captains, 32 Lieutenants, 1 Chaplain, 2 Quartermasters, 2 Surgeons, 10 Mates. 32 Sergeants, 25 Drums, 948 rank and file, 1 Wagon Master, 8 Waggoners, 2 Provost Marshals. 1 Assistant. Total, 1077.
Prince Hereditary.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 1 Major, 5 Captains, 5 Lieutenants, 4 Ensigns, 1 Chaplain, 1 Quartermaster. 4 Surgeon's Mates. 6 Sergeants. 11 Drums, 425 rank and file, 6 Waggoners, 1 Provost Marshal. Total, 458.
Regiment de Bose.
2 Majors, 5 Lieutenants, 2 Ensigns. 1 Adjutant, 1 Quartermaster. 1 Surgeon. 3 Mates, 46 Sergeants, 16 Drums, 271 rank and file, 1 Provost Marshal. Total, 349.
Yagers.
1 Captain, 3 Lieutenants, 1 Surgeon, 1 Trumpet, 68 rank and file. Total, 74.
British Legion.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 6 Captains, 8 Lieutenants, 3 Cornets, 6 Quartermasters, 1 Surgeon, 17 Sergeants, 7 Trumpeters; 192 rank and file. Total, 241.
Queen's Rangers,
1 Lieut. Colonel, 1 Major, 10 Captains, 15 Lieutenants, 11 Cornets, 3 Quartermasters, 2 Surgeons, 24 Sergeants, 5 Trumpeters, 248 rank and file. Total, 320.
North-Carolina Volunteers.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 5 Captains. 7 Lieutenants, 8 Ensigns, 7 Sergeants, 114 rank and file. Total, 142.
Pioneers.
2 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 4 Sergeants, 33 rank and file. Total, 41. --Engineers, 2 Lieutenants. --Loyal Foresters, 2 Captains, 1 Lieutenant. 1 Ensign. 2 rank and file. -- 2d New-Jersey Volunteers, 1 Captain, 1 Lieut. 1 Ensign. 2 rank and file.
New York Volunteers, 1 Captain, 1 Ensign, 1 rank and file.
Virginia Volunteers, 1 Captain, 1 rank & file.
King's American Reg. 1 Lieut. 1 rank & file.
Gen. Delancy's Bat. 2 Ensigns, 2 rank & file.
North Carolina Independent Company, 1 Ensign. 1 rank and file. Total, 25.
Taken on the 14th and 16th October.
1 Major. 2 Captains. 2 Lieutenants. 1 Ensign, 2 Sergeants, 76 rank and file. Total, 84.
TOTAL.
1 Lieutenant General. 1 Brigadier General, 2 Colonels, 14 Lieutenant-Colonels, 16 Majors, 97 Captains. 180 Lieutenants, 55 Ensigns, 4 Chaplains. 6 Adjutants, 18 Quartermasters, 18 Surgeons. 22 Mates, 382 Sergeants, 179 Drums and Trumpeters, 6039 rank and file, 1 Town-Major, 1 Commissary Prisoners, 1 Adjutant Quartermaster. --
Hospital Department.
1 Surgeon and Field Inspector. 2 Surgeons, 10 Mates, 2 Purveyors, 4 Stewards, 2 Ward Masters, 19 Assistants, 2 Carpenters.
Commissary Department.
5 Deputy-Commissaries, 1 Deputy-Commissary of Forage, 5 Assistant Commissaries. 2 Clerks, 3 Coopers, 1 Labourer, 1 Commissary military stores, 9 Conductors, 5 Conductors of horse, 16 Artificers, 1 Wagon-Master, 25 Waggoners. 5 Provost-Marshals & Assistants, 80 followers of the army, amounting in the whole to Seven thousand two hundred and forty-seven.
N.B. By an estimate collected by the Adjutant General, the killed, during the siege, including officers, amount at least to three hundred and nine, and the deserters to forty-four.
(Signed) THOMAS DURIE, D.C. Pris.
MILITARY CHEST. Two thousand one hundred and thirteen pounds six shillings sterling, dollars at 4s 6d.
RETURN of ordnance and military stores taken at York and Gloucester in Virginia by the surrender of the British army, on the 19th of October.
Total of brass ordnance, different sizes, 75
Ditto of iron ordnance, 169
A large quantity of cartridges, loose, round and grape shot, shells, &c. &c.
FIRE-ARMS.
Muskets, with bayonets, 5743, ditto without bayonets, 915, ditto, damaged, 1136.
Carbines 31, fusees 32. pistols 137. blunderbusses, brass 1 ditto iron 9. bayonets 688, bayonet scabbards 1140, bayonet belts 1777, cartridge boxes 6444, tin canisters 800 pouches for Yagers 350, grenadiers match pipes 86, musket cartridges 266274 fixed with ball, powder 83 barrels. 80 half barrels.
Sabres 1925, and damaged 100. Total, 2025. Horsemans swords 273. Halberts good 32, damaged 14,--total 46. Pikes 210.
Regimental Standards.
German 18
British forty-third two, seventy-sixth two, eightieth two,
British union flags -4
Camp Colours.
German thirty two, British forty six, total 73
Drums good sixty-two, damaged nineteen, total 81.
Drum heads eighteen, fife cases ten, fife strings seven, trumpet one.
Bugle horns eighteen, French horns five, total 23.
Musket ball twenty nine boxes. 100lb. each
Lead in pieces 1300lb. Musket flints 34200.
Slow match 4245lb. fire balls twenty eight,
fire rings twelve, sulphur 20lb. salt petre 25lb.
Match even pound powder two pound, emery four pound, kit thirty two pound, meal powder three pound, junk six hundred pound, ten
coils of rope from one to eight inch, eight
lanthorns, viz. three tin, one horn, & four dark.
Signal rockets thirty six, tubes of sizes 6705,
fuse boxes sixty two. port fires seven hundred and eighty seven, port fire stocks, twenty
eight. lint stocks sixteen, lead aprons ninety.
steel spikes eighty. powder horns two hundred and sixty four. shell scrapers eight, kit
brushes five. hand bellows two. sets for fusees seven, kit ladles six, fire engines two,
cannon haversacks thirty, powder bags twenty
three, oil cloths seventeen, hair cloth one.
budge barrels four, punches for cannon
twelve, large brass calipers two, shot gauges
two sets. elevating screws two, priming wires
twenty six.
Apparatus for hot shot one, sets brass scales
and weights three.
Copper funnels four, powder flasks four.
Copper powder measures twenty nine sets.
21 Reams musket cartridge paper.
11 Hanks marline, catgut and twine, twenty
one hammers, one pincers, thirty three
tenant, hand, whip, and cross-cut saws, four
mallets. five rasps. three paring and drawing
knives, one coppers adz, two drafts. fifteen
axes, fourteen pick-axes, twenty-five hatchets.
2 shears for iron, two gins with falls and
blocks complete.
6 Brass sheaves for tackle blocks, forty four,
tackle falls and blocks.
4 Cannon rings, 8 padlocks, 11 stock locks.
2 Casks of nails, 36 bars steel, 7 sheets iron.
921 Brass hoops, 22 sets of drag ropes, 50
sets mens harness.
60 Dressed calf-skins, twenty two hides
tanned leather.
2 Boxes combustibles for fire ships, two
kegs tallow.
9 Ammunition waggons, four powder carts.
39 cart saddles, two hundred and five collars, two hundred and thirty four hames, two
hundred and fifteen bridles. one hundred and
twenty three pair trace chains, thirty three
breech bands, seventy three cruppers,
4 Laboratory chests.
4 Chests with tools for saddlers, carpenters, coopers and blacksmiths.
(Signed) H. KNOX, commanding the artillery of the United States.
RETURN of the waggons, horses and stores, delivered by the Quarter-Master, and found in York and Gloucester.
40 waggons, with horses and harness: forty ditto without horses, broken; two hundred and sixty horses, three hundred and thirty nine saddles, eighty eight blind bridles, fifteen collars: thirty breech bands, eighteen hock bands, eighteen belly bands; eighteen sides of harness leather, four calf skins, two dozen bridle bits: three sets of collar and harness makers tools: three pair smiths bellows; four anvils and tools for three blacksmiths; four sets of carpenters tools, old and rusty; fifty seven French saddles, forty French bridles; one hundred and five pounds tent cord, fourteen balls spun yarn; three pieces girt web, one hemp hackle; one cask tent pins and hatchets; sixty crosscut saws, and some Carpenters and coopers adzes; twenty files, twenty chisels, and twenty small hammers; five lb. lamp black, one hundred waggon boxes; one hundred lb. twine, one ton oakum, three tons of hemp; nine bolts sail duck: twenty nine casks of nails, assorted. three tons of iron; a quantity of sails and rigging; one barrel turpentine, 1 & a half barrel tar; four grind stones; nine kegs of paint, three jars of oil; two boxes window glass. about one thousand sand bags: three or four tons of coal. and a few plank: five Hundred bushels corn. sixty two ditto meal, delivered to the commissary of forage; twenty three boxes of candles. delivered to the commissary of issues; four hundred sheets, sixty eight pillow cases. three hundred bed cases: seventy old blankets. two old rugs, delivered for the hospitals; three stoves; one hundred and eighty two narrow axes. four iron pots; one hundred knapsacks and haversacks: one hundred and fifty soldier coats, one hundred pair breeches. damaged: seventy pair trousers. seventy sailors jackets. with sleeves; six and a half gross buttons, five lb. thread, fifteen pair shoes; one canteen, four hundred and fifty soldiers tents; two hundred shovels, spades and picks,
(Signed) TIMO. PICKERING. Q.M.G.
The Return of Cloathing. Provisions, and Shipping, will be inserted in our next.
On Saturday last arrived here Col. Humphry, Aid-de-camp to his Excellency Gen. Washington, with dispatches to Congress, containing returns of the prisoners, &c. taken at York and Gloucester. This gentleman brought with him the 24 standards mentioned in the returns, as belonging to the different British and German regiments. They were met on the commons by the city troop of horse, and by them paraded through two or three streets of the city preceded by the colours of the United States and France, to the State-house, and there laid at the feet of Congress, to the great joy of a numerous concourse of spectators.
Extract of a letter from General Washington, dated Head-Quarters, near York, Oct. 27.
"SIR,
I DO myself the honor to inclose to your Excellency, copies of returns of prisoners, artillery, arms, ordnance and other stores, surrendered by the enemy in their posts of York and Gloucester, on the 19th instant, which were not completed at the time of my last dispatches, and but this moment handed to me: A draft of these posts, with the plan of attack and defence, is also transmitted: and 24 standards, taken at the same time, are ready to be laid before Congress.
My present dispatches being important, I have committed to the care of Col. Humphry, one of my Aides-de-camp, whom, for his attention, fidelity and good services, I beg leave to recommend to Congress and your Excellency."
GENERAL RETURN of Officers and Privates surrendered prisoners of war, the 19th of October, 1781, to the allied army under the command of his Excellency General Washington, taken from the original muster-rolls.
GENERAL and STAFF
1 Lieutenant-General, 1 Brigadier-General. 1 Lieut. Colonel, 2 Majors, 5 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 2 Chaplains, 1 Town-Major, 1 Commissary of Prisoners. 1 Adjutant Quartermaster, 1 Surgeon and Field Inspector, 3 Surgeons, 10 Mates, 2 Purveyors, 4 Stewards, 2 Ward Masters, 19 Assistants, 2 Carpenters, 5 Deputy Commissaries, 1 Deputy Commissary of Forage, 5 Assistant Commissaries, 2 Clerks, 2 Coopers, 1 Labourer.
Total, 79.
Artillery.
2 Captains, 9 Lieutenants, 1 Surgeon, 1 Mate, 1 Sergeant, 4 Drums, 193 rank & file. 1 Commissary military stores, 9 Conductors. 5 Conductors of horse, 16 Artificers. Total, 242.
Guards.
3 Lieut. Colonels, 12 Captains, 1 Ensign, 2 Adjutants, 1 Quartermaster, 1 Surgeon, 3 Mates, 25 Sergeants, 12 Drums, 467 rank & file. Total, 527.
Light-Infantry.
1 Lieut. Colonel. 1 Major. 10 Captains, 16 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 2 Surgeons, 33 Sergeants, 13 Drums, 594 rank and file. Total, 671.
17th Regiment.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 1 Major, 3 Captains. 8 Lieutenants. 4 Ensigns, 1 Surgeon. 9 Sergeants. 13 Drums, 205 rank and file. Total, 245.
23d Regiment.
3 Captains, 6 Lieutenants, 1 Adjutant; 1 Surgeon, 1 Mate, 16 Sergeants, 20 Drums, 205 rank and file. Total, 233.
33d Regiment.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 3 Captains, 5 Lieutenants. 1 Ensign, 15 Sergeants, 9 Drums, 225 rank and file. Total, 260.
42d Regiment.
1 Major, 3 Captains, 5 Lieutenants, 3 Ensigns, 1 Quartermaster, 1 Surgeon, 22 Sergeants, 16 Drums, 307 rank and file. Total, 359.
71st Regiment.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 1 Major, 1 Captain, 11 Lieutenants. 4 Ensigns, 1 Quartermaster, 1 Surgeon, 1 Mate, 28 Sergeants, 9 Drums, 242 rank and file. Total, 300.
76th Regiment.
1 Major, 6 Captains, 16 Lieutenants, 4 Ensigns, 1 Adjutant, 1 Quartermaster, 1 Surgeon, 1 Mate, 38 Sergeants, 18 Drums, 628 rank and file. Total, 715.
80th Regiment.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 2 Majors, 5 Captains, 17 Lieutenants, 3 Ensigns, 1 Adjutant, 1 Quartermaster, 1 Surgeon, 1 Mate, 49 Sergeants, 20 Drums, 588 rank and file. Total, 689.
Two Battalions Anspach.
2 Colonels, 1 Lieut. Colonel, 2 Majors, 8 Captains, 32 Lieutenants, 1 Chaplain, 2 Quartermasters, 2 Surgeons, 10 Mates. 32 Sergeants, 25 Drums, 948 rank and file, 1 Wagon Master, 8 Waggoners, 2 Provost Marshals. 1 Assistant. Total, 1077.
Prince Hereditary.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 1 Major, 5 Captains, 5 Lieutenants, 4 Ensigns, 1 Chaplain, 1 Quartermaster. 4 Surgeon's Mates. 6 Sergeants. 11 Drums, 425 rank and file, 6 Waggoners, 1 Provost Marshal. Total, 458.
Regiment de Bose.
2 Majors, 5 Lieutenants, 2 Ensigns. 1 Adjutant, 1 Quartermaster. 1 Surgeon. 3 Mates, 46 Sergeants, 16 Drums, 271 rank and file, 1 Provost Marshal. Total, 349.
Yagers.
1 Captain, 3 Lieutenants, 1 Surgeon, 1 Trumpet, 68 rank and file. Total, 74.
British Legion.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 6 Captains, 8 Lieutenants, 3 Cornets, 6 Quartermasters, 1 Surgeon, 17 Sergeants, 7 Trumpeters; 192 rank and file. Total, 241.
Queen's Rangers,
1 Lieut. Colonel, 1 Major, 10 Captains, 15 Lieutenants, 11 Cornets, 3 Quartermasters, 2 Surgeons, 24 Sergeants, 5 Trumpeters, 248 rank and file. Total, 320.
North-Carolina Volunteers.
1 Lieut. Colonel, 5 Captains. 7 Lieutenants, 8 Ensigns, 7 Sergeants, 114 rank and file. Total, 142.
Pioneers.
2 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 4 Sergeants, 33 rank and file. Total, 41. --Engineers, 2 Lieutenants. --Loyal Foresters, 2 Captains, 1 Lieutenant. 1 Ensign. 2 rank and file. -- 2d New-Jersey Volunteers, 1 Captain, 1 Lieut. 1 Ensign. 2 rank and file.
New York Volunteers, 1 Captain, 1 Ensign, 1 rank and file.
Virginia Volunteers, 1 Captain, 1 rank & file.
King's American Reg. 1 Lieut. 1 rank & file.
Gen. Delancy's Bat. 2 Ensigns, 2 rank & file.
North Carolina Independent Company, 1 Ensign. 1 rank and file. Total, 25.
Taken on the 14th and 16th October.
1 Major. 2 Captains. 2 Lieutenants. 1 Ensign, 2 Sergeants, 76 rank and file. Total, 84.
TOTAL.
1 Lieutenant General. 1 Brigadier General, 2 Colonels, 14 Lieutenant-Colonels, 16 Majors, 97 Captains. 180 Lieutenants, 55 Ensigns, 4 Chaplains. 6 Adjutants, 18 Quartermasters, 18 Surgeons. 22 Mates, 382 Sergeants, 179 Drums and Trumpeters, 6039 rank and file, 1 Town-Major, 1 Commissary Prisoners, 1 Adjutant Quartermaster. --
Hospital Department.
1 Surgeon and Field Inspector. 2 Surgeons, 10 Mates, 2 Purveyors, 4 Stewards, 2 Ward Masters, 19 Assistants, 2 Carpenters.
Commissary Department.
5 Deputy-Commissaries, 1 Deputy-Commissary of Forage, 5 Assistant Commissaries. 2 Clerks, 3 Coopers, 1 Labourer, 1 Commissary military stores, 9 Conductors, 5 Conductors of horse, 16 Artificers, 1 Wagon-Master, 25 Waggoners. 5 Provost-Marshals & Assistants, 80 followers of the army, amounting in the whole to Seven thousand two hundred and forty-seven.
N.B. By an estimate collected by the Adjutant General, the killed, during the siege, including officers, amount at least to three hundred and nine, and the deserters to forty-four.
(Signed) THOMAS DURIE, D.C. Pris.
MILITARY CHEST. Two thousand one hundred and thirteen pounds six shillings sterling, dollars at 4s 6d.
RETURN of ordnance and military stores taken at York and Gloucester in Virginia by the surrender of the British army, on the 19th of October.
Total of brass ordnance, different sizes, 75
Ditto of iron ordnance, 169
A large quantity of cartridges, loose, round and grape shot, shells, &c. &c.
FIRE-ARMS.
Muskets, with bayonets, 5743, ditto without bayonets, 915, ditto, damaged, 1136.
Carbines 31, fusees 32. pistols 137. blunderbusses, brass 1 ditto iron 9. bayonets 688, bayonet scabbards 1140, bayonet belts 1777, cartridge boxes 6444, tin canisters 800 pouches for Yagers 350, grenadiers match pipes 86, musket cartridges 266274 fixed with ball, powder 83 barrels. 80 half barrels.
Sabres 1925, and damaged 100. Total, 2025. Horsemans swords 273. Halberts good 32, damaged 14,--total 46. Pikes 210.
Regimental Standards.
German 18
British forty-third two, seventy-sixth two, eightieth two,
British union flags -4
Camp Colours.
German thirty two, British forty six, total 73
Drums good sixty-two, damaged nineteen, total 81.
Drum heads eighteen, fife cases ten, fife strings seven, trumpet one.
Bugle horns eighteen, French horns five, total 23.
Musket ball twenty nine boxes. 100lb. each
Lead in pieces 1300lb. Musket flints 34200.
Slow match 4245lb. fire balls twenty eight,
fire rings twelve, sulphur 20lb. salt petre 25lb.
Match even pound powder two pound, emery four pound, kit thirty two pound, meal powder three pound, junk six hundred pound, ten
coils of rope from one to eight inch, eight
lanthorns, viz. three tin, one horn, & four dark.
Signal rockets thirty six, tubes of sizes 6705,
fuse boxes sixty two. port fires seven hundred and eighty seven, port fire stocks, twenty
eight. lint stocks sixteen, lead aprons ninety.
steel spikes eighty. powder horns two hundred and sixty four. shell scrapers eight, kit
brushes five. hand bellows two. sets for fusees seven, kit ladles six, fire engines two,
cannon haversacks thirty, powder bags twenty
three, oil cloths seventeen, hair cloth one.
budge barrels four, punches for cannon
twelve, large brass calipers two, shot gauges
two sets. elevating screws two, priming wires
twenty six.
Apparatus for hot shot one, sets brass scales
and weights three.
Copper funnels four, powder flasks four.
Copper powder measures twenty nine sets.
21 Reams musket cartridge paper.
11 Hanks marline, catgut and twine, twenty
one hammers, one pincers, thirty three
tenant, hand, whip, and cross-cut saws, four
mallets. five rasps. three paring and drawing
knives, one coppers adz, two drafts. fifteen
axes, fourteen pick-axes, twenty-five hatchets.
2 shears for iron, two gins with falls and
blocks complete.
6 Brass sheaves for tackle blocks, forty four,
tackle falls and blocks.
4 Cannon rings, 8 padlocks, 11 stock locks.
2 Casks of nails, 36 bars steel, 7 sheets iron.
921 Brass hoops, 22 sets of drag ropes, 50
sets mens harness.
60 Dressed calf-skins, twenty two hides
tanned leather.
2 Boxes combustibles for fire ships, two
kegs tallow.
9 Ammunition waggons, four powder carts.
39 cart saddles, two hundred and five collars, two hundred and thirty four hames, two
hundred and fifteen bridles. one hundred and
twenty three pair trace chains, thirty three
breech bands, seventy three cruppers,
4 Laboratory chests.
4 Chests with tools for saddlers, carpenters, coopers and blacksmiths.
(Signed) H. KNOX, commanding the artillery of the United States.
RETURN of the waggons, horses and stores, delivered by the Quarter-Master, and found in York and Gloucester.
40 waggons, with horses and harness: forty ditto without horses, broken; two hundred and sixty horses, three hundred and thirty nine saddles, eighty eight blind bridles, fifteen collars: thirty breech bands, eighteen hock bands, eighteen belly bands; eighteen sides of harness leather, four calf skins, two dozen bridle bits: three sets of collar and harness makers tools: three pair smiths bellows; four anvils and tools for three blacksmiths; four sets of carpenters tools, old and rusty; fifty seven French saddles, forty French bridles; one hundred and five pounds tent cord, fourteen balls spun yarn; three pieces girt web, one hemp hackle; one cask tent pins and hatchets; sixty crosscut saws, and some Carpenters and coopers adzes; twenty files, twenty chisels, and twenty small hammers; five lb. lamp black, one hundred waggon boxes; one hundred lb. twine, one ton oakum, three tons of hemp; nine bolts sail duck: twenty nine casks of nails, assorted. three tons of iron; a quantity of sails and rigging; one barrel turpentine, 1 & a half barrel tar; four grind stones; nine kegs of paint, three jars of oil; two boxes window glass. about one thousand sand bags: three or four tons of coal. and a few plank: five Hundred bushels corn. sixty two ditto meal, delivered to the commissary of forage; twenty three boxes of candles. delivered to the commissary of issues; four hundred sheets, sixty eight pillow cases. three hundred bed cases: seventy old blankets. two old rugs, delivered for the hospitals; three stoves; one hundred and eighty two narrow axes. four iron pots; one hundred knapsacks and haversacks: one hundred and fifty soldier coats, one hundred pair breeches. damaged: seventy pair trousers. seventy sailors jackets. with sleeves; six and a half gross buttons, five lb. thread, fifteen pair shoes; one canteen, four hundred and fifty soldiers tents; two hundred shovels, spades and picks,
(Signed) TIMO. PICKERING. Q.M.G.
The Return of Cloathing. Provisions, and Shipping, will be inserted in our next.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Military Action
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Yorktown Surrender
Prisoners Of War
Captured Standards
Military Stores
American Revolution
British Defeat
What entities or persons were involved?
Col. Humphry
Gen. Washington
Thomas Durie
H. Knox
Timo. Pickering
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia, York And Gloucester In Virginia
Story Details
Key Persons
Col. Humphry
Gen. Washington
Thomas Durie
H. Knox
Timo. Pickering
Location
Philadelphia, York And Gloucester In Virginia
Event Date
October 19, 1781
Story Details
Colonel Humphry delivers dispatches and 24 captured standards to Congress in Philadelphia, detailing the surrender of British forces at Yorktown, including over 7,000 prisoners, ordnance, arms, and stores captured by the allied army.