5. Relate Fanning's attack on the Chatham courtmartial. What occurred at Colonel Alston's house? 6. What officer went to attack Fanning? What was the memorable exploit of Fanning On September 12th, 1781? 7. What preparations were made for a fight at Lindley's Mill? 8. Describe the engagement. 9. What occurred at Elizabethtown? 10. Who became Governor after Governor Burke's capture? How was Governor Burke treated? 11. What further account is given of his treatment? 12. Mention the concluding events of his life. 13. What was done by General Rutherford upon his exchange? 14. What did he find upon his arrival at Wilmington? 15. State the number of men enlisted in North Carolina during the Revolution. CHAPTER XXXVI. PEACE AND INDEPENDENCE A. D. 1781 TO 1784. 1. On the 19th of October, 1781, as has been previously stated, Lord Cornwallis surrendered himself and his army to General Washington, at Yorktown, in Virginia. The timely arrival of the friendly French fleet under Count Rochambeau enabled Washington to lay siege to Cornwallis and force him to surrender. 2. The English commander, who was a skillful soldier, complained that he had been forced, by the orders of his superior officer and against his own judgment, into a position from which he could not escape. General La Fayette, however, doubtless had at least an equal share in bringing about the result, for it was his skillful maneuvering of an inferior force that held Cornwallis checked so that Washington was enabled to bring his troops to their appointed places at the appointed times and cut off all hope of escape. 3. But a glorious day it was for the colonies, for it virtually put an end to the war, and everybody knew it. The only real questions henceforth were as to the terms of the peace. Independence and peace were now assured. 1782. 4. When the news reached England of Cornwallis's surrender, Lord North, the British Prime Minister exclaimed: "Oh, God! it is all over." He well knew that the stubborn King had exhausted the patience of the English people. They, and not the King and his ministers, at last put a stop to the bloodshed between the two countries. On November 30th, 1782, a treaty was signed in Paris by which American independence was acknowledged. 5. The war was over at last. The seven years of deadly conflict were ended. Thanks to their patient endurance, their undaunted courage and their untiring perseverance, the American colonies had at last achieved their independence. North Carolina was at last a free and independent State, owing neither allegiance or fealty to any prince or power in the world. 6. Of coarse there was great joy at the coming of peace, with the full recognition of the colonies as independent States. But there were still more difficulties to be overcome before the full tide of peace and prosperity could set in.