The New-Hampshire gazette and historical chronicle — Portsmouth, N.H., 1775-04-28 00:00:00, page 2

A A el ° PR iy T eam———
S 'A"L"E M, April 25, 1775.
LAST Wednelday the Igth of April, the Troope of his Bri’
tannick Majesty commenced Hostilities vpon the People of
this Province, atténded with Cifeumftances of Cruelty oot less
brutal than what our venerable Ancestors received from the vilest
Savages of the Wilderness, The Particulars relative to this in
gerefting Event, by which we are involved in all the Horrors of a
civil War, we have endeavoured to colleét as well as the present
sonfufed State of Affaird will ddmir;
On Tuesday Evening a Detachment from the Army, consisting,
it e said, of 8 or goo Men, commanded by Licut Col. Smith,
embarked at the Bottom of the Common in Boston, en board a
Number of Boats, and landed at Phips's Farm, a little Way up
Charles River, from whence they precegded with Silence andEx
dition, on their Way to Concord, about 18 Miies from Boston,
?u People were soon alarmied, and began to assemble, in several
*Towns, before Day-Light, in order to watch the Motion of the
'l’rod?t. At Lexington, 6 Miles'below Concord, a Company of
Miliria, of about an Hundred Men, thuftered near the Meeting-
House ; the Troops came in Sight of them jult before Sun.rife;
and rurining within a few Rods of them, the commanding Officer
accosted the Militia in Woids to this Effe& + *“ Disperse you Re
bels---Damn you, throw down your Arms and disperse i Upon
which the Troops huzza'd, and immediately one or two Officers
difcbarged théir Pistols, which were inftantancoufly foilowed by
the Firing of 4 or g of the Soldiers, and theére seemed to be a ge
neral Discharge from the whole Body : Eight of our Men were
killed, and fine wounded. In 2 few Minutes after this Aétion
the Eoethy refiewed their March for Concord ; at whick Place
they deftroyéd several Carriages, Carriage-Wheels, and about 20
Bartels of Flour, all belonging to the Province. Here 150 Men
going towards a Bridge, of which the Enemy were in Puiieflion,
the latter fired and killed two of our Men, whothen returned the
Fire, and obliged the Enemy to retreat back to Lexington, where
“they met Lord Percy, with a large Reinforcement, with two Pie
ces of Cannon, The Enemy now having a Body of about 1300
Men made a Halt, picked up many of their Dead; and took Care
of their Wounded, At Menotomy, a few of our Men attacked s
Party of twelve of the Enemy, (carrying Stores and Provisions to
the Troops) killed one of them, wounded several, made the rest
Prisoners, & took Pofleffion of all their Arms, Stores, Provisions,
&¢. without any Loss on our Side. The Enemy having halted
onte or two Hours at Lexington, found it necessary to make a se
cond Retreat, catrying with them many of their Dedd & wound
e¢d whom they put into Chaises and on Horses that they found
standing in the Road. They continued theirßetreat from Lexing
ton toCharleftown with great Precipitation ; and notwithstanding
their Field Picces, our People continued thePurfuit, firing a them
till they got to Charlefown Neck, (which they reached a little
after Sunset) over which the Enemy pafled, proceeded up Bunk
er's Hill, and soon afterwards went into the Town; under the
Proteétion of the Somerset Man of War of 64 Guns, :
In Lexington theEnemy set fire to Deacon Joseph Loring’sHoufe
and Barn, lelu. Maulliken's House & Shop, and Mr. Jothuaßond's
House and Shop were all consumed, They also set Fire to several
other Houses, but our People extir.guifhed the Flames, They pil
laged almost Every House they pufled by, breaking and destroying
Doors, Windows, Glasses, &c. and carrying off Cloathing and
pther valuable Effets. Itaprcared to be their Design to burn and
destroy all before them ; and nothing but our Vigorous Parfuit
revented their infernal Purjofes from being put in Execution, .-«
%ﬁt the Savage Basbarity exercised upon the Bodies of our unfor
tunate Brethren who fell, is almost incredible : Not content with
shooting down the unarmed, aged and infirm, they disregarded the
Cries of the Woundes. killing them without Mircy, and fan
gling their Bodies in the most Shocking Manaer,
We have the Pleasure to fay, that, notwithstanding the highest
Provocations givzn by the Enemy, not one Instance of Cruelty,
that we have heard of, was committed by our vi€torous Militia ;
but, listening to the Merciful Ditates of the Christian Religion,
they “breathed higher Sentiments of Homanity.** ™
The Consternation of the People of Chasleflown, when our Ene
mnies were entcring the Town, is inexpressible ; the Troops how
ever behaved tolerably civil, and the People have finee nearly all
left the Towa.
The following is a LIST of the PROVINCIALS who were
: killed and wounded,
KILLED, Meffirs, §Robert Munroe, § Jonas Parker,
Samue! Hadley, §{onathan Harrington, § Caleb Harrington,
. § Haac Muzzy, § John Brown, Joha Raymond, Nathaniel Wy
man, and Jedidiah Munroe, of Lexington.-¢-Meffirs. Jason Ruflel,
Jabez Wyman, & Jason Winthip, of Menotomy. --Deacon Haynes
and Mr, ----- Reed ofSudbury.-f@apt. James Miles of Concord,
Capt. Jonathan Willfon, of Bedford,- -Capt. Davis, Mr. -.---
Horfmer, and Mr, James Howard, of Aton,--- § Mr. Azael Por
- ‘ter, and Mr. Daniel Thompson, of Webern.---Mr. James Miller
. and Capt. William Barber’s Sonyaged 14, of Charleftown. --- Haac
g @tdbe!, Esq; of Brookline.---Mr. Jobn Hicks, of Cambridge.--
My, Henty Putnam of Medford,---Meffirs, Abednego RamfdeH,
- Daniel Towafend, William Flint, and Thomas Hadley, of Lynn,
- Meflesi Henry Jacobs, Samuel Cork, Ebenezet Goldthwait, George
‘Seuthwick, Benjamin Doland, jr. Jotham Webb, and Perley Put
: mam; of Danvers.---Mt, Benjamin Pierce, of Salem.
WOUNDED. Meflrs, Jacob Robins, John Tidd, Solombon
. Peirce, Thomas Winfhip, Nathaniel Farmer, I{nfeph Comee,
. Ebenezer Muntoe, Franci: Brown, and Prince Eafterbroocks ( a
~ Negto Man) of Lexington, --Mr, ----- Hemmenway, of Framing
__Bam,---Mr. John Lane, of Bedford.--Mr. George Reed, and Mr,
ﬁﬁzcos*'ﬂtwn. of Woborn.---Mr. William Polly, of Medford.----
" M. Joshua Felt, and Mt. Timothy Munroe, of Lynn.---Mr, Na
than Putnam, & Mr, Dennis Wallis, of Danyers.--- Mr. Nathaniel
Cleaves, of Beverly.
Mﬁgg M:. Sam’] Frost, and Mr. Seth Russel, of Menotomiy.
~ TThoftdifkinguifhed with this Mark [§] were killed by the firft
SN Fire of the Enemy. ;
- “%We bave seen an Acceunt of the Loss of the Enemy, said to
Bave come from an Officer of one of the Men of War; by which
it appears that 65 of the Regulars, and 49 Marines were killed,
. and 103 of both wounded ;In all 215. Lieut. Gould of the 4th
&:gimm, who is wounded, and Lt, Potter of the Marines, and
out 12 Scldiers, are prisoners.
M. James Howard and one of the Regulars discharged their
nl}i;;xn the fame Instant, and each killed the other.
. " Out late Brethrep ar Danvers, who fell fighting for their Coun
¥y, wete interred, with great Solemnity and Refpe&, on Friday
a.'l‘bc Public most sincerely sympathize with the Friends and
Relatians of out decealed Brethren, who gloricufly facrificed their
Lives in fightiog for the Liberties of their Country. By their
noble, intrepid Condu&t, in helping to 'dcig_at the Forces of an un
grateful Tyrant, they have endeared.thieir4M emories to the pre
sent Generation, who will transmit theic Names to Posterity with
she highest Honouss = ’
‘Poarsmouts, Printed by D. Fowts,
Oliver Brewster,
RESPECTFULLY begs Leave to acquainc
N\ his Friends and the %u’blic, that he has
taken the Shop, formerly occupied by Mr.
WirLriam ArrLETON Bookseller, inQueen-
Street, directly opposite Mr. Jacor SHEAFE,
junr. where he has for Sale, a great Variety
of summer Goods, at the lowest reduc’d Pri
ces for Cath only. Portsmouth, April 23,
ORI IPRNIBINRT
A New ; :
Grammar School
Will be opened on Monday the 17th Instant,
By JOSEPH STACEY HASTINGS,
. At his House opposite the Poft-Office,
Where Children and Youth, will be infiru&ed
in Reading, Writipg, and Arithmetic : Also,
in the English, Latin and Greek Languages,
according to the most approved Rules of
Grammar. g
At which Place are to be Sold,
Weft-India GOODS and GROCERIES,
Cheap for Cash.
Portsmouth, April 14.-1775.
A Likely Negro Woman
To be (aid very cheap.—Bdggise of the Printer.
Itis propos’d for the Consideration of all Americans, thatche
Memories of all such noble spirited Persons, who for the Liberties
of this Country thall be {o uafortunate asto fallin Batttle, thall
be honorably perpetuatéd to Posterity---that their Families shall be
immediately and handsomely provided for---their Widows shall
have a fixed Aanuity for Life, which shall enable them to live as
well as in their Husbands Life-time, and*that their Children shall
be provided for, and educated at the public Expence.
Amidst the general Confufion, we have been able to calle&t the
Articles in the firft Page of this Paper, from the London Prints
tothe 17th of March, which came in Captain Cows, who failed
from Plymouth, the 23d of March ; in whom came Paflengers,
the Captains Sakter, Ladd, Dunn and Brown. go ot 60 Sail of
Transports were preparing and some ready to proceed to Boftony
with about Ten Thousand Tloops, and several Men of War,
The Publisher of this Paper has
often called upon his Customers, to discharge what they may be
i Arcears 5 he therefore hopes they will now do it immediately,
otherwise he shall be obliged ta discontinue it for some Time ,
even those who owe but for half a Year are desired to pay off.---
The Boffon N.we Papers we hear are all flopt, and no more wilk
be prioted for the present, and that must be done hére dnlefs the
Customers attend to this ¢all.
We fappofe a eircimtantial Account will be prepared and pub.-
lithed by Authority. The above is the best we have been able
to obtain. Wecan only add, that the Town of Boston is now in
vested by a valt Army of our brave Countrymen, who have flown
to our Affitance from aliQdrters,=--GOD grant them Assistance
in the Bxtirpation of our civel and uonatural Enemies,
Marblechead Hatbour is now blocked ¢p by the Lively Man of
War,
POM'TSMOUTH.. ..
A Letter from Boston dated ( Sunday Evening) April, 23, 1775,
INCE I wrote you last; the Face of Thiogs are thockingly al«
S tered 3 thirty Thousand Men in arms in Roxbury %d Cam
bridge, ready upon the Inhabitants quiting theTowa, to storm the
Lines and enter the Town : The Governor has fecur'd very Ave
nue out of T&n. the Men of War entitcled the fame, by which
Means weare in every Degree Prisoners j it is impossible to con
ceive the Consternation thus Manoeudre has put the Town inj
this Day, instead of bejng emiployed as usual, has Leen in attending
Town-Meetiag in o’n to conferr with the Governor for Leave
for the Inhabitants t 8 quit the Town. After frequent Conferrens
ces by refpectableCommittees, we have obtained Leave to quit the
Town #pon Conditioge the Inhabitants deliver up the Arms to his
Excallency to prevent their being made use of in actacking the
King's Troops in the Rear, while theAmericans dre in theFront,
To morrow we are to do it, with full AlTurance, upon full Corh
plyznce therewith, to have Leave to quit theTown as soon as may
be. Theßealon of our being reduced to this Alternative is this,
the King’s Troops last Tuesday Evening embarked at the Bottom
of the Common, on board Boats for that Purpose, Janded atCam
bridge prqﬁceded for Concord in ordes to destroy theMagazine theres
they pafs®d thro’ Menotemy and got into Lexington just at Sua
tife.. Just as they arrived at the Meeting-House there was about
thirty Minute-men exercising upon the Hill ; the Advanced Party
halted till the fain Body came up. Major Pitcarn ordered them
to lay down their Arms, they réfufed : upofi which, he ordered a
second Time for them to difpetfe j upon which Captain Harring
ton commanded his Men to face to the Right and march, which
they did, which brought their Backs to the Brigade ; they had
not gone five Paces, before the advanced Patty fired upon them,
killed fix dead upon the Spot, wounded 2 who liv’d about an hour,
They_ then proceeded to Concord, destroyed the Magagine there,
set the Town House en Fire, in which Time there was a Budy
of our Men colle€ted to the Amount of §OO, who gave them Bat
tle, forc’d them to quit their Ground and retreat from Concord to
Charleffown, which is 14 Miles; the Attack began at half past
11 o'Clock, A. M. and lafied till Dark, by the best Accounts we
can get, ‘they had ror killed, 165 wounded, 34 miffing in all 300.
Wehad 31 killed, and about yOO wounded 5 This is fuppos’d to
be the grandest Battle ever fought in America, the firft Briggade
consisted of 1200 Men,Grenadiers and hight Infintry, commanded
by Col, Smith, at 8 o’Clock in the Morning an Exprels arrived
to General Gage, acquainting him with what they had done at
Lexington, upon which a second Briggade wasorder’d out, com
manded by Lord Peircey, which made upwatds of 2000 pick’t
Men who had done noDuty fometime,luckily for the fitft Briggade
that the second came up, or else they must infalliably been cut off,
for they had expended their Ammaunition all to two Rounds.
VV/ HEREAS the Hon. JUDGE of Prabate fer the
Céuaty of Rockingham, has been pleased to
lengthen out the Comm flion of Infelvency oe the
Estate of Samuel Griffith, late of Port{theuth, decéar’d,
unti' the 19:h Day ot June next,—MNOTICE is hereby
given, that the Commiflieners will attend at the House
of Mr. Febn Stawers, Innhelder in Port[mou_th,, te re
ceive and exsmine the Claims sgainft said Estate, on
Wednelday the Igh of April, snd 17th of May, srd
en Moadsy the Igth of June, frem 5 tefeves o’clock,
P. M. Semuel Pinballezw, "
’ - Jobn Sparbawk, :
Port{mouth,April 13,1775. Feleph Whipple, ;
ANY Perfors having sngiCiaims agaieft the Estate of
Jenatbas Sanders, late of Haverhill, Houfewright,
decesfed, are desired to bring in the {ame te Charles
Jehnften, and Ezckiel Ladd, Admiaiftraters to {aid E-‘
state. And sll Persons indebtéd unts {aid Estate, are
desired to fettle the fame immediately, a 5 the Admini
strators are determined to fettie the Estate fpeadily.
Haverhill March gl, 1775. _
NOTICE is bereby given, that en Tuesday the
fecand of May next, st 6 o’Cleck, P. M. the
Residue es that va'uable LIBRARY eof BOOKS of
the Rev. ARTHUR BROWNE, late of Partimeuth
deceal’d will be feld by Public Vendue at the late
Munfien Heufs of the decess’d ; a Catalogue théreof
may be seen at any Time before the {aid Sale, .
Portsmouth, April 12th 1775.
ALL Parsons that have sny Demands en the Estate
of the Hen. THOMAS WALLINGFORD,
Esq; deceas’d, are defir'd te bring in their Cizims t@
ELIZABETH WALLINGFORD, Adminiftratriz
en said Eftste. Also, these that are Indebtad to said
Estate, al¢ once more defir'd te make {predy Paymest,
etherwife may depead on their Notes and Accompts
put in Force immediately witheut Nstice, #
ELIZABETH WALLINGFORD.
. Somerfwarth, April 19th 1774, i
N.B. TO BE SOLD the HOUSE, LAND;
and Privildge fer a FERRY, lately eccupied by Mr.
Timothy Fernald, late of Kittery, deceas’d. Fer
fiarther Fa-ticulars, enquire of Elizabith Wclliig/orl.-
Somer{werth, April 15. 1775.
Northumberland.
THE Proprietors of Nerthumberlaud sre desired to
meet at the House of Capt. Jacob Tilten, Innhol
der in Pert{mouth, en Thur(dsy the 11th Day of May
mext, at 6 o’Ciock, P. M for the following purpsfes,
viz. Te chufe a Moederator a2d ether Officers that
may be neceflary for managing tke Affairs of fa'd
Township.— To sftertain to esch Graatee the Num
ber es his Let pitched, and to determine op 2 Method
for the D.{pofal of thafe Lotts that remain unpitched.
—Te® receive and 2& on the Report of s Committes
chosen, January 2, 1772, to consult whe:hier the sur
vey of the late Township of Stocingtoa bs of any Ad.
vaetsge to the Propriety of Narthimberisnd.— Ta
enquire inte the State of the Mills in said Tewsfhip,
if kept in Repair, and Attendance given sccerding
te contrall, if net then, to choofs 8 Committee to taks
the legal Steps for redrefiing the Prepristors — Ta
agree o» 8 Moathod for prying the Quit Reats.— To
v:te what Moseys may bé thought meceflary for the
abeve purposes, and aét 0o any Matters that may sp
pear for the Beacfit of said Propriety.
By Order of the Aficflors, o
NATHANIEL TREADWELL, Clek.
Portfmeath, April 17 1775.
4. .. A Few Barrells'of choice .
P}lz/ad?/f/zm Flour,
‘e .
Bar IRON,— TYRE dit.— New RAISINS
per Calk,— STONE LIME per Hogfthead
and Bufhell,—— To be Sold cheap for Cash
By JACOB SHEAFE, junr, in PortfmoutH.
§ Batilead. 87 " o
T HIS is to nctify the Proprictors of the Township
of Bariflead; in the Cciinty of Stafford, in the
Prevince of New Hamphhire, that at a legail Mesting
he'd 2t Newirgten, the 28:h Day of March, 1775,
veted that there be levied and raised on each Propri
etors sixty Acre Lst, tén Shillings; and en esch Hua
dred Acre Lot sixteen Shillings and eight Pence lawful
Morey, ¢qua! to two Peete lawful Meney per Acre |
aife voted that the like Sum of twe Pence law’i! Me.
sey per Acre, be lev 2d and raised oan sl the other
Lands in said Toew: thip, - The said Preprietars sre
therefore hereby nntified i@ pay the {sid I'sxes te me
st my Heufe in Newingtan by Tuelday the 15th of
Muy next, or their Lands will be advertised for Sale at
pubiic Vendue, 44 the Law direQs,
EPHRAIM PICKERING, Cslle&or.
Newisgton, April 20,1775,