The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-05-06
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GEN. DEARBoN'S ACCOUNT OF THE
BhL'ILh or RU.,kAR HlLL.
On the 10Th OF June l77s. II was deter.
mined that fortified pos, should be sstah.
iished as or nea, Dunker's Hill
A dctschmcut Of the army wss ordered ID
ADVANCE sssiy Ia the evening, Of tbat day, and
commence the erection of strong work on
the delights in the rear OF Cimrlestown, al that
time called Breeds Hill, but from IL, prox-
inisy to Bunker Hill the battle has taken i,s
name frosn the lslter eminencc, which over
looks il.
The work was cotAmehced end carried on
under the direcion Of auch engineers as We
were able 70 procure at that time. Il was .
square redoobi, the curtsinA.of which were
aoour GO or so Fec, Ia extant. with an. In.
uenchment, or brees, work, extending 50 or
90 lee, tssm the northern angle, towards
Mystic river.
10 the course Of the night the rshpartA
had been raised 10 The heigh, of 6 az T iaea
WIN small ditch at their base, bu. ), was
yet Ia rude and imperfect sAte. Being in
iuh view-trom tho ~orthcrn heigh,s Of Bsss
,on, u was discovered b. the enemy, a aodh
as day-iigh, ,appeaeed, and . rsuiks,Ion
was Immediately tosWed by General Garcs
tor d's'odgnY our troops frutn this new
snd alarming position. Arrange n,cn,s, we're
promptly made fos affecting this important
"o movements Of the u,iiishlronps
N"s =" s"seS' Were soon Uncovered
.'saueoee OF WHICH, orders wete 'tn-
"sps'''sv issoeo 'o' the nArcnof constdo-
raolc pas. OF our army TO reinforce the doe
tuchmcnt at the rcdouhts on Breeds Hiilt
oM sse" was toe imperfect state OF disct.
r"ss' "e s."' ~ know'sdge In military 'ci,
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