Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-05

Extract from a letter from .Ns.V England, BY
,outhern gentlemen.
BUNKER'S IuLD,-CHARLESTo
You viii readily believe, that one Of my hab-
lis Of thought and feeling visited. with very
lively interest, the place wher Warren fought
and fa It seems, that we must now call it
Breeds tIill. And here is remarkable instance
of the power OF youthful assc ciatious. One Of
the first things that | Can remember, is the
battle of R1gnker's Hill. That event, IN its
minute details, was related to me when was
quite A child | mouFned for Warren, and ex-
nlted in Tie yalour displayed by nay country.
men, when was too young TO understand
" hat death and vaiour meant and could only
syInpathize with my parents, who took care
that all their children should be good .3melican
sehigs Indeed my feelings in relation TO th;
whole revolutionary struggle are more intense,
and the more easily excited, because num-
Der ofny nearest kindred were soldiers, who,
having benin many of the most important
battles and having in some instances suffered
the evils Of captivity, bad much to tell, on their
return home to their young Kindred | renlem-
Der well 10 have set, often half winters night,
on the knee OF my iayourie uncle, and listened
to his narrative otfeats of American taour and
sufierings, and Of British crueltes, until was
excited to the very utmost of child's capacity.
At this moment, most distinctly recollect my
emotions, when frs, heard of Gen Putnam's
plungng down the precplce at Greenwich
church in Connecticut. And so of athousand
other things. related by actors & eye witnesses
Now, as had always, in early life, heard OF
Bankers Ill., and had associated with that
name. those displays of determined courage
and proves which in the beginning of doubt.
fill and perlous contest, raised the American
chsfacter, and perhaps were closely connected
with ire result Of the struggle; on arriving at
Boston, I could not help eagerly inq,,irlng for
Bankers Hill. And really, it was little pro-
yokipg. to be reminded, as often as was, that
Breeds Hill was the place.-This may be well
cnough for the mere topographer, but Banker's
Hill is the name associated in my memory with
these fine displays OF American gaI!antry and
patriotism; and shall habitual,y call the place
Bnnke,s Hill as long as live. In tins letter,
however, to please my Boston friends, Con.
sent that it shall be Breeds Hill.
THE TOMB OF WARREN.
visited the place with very intelligent
gentleman, who by conversation with aged
persons, who had been spectators of the field
ofbattle, bad become perfectly acquainted with
every thing of importance that had occurred on
that memorable occasion. The hill gives a
very interesting and commanding view OF Bos-
ton There are yet distinct traces, of the re-
doubt thrown up on the summit by the Amefi-
cans There we stood, while our friend point
ed ont to us the ground over which the enc
my marched, and The places where the battle
rared most fiercely. ! am not able 10 describe
nv emotions at the time. We stood just by
what is called the tomb of Warren, Shall con.
fess to you, that in the complex feeling OF
which was conscious, there was. a minging OF
surprise, shame and indignation The tomb
ofWarren is pillar Of wood going fast to de-
cav It was set up years ago, by the Free
Mason's Lodge, of which that distinguished
| patriot was a member, to mark the spot where
| he offered his hte on the altar of his country
until his grateful countrymen should erect
monument worthy Of bis memory. .,
Ifyou win look into the first volume Of the
| History of the American War by Bota, Grams
| lated BY Otis } you with find how foreigner
speaks of this distinguished American. Per-
hans, of all the victims of that contest. not one
deserved more esteem both for public and
private virtue, than Doctor Joseph Warren. If
| no monumental marble marks the place where
his dust sleeps his memory win live in the
| history of the country which he adorned and
defended, and his example will afford instr,ic-
ton, and rouse, to vrtuous action, when even
the marble tombs of less conspicuous men rhal
be forgotten
CHARLESTowN.