The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-06-22

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the garrett, aud Guided their search.-They
broke the windows of the house and len
it.
party Of The regulars were despatched
10 III. sobih bridge aud tore 1t NJ H. prr.
vent the proNInclals from entering the
town. About s0l, under TIM command of
tol. Smith aud CAPT. Law rir, went Ia t,kr
pnssesslon of the North hhage. OF these.
100 under Col. Smuh marched 10 Ini
Ratratt's rs Is supposed To hke lin nj.
Noncr, and destroy the military stores
then IN hle hnuse.--Thr other 100 under
command oi Capt. IBW,ie remained In
guard the hridse. II nns NV about In
"'clock and the .icion aud se,cfal other
companies had arrived, and were paruded
"n Berrd'S hill under command or Mai.
Bnltrlck, amounting In about 400 men.
The British remaining Ia town were. born.
Ing the public property aud had actually
sci fire Ia the Court liouse. Mai. Bultrick
81" the sm0kc III the proceedings NJ d4
lance aud observed IL hs soldiers, men,
! ugoH NH folio z me, ZOE tpW 70 aud set
tthm they are about, and II occasion occurs
be sure mol 10 gire Tie first fire. They
marched from Barrrtl's hill IN Buttrick's
aud Upwards the. bridge then guarded by
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solid column. liz suspected Mai Buttri,k's
intentions and attempted to tear up the
bridge. The provincials. quickcntd their
lnal ch.-tThis wns then the ouly entrance
into the town from nbosc.) After the pro
Nlncials arrived at the bridge Maj. Bul.
trick aud Capt Davis IN frout,--it was APP
parent the British intended 10 make resis.
lance. Three alarm guns were frat fred
i.,I.. a, 4
stepped from the ranks, aud discharged
his gun, aimed ut Mai. u, The bah passed
between his arm and body and slightly
wounded Mr. Luther Blanchard, ilrr
from Acton, IN his side I4ii was ilnme
\ diateiy followed by II discharge of II whole
piato"n. --fh,s Hte Killed Capt. Isaac
+ DAVIS, a very worthy man, mud Nv hhn.v
lIosmrr, both from Acton III" pru,inciah
instantly returned The fire, and n general
battle ensured. A. soon ~ The first. Platoon
of the rnemy fired they wheeled by sec
llous To make room for others Ia do like.
wise, I'll the Whole had fired, aud imme.
datcly rctrcated. Two prosineinls were
killed aud one wounded aud two regulars
killed aud several wounded. Col. Smith
had HI, arm shot oil, IN consequence. of
which he was carried 10 Boston and died
in II few days.
The regulars rctrcatrd intn town and
Maj. Bntlrlek paradrd about 50 men pear
Mr. Humphrey Barirrfs while The Other
prusin,lal3 secretrd themselves behind the
hlU.
II WAS soon found the Grc in the Court
iiausr was sxtingnishrd and il il said 10y
some Thai n Mrs. koowlton by her bravery
u ii address Undue Il lie regal +, 10 assist
1 Al Al
were Influenced 10 do IL by u person going
In them IN tie gath "fa foreigner, and tel
ling them bg Cd II you no not pat this
fire opi gou mi MI be mdssnotd, Ior there
ogt fire hunR,ea mt8 Stcrtftd behiHd he hin
ready 10 faH upon yoH."-.. They probably
did not know thai n large quantity uf
powder was then III the upper loft Of the.
| house.
Hrhr alarm had become so general, The
| pro- iucials Mere G1llecIing from all quar-
lers, and the Blitish feeling themselves nn-
! safe, deemed ii best 10 effect their lclrtal
with the most possible expedition II Dos
ton. They buried a part of theD dead,
some of ~ hose bones were afterwards dug
mp on Mr. Bassrtl's bud aud in trout Of the
new Court House. they lelf town about
one ocoClo A number of horses, cnrria.
gee, "a. wcrc taken from the inhabitants
10 expedite their retreat. Mr.. Browns
chase was found n fcw days after in Lex
ington with bullet holes through il, much
stained with blood. In their retreat they
ennlnifid great outrage ON private pro-
perry IA Wanlonly burning and destroy ing
il bnt received in return the irregular bu
yell directed frrs Of the pro,lucinls, post.
81 behind wall trees, &t. which cost ml
ny Il regular his NE.
A circumstancc Of IL peculiar nntnre oc.
Cured IN Lexington, in the house nov
owned by AIR. pr.st during the retreat.
AZ Mr. james Haywood, Of Acton, Engrr.
ine Etlle brlind the tuni1 body, went
back of the house for a.,lraught Of WATER,
hr perceived British soldier coming
through the house probably for the same
object They were both armrd--drrw up
lhrir pieces fired ut each other-.and were
both shot dead II the same instant.
The British found Themselves in most
perlnus situation, aud attempting IN make
good thrlg difficult rrlrrat, suffered very
much for ihrif rash folly, aud unjust pro.
ccedi..cs " ben il is cousidrd that the
arts tf war were almost unknown 10 The
ptO, metals that no military orders had
ncen given throughout the day great Gre
dit Is due 70 the pro,incias for their brave
~ IN this battle. II is stated IN this rx.
prdilion, the British had sixty Eve killed
and one hundred aud eighty "ouodfed and
twenty eight made prisoners-tieo tHndred
oud 8epeuiy Hrre. Among the Wounded
were fifteen officers one Of them Lieu
truant Col Smith. or the American. &c
icen were killed, thirty four taken prison.
crs aud four missing eighfy eigt.
In some respects the expedition IN Con
cord, aud the ensuing contest have bern
merely tales Of wonder and we chirf,
rrcitcd by parents oi the neiShborhood 10
their circles ol the frc-lde commanding =
moncnlary attention Of childhood and