Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-07-07
BUNKER HILL BATTLE CELEBRATION,


Bunker Hill, and the ceremony OF lay
ing the Foundation Stone of an OsELIsK
to commemorate that great event, have
taken place.
As public journalists, it is our duty
torecord the proceedings of the day;
but we feel unable to do any thing like
justice to the splendor of the scenes
which passed, or to the excellent spirit
and enthusiastic good feelings which an
imated, with an unanimous impulse, an
assembIage, which it is believed to be
no exaggeration to estimate at one hun
dred and fifty thousand, collected from
every State of the Union.
The day was temperate and fair; and
all the arrangements made to honor il
were executed with a punctuality and
good order, which could only be effec-
ted by the entire unison Of all the hearts
and hands in the ceremonies.
The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts,
having boen requested to assist on the
occasion, assembled at an early nour
in the morning, at their Hall, ard soon
after were visited by their illustrious
brother Gen. Lafayette, and their res
pected brothers George Washington
Lafayette and LIE Vasseur. The meet
ing was most interesting. After the fra
ternal greeting of Grand Master Alb
bot, the distinguished guest expressed
the great pleasure he felt in meeting his
Brethren in the beloved City of Boston,
on the anniversary of the Battle of Bum
ker Hill, and in the Grand Lodge, whose
first Grand Master had, in the true spi-
Tit of a Mason, shed his blood in defence
of the liberties and institutions of his
country, on that ever memorable occa-
sion. The s~ssenblage of the fraternity
was very numerous. The Grand Lodges
of Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode ISL
and, Connecticut, Vermont, and New
Jersey, were represented by their
Grand Masters, or other distinguished
Members; and the Grand Royal Arch
Chapters of several States by their
Grand High Priests, and other officers.
The distinguished visitor was attended
from and to bis residence at Mr. Lloyd's,
by a deputation composed ofPast Grand
Masters aud Deputies.
Tbe Grand Procession was formed
near the State House with the utmost
precision and regularity, under the su-
perintending direction OF Brig. Gen. Ly-
man, assisted by a staff composed of
Majors Brimmer and Aspinwall, of Bos-
ton, Of Major Edwards, of Brighton,
Captains Sprague, IF Salem, Ford, of
Milton, Talbot, of Dedham, and Young,
of Charlestown, Lieut.. Baxter, and En-
sign Gardner, of boston.
The Military Escort was composed of
sixteen companies, and a corps of ca
valry, commanded by Lieut.. Parker, oil
volunteers, and in full aniforn. Six of
them were of Boston, commanded by
Captains Tyler, Howe, Farris, Prince,
Loud, and Gardner; three Of Salem,
commanded by Captains Cloutman,
Pulsifer, and Brown; two of Charles
town, commanded by Captains Jenkins
and Varney; one of Concord, comman-
ded by Captain Jarvis; n ofRoxbury,
commanded by Captain %Spooner; one
of Medford, by Captain Svmmes; one
from Maiden, the light infantry, Captain
Buck, and one Of Cambridge, by Cap
tain Willard. These formed two regi-
1nents, the first under Col. Thomas
Hunting, of Boston, and 1t. Col STRAIT
ten, of W%atertown, and the I'd under LII.
Col. Stuart, of Boston, Major Baker, of
Dorchester, and Major Dennis, of Bos-
ton. The military display was very i'm
posing.
Survivors Of the BattIe.-These wor-
thies were in eight barouches and car
riages, aud were about forty in number
each wearing on bis breast a badge,
"Bmksr HtIl, June II, 1875" and many
bearing the implements of war they
used in the fight.
Then followed between one and two
hundred Revolutionary Officers and
Soldiers, each bearing an appropriate
badge. Their appearance was truly
venerable.
The b. II. NJ. Association, in full
numbers, six deep, all wearing the badge
"B. II. Nj. A."
The Masonic Procession succeeded,
marshalled by Brother White, Grand
Marshal, assisted b, Brothers Knapp,
Ingalls,, and Ihwing.
This section of the Procession was
very splendid, and exceeded two thou
sand of the fraternity, all with their
jewels and regalia. The Grand Lodge
of this State was fully organized; and
b're the implements and vessels used in
laying the f,, ndations OF ancient edi-
fees. They we're followed by the