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| AICiuCst JOu1 SCHtIO"S"' ~ W."
muuicate my grateful acknowledge
ments to the citizens Of Bolivar, and
to accept for yourselves assurances of
the esteem and regard of
Your friend and obedient servant,
HENRY CLAY.
Messrs JOHN PATTON, B. S. BELL
KNAP, DAVID YANT. d. SMITH, and
5. KINNEY.
From the Southern Literary Messenger,
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL AND
DEATH OF GEN, WARREN.
Warren (now a brigadier general of the
Massachusetts, MiIitia) was not uncon-
cerned in the battle of Lexington, Scouts
Of his had notified him on the Sth ofA-
pril that detachment Of troops was to
march that night towards Concord; ard
then, remaining himself upon The watch,
he saw Cononel Smith and & or 900 men
embarking for Charlestown. Knowing
The stores and ammunition at Concord TO
be their object, he instantly sent messen-
gers over the surrounding country, TO give
the alarm; and himself rode all night
passing so near the enemy as to be more
than once in great danger of capture.
His messenger to Lexington was Colonel
Revere; who on suddenly turning corn
er as he passed through CharIestown,
found himself close 10 party OF British.
In moment he put his horse at full speed
dashed through them, and before they
could we'll ascertalu him to be foe, was
beyond the reach of the balls which they
fired after him.
When The enemy were returning from
Concord, he was among the foremost IN
hanging upon their rear and assaliog
their fanks. By pressing them too close
Iy, he again nairowl y escaped death. A
lnusket ball too, off lock Of HAIR which
curIed close to his head, il the fashion Of
that lime,
When his mother saw him after the bat
tie and heard Of his escape she entreated
him with tears not again 10 il7k life so pre-
crous. Where danger ia, d9ar mothei, be
answered, there must thy son be. Now
| is no time forany Of Americas children
TO shrink fiom any hazard. will set her
free OF die.
Ga the lGh of Juae, when Colonel
Prescott received his orders, and marched
with his thousand men to iurtliy Bunker's
Hill, the session at Watertown was so
practiced that Warren could not leave 1t
I'M late at night. So soon as he could, he
repaired to Prescott despite the dlssua'
sion of his friends. To their assuran 'e
that most Of the detachment, and especial
Iy ho-darlng and conspicuous as he was
- would in all probability be cut oft, and
that he could not be qpured so soon from
The cause, he replied, ! cannot help it:
must share the fate Of my countrymen.
cannot hear the cannon and remuin mac
tive. Among the most intimate OF these
friends was the afterwards distinguished
EIbridge Gerry; with whom he LOGGED
regularly in tks same room, and on that
last night oa the same bed. To him,
when ;hay parted alter midnight War
rem uttered the seRtinent-so truly Ro
man, aud ia this instance SO prophet
ic-"Gulce ct decoumr est, pro patria me
RI"
Bv dav.break he was at tho camp IN
Cambridge; where, finding that the Brit
ish had not shown themselves. and sick
with an aching head, from mental and be
dily toll, he sat d)wn to snatch a little re
pose. Bat he was soon reused by tiding:
that the enemy were in motion; and in
stantIy rising, he exclaimed my heaC
acho is gone. Others doubted what the oil
iect Of the enemys threatened movement
was. He Ut once saw il to be, the unfn
ished fertilization upon Bunker's Hill
The committee of safety (Which sat at the
house where he was having resolved I'M
mediately to despatch a reinforcement
hIther. Warren mounted his horse, ant
with sword and musket, FASTENED to thC
scene of strife, He arrived just as thC
| Gght began, and seeking out General Pu
nSm, (who was already lhere) desired II
be posted where the service was to be lht
most ardou5 Putnam expressed his sor
row at seeing him, in place so full Of P,
ul ; but since you have come, added he
| will obey your orders with pleasure
Warren replied, that he came as VoIuu
teer to obey and fight, not TO command
Putnam requested him to take his stanl
in the redoubt, where Prescott commlnc
ed, and which was considerably in ad
vance of the slighter defence, behin'
which Putnam and his men were sIatlo
r ed. Oa his entering the redoubt, he Wa
erected with loud hazzas, and Prescott
, ike Putnam. offered him the command