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CONGRATULATIONS
Tor ths ytxinis Pre- Prss
a VISIT TO LEXLNE ro.N: M,ss,cnr.rrr..

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that teach rs love OF country. IN preference TO
Inc worship 81 man. A wait TO Lexington and
CorcoTd, few days ago, together with the pa
irioue feelings Produced BY surveying these Spots
/ hr< enmsoned BY the blood Of our patriot Pa
Tiers, has induced me TO give yon an inkling Of
/ That VISIT This section OF the State IS rich IN
l Revolutionary Incident. and rendeted classic in
that PoTnon Of our political history. Cambridge,
/ tho seat OF Harvard University, independent OF
its location and literary dignity and fame was
the grand rendezvous of The Northern portion of
our patriot army. Gen. Washington repaired TO
THIS place 10 fulhi the object Of has commission
conferred upon him by the Continental Congress
The venerable elm is still standing, under ,sLisI
as commander in chief Of The American Army.
he drew his sword in the defence Of Lihrrty
On the northeast is Bunker Hin 10 the north
west Is Lexington and Concord, land here they
J shall remain forever"
Lexington is quite an old town - incorporated
, IN 1919; till l755 little Is known Of il. lis
dea,hless fuas was purchased by the blood Of its
murdered sons, on the "ever-me MOI able 18th Of
April 1875" The following Is a digesled ae-
count Of The prelude TO the engagement, aud the
hfst fruits OF revolution; al about ten O'Clock
in the evening OF The lsh Of April, IT'S, a DC.
taehment Of British troops, consisting Of rrrna-
dters and light Infantry, IN all 500 men embark
cd from Boston. IN boats, and landed at I.ech-
mere Point NOV East Cambridge Just as the
moon rose. To prevent discovery, they took
/ by-Pa,h leading 10 the main road which Obliged
them TO wade through marshy places and water
TO considerable depth. Gov. Gage, by posting
sentineis, endeavoTed To prevent the carving in
ieliigence OF the embarkation OF the troops into
the country but, nothing Of the kind could es-
cape the notice Of the vlgilant and active Gen.
Warren (who afterwards fell on Bunker HID
and his eompatfiotS. Col. Revere, aud n MIR
Linculn, had been seaSonably sent out of Bos-
ton, 10 give information to Hancock and Adams
7 md - 9th - a.
troops, and what might he expected. Revere
and Lincoln, one through Charlcstown and the
I other through Roxbury met at Lexington
! They both brought written communiea tionS
/ from Gen. Warren, that a large body Of the
I Kings troops had embarked in boats, and gone
over TO the Point and II was suspected they
I were ordered to seize and destroy the stores de-
! posted az Concord. The march was rapid and
silent. little before o'clock, A. NJ they ar
] rived al Lexington. Mai Pitcairn (who was af-
forwards killed at BunkeT-HiiD led the van."-
With this sketch OF the preliminarics Of the bat
|, Tic, will give the account Of the battle as
| learnt II from an aged gentleman on the spot
This honorable relic Of the past was an eye
witness Of the attack he was lusi fifteen years
old-a grandson OF Enslgn MuzZy, the only Of
/ hceT KILLED. The Americans, as soon as they
/ heard Of the approach Of the English, made
such arrangements rs the exigency % the ocea-
sion demanded On the edge Of the Barle
J a
ground IEiervenes between u and the northern
part Of the town. On this common The British
formed their troops into pla,oons. with general
officer on horseback At their head. The officer
came up 10 within two rods OF the centre Of the
company where he (my infcrmanil stood-the
hrSt platoon, being about three rods distant
They there halted The officer then swung his
sword, and said, Lay down your arms, you
id .ebels, OF you are all dead men--1Te -
The first was harmless. From the general fail
ure, II vas supposed u a shasr, 10 iniimidafe
! and overawe. At this time the Americans by
the order Of Capt. Parker, Of the Lexingto-
mans, ordered each man 10 take care Of himself
and as they were dispensing the British, fired in
TO the Americans and killed several. The Ame-
ficans reserved their FIRE. AT this junciure. the
English took up their line OF march for Concord,
with the hope Of destroying the stores al that
place.
The old Soldier related these early impress
! SONS with The greatest emotion and as be re-
| ferTed 10 the thinDed ranks Of his fellow heroes
the tear that li up h's eye TOO plainly told he
felt hrs summons was not far III, 20 the Council
! Chamber Of the God Of Battles. Though he
| "Wept DER has wounds, or tales Of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd has eTuich and showid how fields
were Won
Ye', pleased with his guests, the good man
/ lcarn'd 10 glow
We drank from the Well that the English did
1 previous 10 the battle. II IS OF ihe olden time.
with It's rock cap-s,one and long swing pole; and
as VIC drank from the 'iron-bouRd bucket. the
| UNDISCOVERED bucket, thai hangs IN the we'll -
and experienced the cool and refreshing inau-
cncss % the ehrystAl wafer that so pleasantly
refreshed us, We thought, hos ''can a man out
/ an enemy into his mouth 10 steal away his
brains when nature provides for her childsen
such pleasant drink. Away, however, with
I temperance enioe'esi He that thinks Otherwise.
LEI him learn the truth BY experience. There -
a monument which points out the las. resting
place 81 the noble dead. II y situated on small
elevation on The western side II the green and,
/ as ! learned, a schocl-house Stood upon the spot
a. The time he British troops Cred upon ih~
/ Americans, on the memorable 10Th OF Apri2
/ i775. The Monument has for Us base, q square
4 bioea q granite, zen feet square and four feet
/ high. There - resting on }; a coping Of free
| stone about cue foot high; on this Is a granite
shan Of pyfamidai shape and on its front a
marble slab is set in, with The following chaste
and pathetic tribute, hisraiia
''Saesd 10 Lisciy snd a. RigGb IF .WanIiad"'
The Freedom and Independence of America,
Sealed ard defended wi,h The blood 81 her sons
/ This MopumeBt is erected
] By he Inhabitants q Lexington,
Under ihe patronage, and AZ he expense Of
! The Commonwealth u Massachusetts.
/ =" iAt tANNNHiV - NlAN ffifNN-A tilkfNn
Eusgn Robert Munro, Messfs. Jonas Parker,
srmuel HadIey, Joaaihsn Harrington, Junr.
Isaac Murzy, Caleb Harrington and Jno nfown
/ q LsrirgiVn, abd Ashasi Poftcf q Wobrrn.
Who fel on ths Geld. Dc fret victims 70 The
suofi n British Tyranny and Oppression.
on ihr morning % thc evgT-inemoabic
Ninelecnih o. April, An. Dom. i775
The Dc vas cast ~
The Blood n these Msuyrs
in We cause n 0od aea fheif Counuy.
Was he cement Of ne Uaion ofihers States, then
coiou.cs, and gave ihe spring 20 he spirit, 6rn.
bssi and resolution, of iheif fsliow-cuDens.
These rose 81 oae man 90 revenge fieif bfethren,s
Blood ani AZ ths point % the sword 10 asfcri q
Dcffla heir native rights
They molly darr3 10 b. frce.
The eautest was iorg, bloody, ord a1ecunz.
Rghiepus Heaven appfoTei ihe sole appesi,
Vt'crr crowned their ann. and
Z The reaee. Liberr, and Independence Of tbe