The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-08

landed for the rs time Chares,own and thu. the
10 them
experience and vaor: q nerals Howe and PRot Colo
% Ms:o and s9s M ssr
Short, Small and Lord Rawdon, were the most distin
guished Captain Addison related to the author Of the
spectator had arrived in Boston the day before the
battle, and had then accepted Invitation to dine with
General Burgoyne the 7th when far different exps.
renee awaited him, for he was numbered among the
This detachment landed at Mortons Point about one
cd They soon discovered IN sgregous and provoking
act OF careessnes the part Of tn IT master ordnsnce
They were immediately returned to Boston, and
placed IN season for the drst action At the time,
Gen Hove the commander ofhe detae nmen request
ca OF Ceneral Gage reinforcement which he bought
10 be necessary tie moment that he had lair view the
and formidable position the provncsls seen
from the Point.
While these messages passing, some of the British
troops stretched at their upon the grns peace
their last meal refreshing their thirst ION &c tubs Of
drinka tantalizng sight to the provineias About
o'clock the rein srcement landed Madn's ship yard
infantry, battalion OF marines and companies
OF grenadiers and light Infantry The whole number Of
did not fail short Of and probably In
cennexion with this orce which far surpassed th of,hs
pfoyncsls in numbers and was immeasuraby superior
consider the marines in the ships which complete ~
nonaded three sides OF the HILL and the sxsun battery
Copps Hill engaging in the unequal contest. Con
trasting British regular with provincial soldier,
we are accustomed to sscribe immense advanta-
1er,bsr tha, M ~ .ao 10 me-, . c w. 70
and of cause the side OF the latter. n could
,hot ,r. as 10 hnn,d g.. 80. L. y, LII ~.
haunts OF dleness and vice. the low and vulgar inebris
sergeant Lrsn, u,har 20 ~ s.r ~, r..r,. stns
know how much discipline could do for them, and how
acnua;nted .,;,h ~. ro,rs ma ,,uI s a;i;s ..,;
but they knew the difference between hslfcock and
thsn Ma hssr msoI ~. g. p,. ;,h III wc
the sraigher did the bullet speed from the muzzle But
nrsrs ,opcs;rS ~, -; as s' ga h;si; P.' N,s ~ . ~
,d bann h no, IN sn ,h; @ h,c
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.wht o me ns nwta he ~. cnm1sc,cr, ,ou
n, sc U ~. rSmh. mrSr Esn,a,n Kno,vI,on hIh,
nrovea If essential ssrv;ce N the nrovnc;aI. All
,ce under small, mart of which s,on. wall v.. n,,.d
to Inc height of about two feet ran from the road hcb
crossed The nj land het The Hills 70
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Tho nrovncials nmsd nm saps other fsncss ~
Jet them in a Iine narslle with hs anr The snccs he
tye.n y IN tho Jrsrh ,novn nov .rnrnd ~ ~ror TI
isnc,h of his ssSt dss.mcs wss shomt 1oo T. :, ~
about 500 feet in rear of the redoubt and s.d
had been n, line in ,bem rnrn have In .n..s
of abont Inn feet hot The ends o The earhsn of TIE
wooden de,ences Thus there was an opepnr Of shout
1o0 Feet nm ,hs slora of the hill ,h
ments and The roil nce which The %rovincs, had not
time 70 81 cnrs Part % his i,srvniov .no~ ,hs
now was sonvhy and "a there ,yare no means oS a.
tending II save w scattered trees The ,roons bsb;nd
the hreostworL wers e~nos.d N gene Ar tvorr ~.
enemy on tSe;r third attach which soa brous =, about
ths ;s..s NJ ths st,a Ths s;x COS n
Rrh artilIerv are q, 6rst mon Wor,ons H
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tons aandho
roofs were watched nh The ptenrest enx,e,y Undoub
edv the common and feor ,Uas that General
se would hn.sel' !. ad portion, if not the whole Of
point in the semi circle Roxbury was heavily can.
nonsded, to reisia the forces there from proceed.
ing TO Cbarlestown A schooner with 500 or 600
men was ERECTED TO The Csmbridre shore but wind and
tide proved unsvorabe In lear OF these movements.
mon the nil Csn,an vas ordered there With
his artillery 0ardpers Pattersons and poolittles reSi
mens wer. sts,ionrd At different poins Ch.rlss
town Neck and Cambridge This Neck thourh frsone,t.
ly passed by our ofcers and TROOPS in snsie r vsa
issriny durn. the whoe dsv A. h Wa rsrsS
nv Are OF round bar ana ehs ain shot from ,bs Cs.sov
and from two armed eondoss near the shore The Isn
,bou~h Gsnera s,srL had sS them ysrv modry.sIv ;m
siss hn " one fresh man in battle r. worth ter fs,,ned
ones" General Putnam stopped part Of them to unite
Bunker, Hill which was of great consYouence 10
tn. provincsls in case of retreat stark with os,hs
,s %" leu Oh 'ns 'e"Hnder 10 inc i
Il soon became matter OF importance to the provipras
to Sc. the utmost po,sbe helm their srt,Ierv bu
amounted to very little few ineff.ctusl shot hsd BEEN
cred from ridev in the =. douht agsint Conn,
placed with Captain Calender at the space between The
ence and the breastvork Here thew would have been
of service in defending weakest and most
them in charge were wholly gnorsnt Of their msnsge-
and the plea Of having unsuitable cartridges,
Calender drawing his guns otto prepare smmuni.
ton, when Putnam urged him 10 return. The pieces
were fred few times end soon Afterwards wei moved
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"a o,o The :. an .,re.t IN Cha, isstown Coonsi Sc.
mans bo was red Of hin sense and his 81
.,s;,u - sear hsJ been orJ..sd y. Csn.ssI
yUa,S, 30 - ~. Ngh,ir~ wss u -.rs - T.ss
ers, po;n, undsrs,snd;ns 90 he ..d that The snswv
ere iandin shere Ne was vised 10 20 10 The Hiil
~. ~ 49,. -. IN ns.ras, h IA az ~. r..s.S
,ron Cohbie iI,i wb arc the Insane Hosn;sa no,~
s,ands ond occuncI IN useless ros;tion war
s r;vsd inst bsfore The action Putnam endeavor~dto
d.ada MN from ring n and then recomm.rded ~