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

in public Opposition meetings held throughout the king
DOM the reluctance Of soldiers to enlist IN tns csoss
and the hieh bounty promised to ther Aerxice and epe
ciay in the increasing number e the avoweo ana secret
friends Of the colonies In England
While such the results Of the battle on the other
side Of the water its effects upon army and cause
contribute magnify its Importance We might trace
out the influence Of that battle through tne WIFE,
which il infused into the provincias We might ma
even subsequent engagement oil the war; so"e inrvr
duas who had learned their military elements on June
l7h But VIC will copfne ourselves to statementoi It's
immediate results which were favorable 20 our cause.
Many ofour officers had received their commissio I'm
Great Britain, and in the receipt OF hai pay ~ e
lime OF the battle, which they Of course resigned
The British took possession Of and strongly fortified
guards upon the Neck This division Of their forces be-
the pensulas was In one point Of view aavsh
tagcous to hem as it enlarged their quarters al
Of the year when Boston, crowded as it was and Rade
unwholcsome by impure air. seemed as one large hosPi.
tai The cool heights of Charlesown were refreshing
reuge yet they compelled TO great increase Of
their labor in defending their works against enemy
near to them, who nsulted and vexcd them and MADE
them feel the degradation OF their position during tne
ensuing nclement winter the troops in Cherlestown
obliged to live in tents and were exposed 10 srcat
suerings and driving storms Neither did the
obtaining supplies Of fresh which the coun'
try ahounded but Of which they had enjoy ed little any
after the baeof Lexington In this respect their cona
fresh meat vegetables milk fuel, save what came in
by water Tie provincias took the live stock and the
hay off the habor islands, and intercepted many Of the
vessels entering with supplies. In letter from an officer
in Boston gentleman in London dated July 25th the
writer says they felt themselves worse the rebels
as to numbers like few children in large crowd that
the provncals daily grew more bold, menacing insoe
ly and leading the regulars to fear that when the snort
nights came the threats would be executed He adds
They know situation well as we do ourselves
from the that lett in town. who acquant them
with all our proceedings, making signals by night WITH
gunpowder and day. ont Of the church seeples About
three weeks ago. three fellows taken out OF one Of
the latter who confessed that he had been employed
for seven DAYS Another was caught last week swim
Minis fhp
in his pocket He will be hanged in day or two The
writer adds other instances OF the bodness Of the
In beating in the advanced guard on the British lines at
Roxbury and destroying the guard house, and in the
pllaging and destruction OF the lighthouse by some
KEGS who landed from boats, while British ship oil war
lay becalmed within mile.
of our fathers when the American army entrenching
upon all the beautiful and elevated hills which bound tho
emcircle around confined their to these two
nsulas There concealng the fact that the min
ton, and were dspiried by to degree that weakened
their moral and physical energies through the whole war;
From the best information that Washington, on assuming
his command July 3d. could obtain he rated the number
Of the enemy at 800 while the provincals numbered
o0Oto 1900 The Senries oil the opposing forces sta
verse We are forcbly reminded of that admra
BILE trait in the character Of Washingtona scrupuous
attention TO mnuieas well OF the spirit of patriotism
which sustained under the war, by several Of the
orders" issued by General under these orcumstan
He expressly forbade that any post oil peculer
vanced lines upon Roxbury or Neck should
be committed to any ether than native OF this country
who had wife and family in it, and was known to y at
ached its interests This order is to be considered
standing and the officers are to pay obedience TO il
at their peril "
The contrast between the health and the food of the
guars and OF the provncias was extremely tantazing
Hani.bis were printed at Cambridge, and sent on a
favorable wind lines into the British On
one OF these address the British soldiers bears the
following conrasted bills Of fare in the two camps
PKospscr Hill. BuyxER's HILL.
l. Seven dollars month. I. Threepence day.
II. Fresh provisions and in H. Rotten Salt Pork.
plenty, III The Scurvy.
iii. Health. ~. Slavery, eeggary, and
w. Freedom, ease, sfuence want.
and good farm.
In reviewing the whole struggle whose opening con.
test have thus commemorated have duty to per-
form patriots and Christians let hope that there be
dscord in sentiments OF purposes as we apply TO
ourselves those two epithets AS patriots we would
vndicate country but Christians we must regret
the war; the civil strife the bloody conflict utterly
irreconcabe with the spirit and precepts Of rel
gion.