The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-03
For the Republic.
REVOLUTIONARY RELIC.
h extract from the Journal ofa Chaplain in the Con
tinentai Army Of the Revolution.
MARCH TO CAMBRIDGE.

IN extract from The Journal OF Chaplain ~ INC Co5s-
tinentai .4rmy efihs Revolution
MARCH TO CAMBRIDGE.
ITS, April %, (Saturday.) In consequence OF
the news of the battle of Lexington, set out from
Gageborough, (now WINDSOR in Massachusetts
for headquarters, at Cambridge, accompanied by
nv parishioners, Lieut.. VIM. Clark Lieut.. Viii
cox, Dea Kline, Jesse Spalding, Samuel Bradford,
Jacob Lyon, Josiah Stafford, Elisha Stafford Zebe-
diah Morse, Robert Walker, Roswell Avery Elias
Kingsley, Francis Dodge, Jedediah Reed, Lewis
flutchens, and VIM. Cady, with guns, lead, and
fints, and small quantity of powder, and arrived
at Mr.. Edwards's Here Capt Watkins and the
Partridgefeld men joined us in the evening
April %, Lords day.) We proceeded on to
Northampton, where we all attended worship in
the forenoon. At O'Clock the company marched
on far as Graves's Capt Watkins remained
with me while ! preached at Northampton, from
Nehemiah, iv, IA: sand looked and rose up and
said unto the mobiles, and to the rulers, and to the
rest of the people, be not afraid of them remember
the Lord, who is great and terrible, and fight fol
your brethren, your sons and your daughters, your
wives and your houses"
We were treated with great hospitality at North
ampton, particularly by landlord Pomeroy. After
sermon we brought up the rear, and arrived al
Graves's about o'clock, where Messrs. Lee, Ste
vens, and Thompson joined us. Mr.. Graves en-.
teriained us kindly and Hospitality.
April "a, (Monday) We marched on through
Ware, and put up at landlord Rice's in Brook6eld
where we met Gasgow's company.
April 25, (Tuesday.) We marched on; dined at
landlord " hltemores, in Spencer proceeded
| through Leicester, where we were treated with
much kindness; arrived at Worcester, and put uE
at landlord Asa Wards.
| April &c, wednesday, We marched through
Shrewsbury, Westborough, and Scarborough, to
/ birmingham, where were kindly entertained.
April 81, (Thursday) Marched to Weston,
where Col. Patterson overlook us. Here our COM
! pany kindly furnished with supper, lodging,
and breakfast, by Mrs. Jones, without charge.
| April %, (Friday.) We marched to Waltham.
wrote several letters to my parishioners In Gage
| borough.
April 90, Saturday, We marched to landlord
| Brewers, where we joined our regiment, and all
marched in order into Cambridge, where we were
honorably received and congratulated by the army.
| lodged at Rev. DR.. Langdon's.
| April 80, Lords day. DR.. Langdon, being
chaplain to the army, preached from temporary
stage erected in the college area, from LIST Tim, vi,
IL: Eight the good fight of faith In the after
noon preached from the same stage, from Neh.,
| iv, IA.
| One of the regulars wounded at the battle Of
Lexington died to-day.
May l. Another Of the wounded regulars died
last night.
Our regiment made their appearance on the pa.
rade this forenoon, and appeared well.
| | commenced this morning regular course Of
morning and evening prayers with our regiment.
The commanding general issued orders this eve
ming that the army lie in their clothes, to be ready
| for sudden alarm.
Col Pomeroys regiment lodged in the meeting
house, to be ready to move together at once, if ne
cessary.
May 2. There was no alarm last night as wal
expected. ! wrote to my people.
Commenced visiting and praying with the sicl
and the wounded regulars in the hospitals often at
tended and assisted by my brethren in the ministry
'Rev. David Avery, of Norwich, in Connecticut
graduate of Yale. He had fourteen cousins Of
the name of Avery in Groton fort, who were al
massacred except one, who had ball pass through
the left side of his head carrying the left eye with
it, and lived to be more than a hundred years old.