Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-05-13
Battle OF Bunker Hill.

The following Is an English account If the
Battle "f Bunker HII. Il Is copied from
Lo5d Mthan's History Of Eag aud. from the
Peace of J.recth.' Ii Is, in the main. an
Impartial narrative:
= y hen The English approached the sum
nit ~ BREEDS iul, the Americans t-ncauI-
tered thriu win great cuDlness uud deteru!u-
duon. Te~FTving their fire tiil wirhir niuarr o-
a hundred yards, ami thea pouring Il lu .,yitu
deadly aim. Then were blown u the wind
lne silly predictions Of L1ud Saudgvi and
>oloue. Grant d ~ the alIedged deficiency Of
Courage lH tue c9iJnists: p edisgions which
besides being IN this case utterly false and
gr'unaie~s. have always mauifrsJ tendency
u defeat themselves. Such predictions. it Is
plain. bad uuI been forgotten hv those whose
honor they asstIl-d. Il said that when one
Of the English regiments drew nearer than
ihr resi-, uany ut Ear Americans opunsiie call
ed out - rs Commanding officer e Colonel
AbefcrombIe, are the Yankees cuN-4rGs -
and most clearly they were not. Onihe othe
hand, the brulsa troops had g-evious odds
against them. By the unskIlItuI direction Of
tHrlr chiefs. they were eu:umber-d with thee
Days provisions, aud their kuaPsacks on their
backs.
Under this heavy load, and beneath 4 burn
Ing sum- tney tJItrd up rugged hin covered
with long gra 5, reaching 10 their knees, ami
IHter~ected oy various fences and enclosures /:
aud IHsiead OF being brought 20 attack the
American force ia flank. which would have
been equally eiiectuaI f,r dIsiodgiup IL, they
had been led "n. directly In trout, where a.
cent was strepr~t, aud where the eutrench-
moEt was strongest "a ith these previous,
dISdd gantages. aud now exposed to the close
and "eil directed hre f the enemy. they VA
VeFto, gave way, and fell )ac ( In disorder
towards the landing place. Here they we're
quicNty rallied by thrIr officers, and a second
tiins Ted up 70 tie charge. But by another
biauder by those placed in authority over
them, supply Of balls far the field artillery
being sent irom the ordinance depar nent al
Boston, Was found 90 he Of larger Dimensions
than fitted the ca.Ih-e If the guns. and this
oversight It course prevented the further use
gt ihe held artillery th4t day. Again did the
NmeucauS, from behind their en-r-uchme.ts,
pour upon them Il destructive fire. Again
they were rePulsed, and driven In confusion
down The hIlt At TINS critical moment, Gen.
Clinton, without waiting FIR orders. i.ut him
sell AZ lie mead It a small drtathmpn;. (tvo
hutrll.IOns,) which FASTENED over in boats
f-"m Boston. The rejnfurcemeui, though
S2lIli, was most SeaS0HabIa. and the presence
ct Clinton hru>eIf proved Of material ser
wee IH raiiyIHg tie soldiers and preparing
them for another onset. To THAI onset, the
thl-d and last, weary as they We're taev rush
ed lp with irresistible impetuoslt ~. and car
Fled the enemy's redJu5g a The point Of the
bayouet.
BY this time the Americans su1plv Of
power began To fail; still thev f1ugut ON
oraveiy, and even. Is said, maintained tie
contest win their dubbed muskets. un ii at
last tGry were dIslod-ed ard put % fight
Though retrpdtIug in utter dIsarrav. there WAS
NJ more tnan a show OF pursuit 4 rainSt tuptu
but they suffered severely On passing Charles
ton Neck from the crss-E-e Of two Fl atiug
batteries, and OF tfte Glgu-estr7 man-Dl-,rar.
Aud iauS, only changing the numbers. but
retaining Tie phrase al a gallant uiIlcrr Ia re.
latiug another great cxpluIt, 1ge may saw ths
'thr remnant If fve ats. twenty hundred un.
couquerah.e British soldiers stgod triumphant
on the fatal hill
( Such was the battle which not quite aptfv
/ considering the diSposl, n of the ground
4 has received from the neIghboring height the
name of Euuker's Hill. The less II the Brit
ish was immense, considering the numbet
engaged. Of;hat number Well righ one-hali
had fallen: above 230 EIi.ed and $50 wound.
+ ed. The Americans, having fuu rht from be-
+. HInd entertainments. suffered far less severely
According 70 their own account their eatirt
loss n killed and wounded Was under $50
None among their slain was more iamputec
'han their Doctor -Csererd Warren. a man II
the prime "a life. Of tried energy. great pow
erS Of persuasion, and highly promising aoII
tiles"
LFIt is better tc have your conscieuc,
clean Than your face. and 10 keep your sou
well clad 10 vlIsUe, than your body IN bread
cloth.