The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-11-10
down w;ih them. For Gods sake,r said
Knox, holding Preston by the coal, :" take
Your men back aynin: III they fiIc. vour

down wiih them. For Gods sake,r said
Knox, holding Preston by the coal, ."iaks
Your men back again; il they filc, your
life must answer for The consequenoee.,.-
l"l know what ! am about % said he, hastily,
and much agilaied. None pressed on them
or provoked them till they began loading,
when party Of about twelve in number,
with sticks in their hands, moved iran the
middle oi The street where they bad been
standing, gave three scheers, and passed
along The front OF The soldiers, whose mus
kets some OF them struck rs they went by.
Z" You aIe cowardly rasca!s," said they,
4" Tor bringing arms against 1aked men;
lay aside your guns, and We are ready ior
YOU" care The soldiers loaded!" in.
quired Palmes of Preston. ayes, said he,
with powder and ball" Are they going v
fire upon the inhabiianis! a.ked Theodore
Bliss. "They canno,," replied Preston,
/" without my orders !" while the town born
called out, I" Come on, you rascals, you
bloody backs. you lobster scoundrels, fire "
you dare. We know you dare not.' Just
then Montgomery received blow from
stick thrown, which hit his muskei; and
the word Fire being given, he stepped
IN'uc VII oHC siNct uNu hHoi hNuCho, wiz aA
the time was quietly leaning OIL long slick.
The people Immediately began 10 move of.
I" Don't fire." said Langiord the wnichmau,
10 Kelroi, looking him full in The face; but
yet he did so, and Samuel Gray, who was
standing near Langlord with his hand in his
bosom, fell liieless. The rest flied slowly
and in succession on the people, who were
dispersing. Que aimed deliberately nj a
boy, who was running for safety. Mont.
go,ncry then pushed at Palmes 10 stab him;
on which The latter knocked his gun out Of
his hand, and lcveling q blow a, him, hii
Preston. Three persons were killed, among
them At,ucks, the mulailo; eight wee
wounded, two OF them mOr,ally. Of all
the eleven, not more than one had any share
IN the disturbance.
; So iniuria,ed werc the soldiers that, when
the men returned TO take up the dead, they
prepared to fire again, but were checked by
Preston, while The iweny.ninih regiment
ar oeared under arms in King street, rs u
bent on a further massacre. "This is our
time" cried the soldiers Of the fourteenth;
and dogs were never more greedy for their
prey.
The tells rnng in all The churches tho
town drums beat. "To arms, 10 arms"
was the cry. And now was 10 be tested tho
true character OF Boston. All its sons camu
forth, excited almost 10 madness; many
were absolutely distracted by The sight Of
the dead bodies aud Of the blood which ran
plen,ifully in The street, and was imprinted
in all directions by The foot tracks on The
snow. Our hearts beat 10 arms almost
resolved BY one stroke 10 .avcnec the death
Of our slaughtered brethren. But they
stood selEpossessed and irresistible, de.
manding justice according 10 The law. "Did
you not know that you shoull not have fired
without the order Of u civil magistrate ~
asked Hutchinson, OF meeting Preston. ~
did it," answered Preston, 10 "save my
men,"
Tho people would no, be paciiicd I'LL Tho
regiment was coofined TO the guard loom
and The barracks and Hutchinson himself
gave assurances that instant inquiries should
be made by the Court Of Magistrates. The
body Of them then retired, leaving abo,r
ono hundred persons 10 keep watch Oh The
examination, which lasted I'LL allcr mid.
night. A warrant was issued against Pres.
ton, who surrendered himself to tho Sher-
liH; and the soldiers who composed tho
party were delivered up and commiliej "
prison.