New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-26

ef.ret n II couIuald az Tie .encci ~ GeeiiAet ~
az ucr,ly asked w.ere he could De OF 70 =, -
e a VOLUNTEER. Putnam pointed 10 Tie re1oa,l, " "
s,rvire q Ell there he would BE- under cover. p'u
Luk I eek q place OF sa.etF, retled ~ -
quickly; " wicTe vii ihe enack o. hottest
nan sill roi..CL 10 tie rccOubj. llHt l. %, ga"
ms olf,ft: Z that e. be maintained me gay y
crrs.' Warren was ,hocrel by he troops a. Ae p
tered ilC pdoub'. Col Prcso0ii teui're1 MN '-'o
c,rruscuc lie i-ain dtc Cd. " ] have come 10 serve
orIy - volunteer cnc shall be hsfpy 20 eArl 20 n
q soldier OF Your cxl cncuce. >ucn were the u'ole
81 TITS rs,er bi,t ON lhcsc perious Nights.
Tie Irifi,L on ~ pared for gene ~ sSsaui'' Al
ersy VIC cTy vas aLt.cit aicd tlc NAM mon -I- W."
low forfk,r nos clcc uaL The loit wing. COM
n iu5eG hy Gen. Fcot. was 10 mouui ne mi t.il
sf.e The iccoubt. While Gen. Howe. with the ri-hi
virr. vos sol ush on between tie fort and Mys-s
River uTu lie t.. H.lk CT The Americans, anu ca' on
ilsir Ie.Ic6f. u,
co,,rofa fio from feid-pe,cs aaa howfzcrs PRIMER
Oh q turL Lii ht near tie larclig Ice on hoA'ol
Point. Hs oo commenced ciee 'ii-' % i'uSN1y
81 lie vel at ,Ou- dstgi igOm the redoubis. Inc
An crcars within TIE works, obedent 70 stric' com
and re.t med th,ir Ere until the c.cmy were "iilln
d rtv or forty ptcts, hen they o euei uyoh Lcn
w ireu idous yol,y. Bcirg al MARKS men, nc
crsicm,d 10 take deliberate aim, TIE slauShier was
iuutise tid ,-ltoally fatal 10 oilcer-. lae assal-
ants an t5cA IN some confusion 'Gi' reied ON by
II eli, if, ers advanced with pistol snOt. Another
vov n ore lie, I'VE ilon Zoe first made them again
r,c, To add 10 iL, ir Confusion, they were CALLED Oy
d Z d. ]
In Clali,s,cwn. Shocked ar he carnage AMI seeing
he confusion Of BIS troops, Gen. Pisot was urged 20
live lie word Tor o rcut az.
~ tie uetuwl lie Gen. Howe, with the ler wing,
avai cod along site kiyor toward The fence where
St.rL Rad and Oyl lion were stationed, thinking Ia
,orr, nj b ST.. hf hrcaswo with ease. snd 40 ee in
he rcs OF he fortress. lis ar ltry proved Of little
avail, being stopped by a swampy piece OF ground,
" q biz tolul is suffered nom 40 or three ned
pieces with which Putnam lad fortified TIE fence.
honesuou htpi up G.e OF ma,Neily as they all
vtu.cl; but, NOT taking om, Shear shat passed Over
&, e. leads a. lie Anouoa e. lne lauef had nceivel
ie same orders with those u hc lci0ubt, not O. fire
Urt.l lie titA should Doe within hirty PAGES some
Jas. uaif.r. sscG De command. Putnam rode up and
svoIe lc would cur down rex man that hr,d cor
trcN 60 Cr,crs. When 'ac British arrived wthn the
sg.Cd Cis.tIOc siClt,O nle opened UaQn them from
rt,s musk,- and towlns- IL c-, all lavecd with
tsidv aim. The cgugEc. rs a. tlc other Instance,
Wa Horrible. Tie Er isl were thrown INFO -,uius.ol
a. d tel back; s.Dc even rctlett.G To the Boa
1ltre Na, general fause a Cue part of ile BIT
isi. Tie American Cll.,rs avuilcd themselves OF t
FOB rreIalc for piot,r tack. which must soon Do
uad,. T etCOu inhaled anOu- lbs mel ih the ~
doubt, Ylo were 100 Boz high 81 AS 10 the severe cheN
O cy bad given The rcgpllrs. lie p.a-cl them TOR
tA,i s.,aitls css 300 maintaining thcf post and ilcir
good cor net u r-,rvin1 their fire ami the wori OF
c,u flaid ard exhor.od them 10 10 the same ia the
Iuinan. rode about Bu k,rs III AMI it, skirts to
rrly ard bring on rccAlOlcelClts which hal been
,,,kco 81 sea- tore iu rosln- Z, are-ioNn NecS by
tlD rakl- Gre from tie sLVs an J1ucues. Before
u.iy could be- brought To- the ere Vi acton the olt-
ish lad CoImeiced tAcr second attack. They again
sst,udod i, I'M Go Storm The reuuot, u.olr advance
WIS tovtrtd IL before hy discharges OF artillery.
Chari,stoWD which hld annoyed hem on their first
attack iy "a hukig tie, was IN uanes by slos
thrown nom Cons lin END by marines from lie
eliIs. Beng built OF wool, the place was soon
Wlai ped in general conila-utOn. The thunder OF
rrulay nom batteries and shps the hursti x OF
bomb rtcs: the - arp ds harlos OF muskcry; the
N.il. pf ID
ilo lulor p, and Tie CeLse volumes 81 smoke which
al scurcd DE sumner sun, nll fomei n tremendous
sr,oiocle Sure am, said Bdrgoyno in one of lis
.tfclf-" Sric am nothing ever AGs or ever can be
mole dIeadiu.iy enhle ihnu what was TO be seen or
learG az n Is tine. Tie most lcc sant DISCHARGE Of
Guns that ever was i,aid iy mortal ears.'
The American ROOFS although unused 70 war stood
uuGiim, yrd amidst scene where u was bursting
Upon dom with ala is Lon orr. hescrving their ire,
as tcoI,. uniii tie Enemy was close at hand, thsy
again t0uT,d forth pocel yo ys with he fatal aim
OF sham i CoUs. TIE BIT Ia q O0d the first shock
ard ,oiiiuuod to advance but he ncesan stream of
fte staggered them. Tier officers demonstrated
tlreatoI, cd and even attempted 10 DAD them on vi II
tier snof,s, hut tie havoc was 100 deadly whole
ranks were moved down; many ot the officers were
e or slain or wounded, and among them several OF
lie siif of Gen Hove. Tie troops again gave way
ard IotrtaHCd down tie Ali.
Alui.Iu-set under tie eye OF thousands Of spec
tniors Ct bOh sexes and all ages, watching FROM uiar
,Helv tutf OF bule IN when ne lives of those most
de,r 10 fLen were a, hCzard. The British soliiery in
Boston lHZod with az Ouslrent ana almost nCrcfuHfy
a. he rtsOJte and liOiraoed sand oi raw mlila,
whom they had been taught to dcsplse, and nc tie
isNoc made anioIg ilcr own veteran troops. Livery
CONVOY OF wounded brcu h over tie town increased
th,r 90. -ttrnlton; and General CLINTON, who had
vat, he'd The uctiom from Cops Hill, enbarkng IN
ioGf hurried over Gs yolunicci taking "ith IAN re-
euoTCoMoits.
A third attack was row determined on, though sone
ol Hcwes ofoors reconstructed declrfln Il would be-
DOWN.. 1t bucheIy. 4 different plan was adopted
Irspoa If aN alcing IN mons OF the rc.Oubt Il WAS 10
be taken flank the tit, where the open space be-
tween the breast DIRK ami tie fortified fence presented
q weak loiui. Il having been accidentally discovered
that tie ammunition or the Americans was nearly ex-
rem Ell lTep0raiOns were made TO carry the works AT
lie pouI OF he bayOIet; and tie s0ldery threw of
their LIapsa Ks aud some even their coats, to be more
light for ici.ou.
of atis, hing the fortified fence; but while part Of
his force vas thus engaged, the rest brought some
fedI eccs 20 eufGdc tie breasiwOk the left OF the
roGouLt \ rakIg fire soon drove the Americana out
Of tbs exposed pace into Tho inclosuie. Much dam
age too cone N the iGtier by balls which entered
tie saiI OFT.
Tie ifoors were now led on to assail the works;
tiOsc " % chCd we're before goeded on by the
swofds OF iIe officers Tie Americans again reserved
TIER fie until their assaans cOse at hand and
then made a numerous vOley 10y which several OFF,
Gers were laid low, ana Gen Howe himself
wour ded IN the foot Tie British s0ldery this time
lboWhe served their fire. and rushed on with hIed
bayopet. Clinton uud Pr had reached the southern
ana eastern sides OF tie redOubt, aud It
essaieo on three sides Prescott ore ed those
who had 10 b8yOnes to retire TO the back par Of the
rcdoubt, and ire tie enemy they showed them
selves Oh the paraper. The Inst who mounted
claimed ia inumI h, The day Ia oursl" He Was
instantly shOt down, and several others VINO
L OUnteG alout he same time. The Americans, how
ever had fred their last round, their ammunition
exhausted, anu eGed desperate and deadly
stu gle hand 70 Land with bayOneJs, stones and tue
sio,Is OF their nuskes. At length the British