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

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new invention OF lis own. This, after two or taree
failures lie aocomrlisted. Then, with les than his
usutl Judi ueut be put l. two chariot horses 20 tie
plow aud a great risk OF spoiiing en- n giving
Ii new veiton trial over ground .ickly swarIcd.
Anon. during thunderstorm a frightened negro
FL rs Tie house with word hattte mill giving way,
upon Ch Lere BE- general Turnout oil al Ire f0rcc.,
vi Washington at tier head. WleciIl- and shovel
ing cravel during lcung rain, 20 chess tie rushing
Wesiin-ton DELIGHTED in tho chase. In the hunting
scasor vien be rode out early 10 tie morning 20 vi-it
di.sut parts OF tie e-e'c wAc-e work was gong on,
h. often COX Of RE dos wit. AIN FOR he chance
G. staring fox, which he occasionally lt, though be
was not a.ways successful in killing him. IL was
told r,or and on admirable Aonoman though he never
claimed De meli' Of being an accom4 lsed iox-hunter.
L. o l.-it e the season, however, BE would Pee out
vi & ioxlounds NO ar three times week, accom-
par.el ly IS -uost- or houit Vernon ant the cete-
"a Of he rei-Lborlooi Gle IDLY tie FaIraxes OF
Eelvoir o. which estate b. friend Gc0r-e William
Fairf now tie proprietor On sncl occ sions
tiere We Ud BE- huning dinner az one or OF or OF
tosc 49, aa 30 meu-. 90 Which couvlyal uplss W ASH
irrtou r. said 10 Lave enjoyed himself wiki unwouied
Now and then his old ficnd and instructor in The
roile at Of vcneTy. Lori Fairfax. would be on visit
to biz T,lsiiyes 81 Beoir, aud lien ne hunting =
/ kCI, up Wil ~ isgol spiIt
fs 'crL-lip howe, e. sin, The alarms Of the Indian
/ vor lad cared lvi almost entirely Of Grceuway
/ Court, whore W shii gton was occe soualy guest
wien CClCG hy able business 20 ncles err Lord
fa.rfax had made himself q try0ue through lui the
! rttliolood. 4 hrl-lou,eraut and Gus os rjtuor-
M Of Frederick County Le presided al county courts
held 40 Ninlc-er. where dur r. The sessions be kept
open table. J. acted also as surveyor and Owe seer ot
Tire mi c r0a and Dr. hvay- anu was uurcmi.ted ia
bis oxCrtion. Odd Is for tie improvement ot the
} c'uruy. Hun lag. however, WIS d. passion. Nhen
tie 81 on was POOR near home lie Won AXE ia hounds
e. ais ANT Iirt OF the irv establish himself 10
a.. inn end Keep olcu house and oicn 'abe % every
,CfCn Of CoOc Ct. ctcT t.n Tt', cciA .e leiItAt'
v.o c.o-o 20 join Linn boz i0Ncfu shoe hounds.
The present volume bring. the biography
down to the arrival Of Washington IL lis military
headquarters IN Cambridge, soon after the bat-
tie Of Bunker Hill. Ia describing the conf
increment Of bis public career, Mr.. irving fol-
/ lows his hero through the perils Of Indian war
fare, giving ample and picturesque accounts of
his campaigns and showing the development Of
the military genius which was soon to ripen in
the struggles of the Revolution. The historical
sketches Of the antecedents Of American lnle-
pendeuce, which of course compose the bulk of
the volume, are marked BY the Characteristic
brilliancy Of tie writer. HIS rare power of mar
ratiye here finds foil scope. OF the battle
pieces, por,raying scenes which are familiar 20
every reader of American history, we take the
following animated picture Of the
Battle CT BUNkERS HLL.
The sound OF dfrz and trumpet, tie catter Of hoofs
lie rafting 81 gun carriages and all the other military
ON AID lusc Do thc streets o. Boston soon appu-el
he Aneri, ais oil II cir rudey Olild hi-nt oi in-
TenDing attack. TCy were 10 fitted % witl-. land DC,
beng judcd by The Ii-E's labor and want of sleep
hungry aud tLirs %. having brought but scauty sup
Iiies, and opiresssd by the heat Of Tie weather.
PIescCr stut repeated messages 10 Gen. Ward asking
/ roeIfoTCCmeits ard provisions. Putnam seconded
IT, request IN person, ur-ln- The exgenc Cd OF tl'
/ case. Ward htsuGtcd. lie fearoi TO wcascn ions
Il ain body AT Cambridge. his mil ary stores wore
d,posiied iiore and might have 10 sustain che pn-
clal aiteck. At length. having taken advice OF tho
Council of Safety hc issued orders 20 Co.'S Sark AMI
ks ad II On O. M,dford 10 march 20 he rlot OF Pres
colt vi h ticir N,wlIaml snue regiments. The or
J dos reached Mcdord about IL @ clock. Ammunition
vas distributed in oil AJste-twO tluis, gill ot pow
der and fifteen balls 20 ench The balls hat 10 be
suited 10 the differed cabcTs OF the gums tho powder
TO be- carried m Tow derhors, or loose Ia the pocket
/ for there were 10 cartridges prepared il was the
rude turnout Of yeOman soldefy destitute oil regular
! GocoutIonoits. 800
were sustaining the fire from he SHIPS aud from the
! battery on Corps H.ll, which opened upon them
about 10 clo,k. They re-. urned an occasional shot
from corner of the rccOuJt without much harm Ia
tic emmy and continued Strengthening ihcir posi- ION
/ until about IL O'Clock, when they ceased to work,
piled up their n,Ieuohng toos r thc rear AMI BOXED
out arNously and patiently Tor tie anticipated re-
! CniOrcCmonis aud sup lies.
! About tits line ten. Pa,nam who had been TO
headquarters, arrived ~ tie redoubt on horseback
/ Some words ptssed between him and Prescott win
regard to tie IntIeuc IN ioOs which have been va
r.ously reported. Tie most probable version Is that
hf urcd TO have them taken from their pr sent place.
WI ere tlev might fail into the hands Of rhe enemy,
/ and carried TO Bunker hin, 10 be employed in
throwing W a redoubt. which part Of the original
IAN, and which would be very important should Tie
/ irools be Obliged 10 retreat from Breeds Hill To
tbs Prescott domurred that those employed To convey
/ them, and who were already laded WIN toll nn{lt
return 70 lis rcdOuht. large pHrt or the tonls
/ were ultimately carried 10 Bunker Hl AMI breast
/ work commercial by order of Gen Putnam The I'M
poriauco OF such work was aerWar male apparent.
About noon the Americans deserted twenty-eight
bargte crossing from Boston ia parallel llnes lhey
cOftaLed large detachment d! grena GERS, rangers
and Fight infantry, adm rably equip eel and commanded
/ BY Major General Howe. They mude splendid ana
/ formidable appearance with their scarlet uniforms
/ and The sun flashing upon muskets and DayOAets
/ and brass hold-p!e,os. heavy IRE nom tue ships
! and batteries covered their advance bur no attempt
was made TO oppose them, and they landed about
| O'Clock al MoulloI's Point little to the norm oil
| Breeds Hill.
Here General Howe made pause On roconnoi-
| toIinc the works from this point the Americans ap-
ueared to be much more strongly posted than he hed
imagined. He deserted troops also Fastening TO their
! cesisfarce These were the New-HGmpsLiie troops,
LED on by stark. Howe Immediately over 10 Gen.
! GAGE for more forces and supply 81 cannon'Dlls,
;hcse brought by hIm being found through some eyre
] pious oversight too large for tie ordnance. Nhle
awaiting then aniya refr shmenis we're served out 10
the roors with "grog Oy TIE bucke-iuli aud tanta-
Hze II was 10 The hungry and thirsty provinclas TO
look down iIom tclr rlmpGrs Of earth and see their
uvgCes seated in group upon the grass eating anu
ann king. and preparing themselves by a hearty meal
for The coming encounter Their only consolation was
TO ke advantage Of the delay while the enemy were
carousing strengthen their position. Tie Feistwork
tie lett Of lie lOsli.On extended 10 Wlat wa cae
tho Slough but beyond this the ridge Of the hill and
| TIE slote toward Mystic River uudCeaded eav
inc ptss ty which the Enemy nigh turn the lett Hank