The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-08
New York HHstovlral soelsfy.
rHB BATTLE OF LIVINGSTON DESCRIBED BY 9H0Res
BANCROFT


beld on TUESDAY evening in me socisys ecsurc room
rsnsh street and Second avenue. There hrgs
attendance Of members and several ladies' we're present
The Hon. /. Bra3sh presided. me inmates OF the last
meeting having been read and confirmed, And some
routine bur iness transacted
Accumulation from Ar. BspjsmnJ J. Losing wa read
By secretary aloDg res utoa enpo ering ,he
President 70 appoint committee FOR tho purpo,e pur
chasing the statue Of Enganis great Statesman, william
Pit, whch now lies IN mOtla.et condition At the Ffh
Ward Bote OF Franklin street and Wess BcoIiway
The resolution was adopted
The Rev. DR. osoooD read memoir Of wlhsm Court,
EnsNshmap who had rendered valuable services to
ricans Msgs5one Morocco and who alluded - In
Captain Riley p narrative
The CHARMAR othe FIRE Arts Committee READ his report
ana submitted resolution authorizing the President aud
officers Of the society 70 sign and attach the socetys seal
70 .ae necessary papers for the transfer OF the works Of
gallery O. toe Nav York Historical Society
Al, A = Bsows read the report Of the Lecture Com
tee which appeared that the total receipts OF
et Of Ten lectures amounted TO sla77 10,
eav,rs after ednea ing the necessary expenses, prodt
" he SOC ety Of 1912
Ioon TIE motion OF Mr. BENEDICT the thanks of the
soc, ty we're upap nously awarded 70 mr. A. s. Brown.
TIE PRESIDENT thu next business was the reading OF
their pser aud they we're ndeo,ed FOR that W their dis
NDgur he'd fellow men ber, ihe Hon George Bancroft
the Hon. GsoRsp BANCROFT who was mos, cordially
received procseded to READ inter- sting ami paio
preliminary ks, ne alluded stAts feeling in
the British Parliament before toa oa and 70 the fact
ina. there we're not MY pepp,s inc ooio0es a; Una.
made The confidence IN Eo9and was perfect oni entire,
toe kog in Parliament EXPRESSED his opinion that the
d,stvr Dances IN America would DO quel.ed. The honora
Bile gentleman them referred 70 the battle OF lexington
which fought on the 10th Of Apri 177b, and pro
cee5ei 20 ssy On afternoon of the day which the
Provincial Congress OF Massachusetts, adjourned Gage took
he eb infantry and grenadiers oh duty and secretly
prepared 40 expedition 20 destroy the colsn
p,ts hp had fyr
expected src. watch hal been kept and signals were
epcerssd announce the first movement oftroops for
The country Samuel Adams and Hancock who iad not
yet left Lexington for Philadelphia, received timely
message from Warren, snd, 10 Consequence, the Com
mites OF Safety removes part OF the public stores and
seer e,ed the caanoa On uesta tho iStn ten
s-rgeAns disguise dispersed themselves through Cam
orige and further West 10 intercept all communication
Ia fol- pght the grenaders and light infantry,
legs than eigh. hundred In number the dover OF the
Amy 6. Bosoon, commanded by toe Incompetent
Lieutenant Coiorel smith, crossed IN the boats OF the
uaDspors hips foot OF Common 70 East Cam
bridge. There they received day PROVISIONS and near
Midnight after wading thorough vet marshes that
now Covered By stately towo, they took the road
through Wes. Cambridge TO Concord "rhey will miss
their ann ssd one OF party Who observed ther depar
ture. "Wbat m " asked Lord Percy, who overheard
the remars. "Why, the cannon AZ Crncori,' WA the
Percy FASTENED 70 Gage, who instantly directed
that should be suffered 10 leave the town. but Var
| rem had alreacy a. ten O'Clock, despatched william
Dawes through RoIbury lexington aud at the same
time noiide, Paul Revere 10 se: of By OF Charles
town Revere stopped only to engags friend TO raise
the concerted signals, and i've inmates before the sen
neio re .vea tae order 20 prevent It, two enis rowed
pr pas. the Somereet of Charles river
All SILL, suited tho hour the ship vas winding
with the young food; the waning moon just peered
OF iso.erns IN The To- yer Of the North church the
beacon s,reaned 10 the neighboriDg towns as fast
IS light CO ld travel little beyond charestown Neck
Revere was intercepted by two Britain
back; but being himself well mounted be turned sud
oeny and leading of them into clay baok, escaped
from ober by The rosj to Medford Az he passed
he the aptSr Of The Minute Men Of that .own,
AID continued N rouse almost every house On the way 70
lex ng.on The troops had not advanced far when the
hrns Of guns and ringing OF bells announced that their
exposition had been hera'ded before them and Smith
sent back demand Q reinforcement On tho morning
o. the 1911 Of April bet1een the Of "a and l. tho
message from Warren a,hsd Adams and Hancock Who
aiv.nsd ct once the Object o toe sspeeon Rsyers
OF liberty" from Concord rode forward, calling up
the iohabitants they passed. along ill in Lincoln they
FIJI upon party OF British officers Revere and Dawes
seized and taken back N Lexington, where they
were reieNei but Prescott leapei over log
stone wall snd gai!oped on for Concord. There,
at about two in the morning, q peal from the bsfry
Of ths house called the Inhabitants Of tho place 70
theI Ssn bal Thsy came forsa young ani DID, VITO !,
their town oeoates Among the m rat alert was William
Emerson, the minister, With gun In hand, his powder
ssrmons ard bis prayers he had hsowed the entnu-
bio dock ina, they held the defen OF toer oer
ties part Of their covenant with God; his presence with
arms proved his sincerity and strengthened their Of
duty Firm dAybreas ~ sunrise tue SUNNI DOS ran from
bouse 81 through Acton Express messengers and
voleys om Mruts Men spread the alarm Ho~ children
emoed ~ b~y were scsrsi out OF sleep by the cries
How ~ves IN hsavrg breasts, orsvey seconded Their
husband hos the country men, forced suddenly 10 arm
without sodcs or oounseo-s, took instant counsel Of
their courage Tue mighty chorus Of voi,es rose from
The scate ed farm houses, aud from the very
ashes CT tho dead. Come or champions OF oertyoow
free your country protsc your sons and daogbtes your
your s.ss the rrarchses handed do xn from your "a
\ oe,tossl Sos all is NJ stake-.he battle " Tor ALL
| lsxogon, IN l77b, may have bad seven hundred IN
haotsnu, forming one parish, and having for their
mnNsr The learned and iervsni Jonas Clary the bod
ndLe o. patriotic STATE papers that may 20, be read on
Their tosn records Ia December, lii2, they hal In.
slrueted nsr Representative 70 demand 80 radical and
lasting redress OF III h grievances tor not through thor
negee. should the people be easIaved" year later
hey spurned the OF tea In l774, at various town
meetings, hey voted 10 Increase Their stock OF ammu
niaon, "to encourage military discpliae, and 70 put
.heDfelvcs posture OF dsisDco gRiost their enemies
In December they distributed N "tbe train band and
alarm bst' arms and ammunition, aud resolved 10 "suo
Ply The t'sniog soldiers with bayonets" At two the
morning under toe eye Of the ser and o. Haocock
and Adans Lexiogt N commoo Sas alive With the Minute
Men and not 9TH them only but with tns Old men also,
20 the town he rol called, and o. militia and alarm
men about ore hundred and thirty answered 70 their
- load with poUder and ball, but TO take care
| Dot % DC the frs; 70 Ore. Messengers seat 10
ssDs 0, bsr approach .at;b vas therefore set an
ire company dismissed with orders 10 sether
eea: Of drum s,ne vent - Their Own homes some 10
tbs tavern near the southeast corner OF the CON
Adams aud Hancock whose PRESCRIPTION nad already
disulsed, and vhose seizur. believed ~ DO nended
we're compelled by peruasion 70 retire towards voo1rn
The las, stars vanshrns from ngut when the fore
most party, led BY Pca' n, major Of MARINES dis
covered Advancing quickly aud 10 silence Alarm guns
were rsd AMI the drums best, MT cali ~ village his
bsDdmen only, but the revee 10 humanity. D.ss than
seventy perhaps less than sixty obeyei mo sunnpos
and IN sight OF half "a many boys and uas,med msn
were ps-sded two ranks few rods north OF
Ina house How often that bail1ns nAi they,
nevsd professions Of Their f., lookei % COD the
,tsy Of the fathers and the Professor Of their prvegss
How often 90 hs village green hard by the burial place
of their ,orefsihers, bal they pledged themselves
| 70 each other 70 c)mbst manfuly for their
brthrlsht Inheritance OF liberty rhore they
scod eide By sie under the provincial bAnser, with
arms er haois silent and fearless, wlog W fight for
Their privileges scrupulous no. 70 begin civil Aod
yet surpicious immediate danger rns ground on
which they ,rod the a. ar of free ior aai hey
V furnish s victims. The British van, hearing drum
and the alarm guns halted " load he remanng compa
up, aud q, half hour before saari-e the ad
vance party burned forward at double qlik time
uTon RON, closely followed By the greneiers Picsru
rcde In front ami when within ave rois OF the Nj
mute Mes, CRED out" Dsperse, ye villains ye rebels