St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-27

Deerheid and Epson ; and they set out to-
gether for Cambridge. At dusk they reached
Haverhill ferry, a distance of twenty-seyen
miles, having run rather than marched they
halted in Andover only for refreshments, and
trayeIsing fifty-fivc miles in less than twenty
hours, by SIN rise Of the twenty first, paraded
on Cambridge common.
The veteran, John Stark, skilled in the ways
Of the Indian, the English, and his country
men, able to take his rest on bearskin with a
roll Of snow for pillow. frank and humane,
eccentric but true. famed for coolness and cour
age, and integrity, had 70 rival in the conf
dcnce Of his neghLors. AMI was chosen Colonel
If their regiment hy their unanimous vote
He rode in haste tn the scene of action, on the
way encouraging the volunteers % rendezvous
at Me,!ford So many followed, that on the
morning Of the twenty second, lie was detached
with t:r,e hundred 70 take post at Chelsea,
where his battalion, which was one Of the full
est in the beoieging army, became model for
its discipline
BY the twenty-third, there were already
about two thpuSard men from the interior
puts of New Ha.npshirc, dcSirous "nOt to re-
turn bc:,rc III" work was DONE Many who
remained near Ike upper Connecticut threw
rp the civil and military commissions held
from the king. for saI they, "The king has
forfeited his crown, and all commissions from
him are therefore vacated Of course"
IN CDnnccti:ut, TrumbIlI, the governor, sent
out wr:ts t. convene the legislature Of the COL
Oily at Hartford on the Wednesday following
the battle. Meantime the people could n"; br
restrained. On the morning nf the twentieth,
Is'aei Putnam, of Pnmfryt. in leather fruck and
aDron, WAS assisting hired men t. build 4 stone
"a.i on his farm, wien he heard the cry from
Lexington. Leaving tl,"nl - continue their
task. hc SCI of instantly ~ rouse the militia
Officers Jf the nearest towns. CI. his return.
Ia found hundreds who hal mustered and cno-
>cn lin their leader. Issuing orders fJr them
20 follow. ic himself pushed forward without
changing tho chcckc! sl.irt he had worn in the
i III. aul reached Cambridge 1T sunrise the
next morning. having rode the same horse
hundred miles within eighteen hours. He
brought 10 tie service of his country courage
which, during thc war. was never questioned,
anl heart than which nnmc throhbed more
honestly Of warmly fnr American freedom.
Frcla W"athcr>fcll. q hundred young voun-
t"crs marched fnr En>ton on the twentv-sc-
'ond, wc,l-armcd and in high spirits. FROM
!!c nci LiIhoriEg towns, Incn of the largest cs-
totcs. and the most esteemed for character.
s.iz.@ tkcir tirclo"l;S and followed. BY the Sc
cond night. several thousands from the colony
we're on their way. Some fixed on their STAN
dard and drums the colony arms. and r"rnd il
in letters of gold. the motto. that God who
lr"UZht over the fathers would sustain the
sons.
In New Haven, Benedict Arnold captain Of
n voluntary company, agreed with his men to
march the next morning for Boston. "Wait
for proper orders" was the advice af Wooster,
- LII lNpy,y
lay, cxtorted supplies from the committee Of
tl.. town; and on the twcnty-ninth, reached
the American headquarters with his company.
There was scarcely a town iii Connecticut that
was not represented among the bcsi"gerS.
The nearest towns Of Rhode Island were in
motion before the British had finished their re-
trrat. At The INSTANCE cf Hopkins and others
Wanton, the Governor, though himself inclined
70 the royal SIDE, called an assembly. It's mem
bcr5 were all Of Que mind. and when Wantor.
with several Of the council. showed hesitation,
they resolved, if necessary, 10 proceed alone
Tie council yielded AMI confirmed the unan-
;rouS vote Of the assembly which authorized
raising an army Of fifteen hundred nten. The
colony of RhCde Island" wrote Bowler. the
speaker to the Massachusetts, cohgreSS, lis firm
and determined !; and greater unanniity in
the lower house scarce ever prevailed. Com
panics Of the men Of Rhode Island preceded
this early message.
The convirtion Of Massachusetts, gained the
cheering confidence that springs from sympa-
thr now that New Hampshire and Connevti-
cut and Rhode Island had come to its support
The New England volunteers were men of sub
stantial worth, Of whom almost every one re-
presented household. The members Of the
several companies were we'll known to each
other as 10 brothers. kinSmen and townSmcn I:
known to the old men who remained at home
and to all the matrcns and maidens. They
wcr> sure to be remembered weekly in the ex-
erciScs Of the congregations; and morning and
evening in the usual family devotous, thcv
were commended with fcrycnt piety to tho pro-
tecti"n Of heaven. Every young soldier lived
and acted, as it were, under the keen Observa-
ton of all those among whom he had grown
up. and was sure that his conduct would occu-
py the tongues of his village companions while
he was in the field and perhaps he remem-
beTed his life long. The camp of liberty was
q gathering in arms of schoolmates neighborS
and friends; and Boston was bcleagured round
from Roxbury to Chelsea by an unorcanized
iiuctuating mass of men, each with his own
musket and his little store Of cartridges and
such provisions as lac brought with him. or as
were sent alter him or were contributed by the
people round about.
The British officers. from the sense Of their
own weakness and from fear of the American
marksmen. dared not offer SALLY Their con-
fncment was the more irksome, f,r it came Of
a sudden hefo-e their ma agazines had been filled;
and was followed by ian immediate stop to
supplies of every kind" The troops. in con-
sequence suffered severely from unwholeS,rne
diet and their commanders frettel with bitter
modification They had scufled at the Ameri-
cans as towards who would run at their sight
ard they had saved themselves from deStruc-
ton only by the rali,ity of their retreat
Reinforccments and three new general Off
Gers were already on the Atlantic aud the>..
would have TO he received into Strengthened
quarters by defeated army. They knew that
England, and ever the ministers, would con-
denim the ingorious expedition which had
brought abOut 81 sudden and SO ista! change
AS if 10 brand in their shame the Officers shrunk