New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-13

Dayoh. e-e,-et ;,o,r' I, Led to admit ct hrogi "
also appeared that suPRy OF Ds' ~ Zoo large for
cent from Bo.iog during 1oS the detachment
nv All bsnofu Of brave mep "ou,u nnso 90 ,Sa
eocsuslly cut oG but for tue uIs'.ns bsnI Of the
r,oy;nc,sis AZ the rail fence anu ,ue So thev
Mys;ic 7key had reRr. zen ,bs man body had LEFT
~, T1'' NJ, I'll tteD did the CctIectcqt comRaoes
n,der Knowlton, sid the New i,. ;Hl ,bs
nd stalk qui. the station "Llca icy u So Hyo!
I Iss -" Inc retreat mace Win more reg
49, than could have been expected OF troops VINO
- 49, Tor so shot tine under discipline, ana
49, 90 . bom hsd never before seen an engagement
T,a;ett ana bis men drew Oh the only heldpece that
.,ssved Pomercy walked backward, facing Tue
enemy ana brandshing his musket TIL 1t was struck
and iraIked by ball. The rodoubt, the bro" o.
bunker Hill aid tue passage across toe Charestowo
c.useway were tire principal places OF slaughter,
Putnsin ST the third onset, was absent, employed
In soliciting mn for 3 reinforcement, ara was En-
couptefed by the retTeairg party On the northern de
c,;vitv Of Bnoker Hill. Acting on his own RESPONSE
biity be now for the frst time assumed the supreme
direction. Without orders from any person ae IaIeo
such Of the fusves a. YOU'D ooey hiu,, yoneu tIou
TO detscl Z ent witch bad not arrived Ia season 10
sbae in the cn;ubat and with respectable force took
posse ssio1 Of Prospect Hill where no encamped that
very pgat. n....o.. A., Ill
three f-es6 regiments TO recover his post. But for
himself be sought neither advancement, nor re ward
nor praise, and having performed the bes. service
never thought that be Pad done m)re than his duty
- no one appeared TO any command but Colonel
Prescott AID that "his bravery could never be
enough acknowledged and apPiauded." The camp
long fept at & he story Of his stlcoected vaor and
ian of the war WIN bsst knew the judg nents
Of the army. has rightly ~,rIed the highest prize
Of glory to Piesc 1T sno bis companlons.
The Blush @e unable to continue the pursuit De-
yend the isthnus they TAD already brought their
best forces into the field than third oil thO'e
engaged Jay dead eediDg, AID the SURVIVORS were
fatgued and overawed BY the courage OF ther aavcr
sayies. The bait pat an ED TO al CHenSl'e opera
The number Of the Killed and wounded in his army
wss, by his account, at least i,ooI. seventy
commissioned iii 'ers ~ouuded and Is siaio'
OF these there were / leGterartcolonel, : mayors,
md captains. For half al hour there had
bsen continued sheet Of ire from the Provlncials;
and The action was hot for double that period. The
oldett sOloiers had seen tae IKE Inc oattle oil
Quebec which bali continent, dl1 not COST tae
hives of 20 mary officers IS tie battle OF bunker Ill.,
which gait ed nothing but place CT encampneht:
Sir Wiuau Howe who vas thought to have been
wounded was Untouched though his white elk stock
iDes were sta:led FROM lis waking through the tall
grass red with the blood OF his soldiers Ihat ne ana
NOT fall was marvel. rhe praises bestowed on his
.pathetc valor the gaautry OF Pgot, on the con-
duct Of Clinton reflected honor On the unframed farm
ers VIII though iDferi' il numbers, hsd required
The dis play the strenu0uI exetions OF their
ns,siants before they could be lodged from the de-
lenses which they had but four hours 10 prepare.
The whole oss Of tue Americans amOuoted to li5
Killed and missing. anc 30i wounded. The brave Mo-
sea Parker # CbeUsf I'd vas wounded and taken
prisoLer be died II Il ,stsn all. Major Willard
Moore received one severe wound at the second at
tack al ooD after aLothor, which he felt to be NOR
tai; SO biddJg farewell to these who would have
home him of be iusisteG tier saviog Themselves
ard NAH 10 die for tee god cause, which he had
served 10 council aud IN arms. Buckmlnser was da1
perourly vOunoed, but recovered. The injury to
nixon was 10 great that be suffered for many motifs
AID Narrowly escaped with rs life. Thomas Gard
ner nj mter OF C,rgrts. from Cambridge, was has
tenipg with some pat Ct us regimen 70 tne iedou9I'
h.
falls wounded b. radon shot. Ills to"osmen
Inou red for the rural statesman to whom they hac
unapnCusly shown their cophdeocei ana w a. anS
ton gave hin the fCuelal hOnOrs du- TO gallant OIL
GER Andrew McClay on tbai day unsu'pas 10
bravery ietufDi' to recOGrOer, by chance
cannon ball on the s'bmus
Just at the moment Of he retreat fell joseph ar
rao tbs last in tue trehotss. 10 him were c)mboed
CELEBRITY courage endurance, aud ma1ners wnlch won
universal love. He opp sed tue British government,
not from lntsle ed motives, nor nom resentment
euoisss aud INTREPID advocate oil the rgbts ot MAJ
hind be suugI lot to appear patfloti lie was one III
t1pti. As the m"Hent TOR the appeal 20 arms ap-
preached, be WATCHED win j"y the revival Oh Ioe GEN
,rous epliit Of Nee gianls aucestorSi ahd whefe
per WIS gestest, he was presrnt, auuna'lg not D!
words eloLe, but ever b. hi ex 1mpe ms leteStH,
the soupdues of MS Judg lis aoi,y W WIZ
readily and well, nis ielvid eOqdence, his exact ac-
orntauce With Anerlcau nights ana the homogeneous
OF them gave thOr'y to hls advice 10 private, aad
il the p. oynciI ID. ress. Had be lived the future
seemed LurdeneJ sitG Dls h0Aofs he cheeriuy SacII
6ce0 al for his couotry, ard for freedom. Sorrow
could now no more coIe ush him and he went to
dwell in ems me mOrIes With HAmpdsn. , .
His enemies gnized his worth by their eSu aton
a. his fall BY his couotfymen be was most sia,
cerely and un,ve,t ally laaleuted; bis mother would
not be consOled II death, preceded by that OF h's
wife, left his Children altogether orphans, I'll the
Continent At the motion Ct Samnel AdauiS, adopteH
them in part at least It's OWL The congress oil MS
native State thai knew tim well and had chosen hln
~ guide Their debates aid recently to hjgd comm aud IN
fheir army proclaimed 10 tue world their veneration
for Joseph Wareu, whose mory Is endeared 10 ms
country en- AID tie worthy IN every part ana age
OF the woho, so lDg as virtue and Nai0T shall DC
esteemed emoug mer."
The volume before us, ike those which have pre-
oeded it, aboutds with the choice cabinet pieces,
which BY fe touches of Artistic flush, present
Of glance the iud,y duality oiprominent characters
on the sceue. For Two or three OF these we must
make room u already crowded columns.
WASHINGTON.
Washington wssTny 43 Year, of age. in stature he
little eKceectd Fix feet; III, limbs were sinewy aud
well propoitUued; ole chest Osd his figure stately,
blending oigDiy of presence vita ease. Ills robust
r institution ha been ,iied and nvigoreted by his
early life IN tie wilderness, his habit of occupation
out # doo,s, ana t's riga Temperatures - that lew
c1ualed him IN rvlgth O arm OF power Ct endurance
His ctmplext,n = a. hord his hstr dark brown; his
head in iis shape perfectly rouud. HIS broad nosirlS
seemed fD,mrG to give e4p ssOn dn1 csc ape 10 scOr
fol anger Bis dark bluy eyos, which were deeply SET
had an eXpyessi 81 esgnaiipD, aud an earnestneSS
that was almost shdu,s'
AZ eleyeo ytaI. a. d let an oephsn to the care OF an
excellent but urettereG mother, he grew up wIthoat
leaning OF anfbIIec add geometry ne acquired just
knOweoge euoug 90 DC able 10 practice measuring
Land but all hisustf0cs It schOVl taught nun SO
much as ths yftu Apply or rue' OF grammar ol us
owe tongue HIS Gu tur7 alt gether his owa work,
ano he rn, ID IL. TT seaeo = self MA &c man yet