The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-08-02
Firs, Battle ofthe Revolution.

Hon. George Bancr n recently rad be-
fore the New York Historical, Society the
chaptre from the forthcoming seventh and
last volume Of his History Of the United
States, describes the BATTLE Of Lexington,
which took place on the 18th Of April II.
/ rs fifty.uiue DAYS before that of Bunker
| Hill. After some preliminary remarks Mr..
Bancroft alluded to the state Of feeling in
the British Parliament before that battle,
and TO the fact that thcro was not fifty
people in the colonic> ut hat time who en-
pccied that bold ehort would have been
made. The confidence in England was
perfect and entire, and tie Kuig in Parla-
mcnt expressed his opinion that the dstur-
bcnce in America would be quellcd.
On the afternoon, he said, of the 18th Of
April, the day on which the Provincial
ConcrcsS oc Massachusetts, adjourned, Gen
Gage took the lig tinfantry and grenadc;s
of duty, and secretly prepared an eXpcii.
ton to destroy the colony's stores at Con
cord. But the oitcn n'. nad for several
days been expected; strict watch had
been kept; "..l signals We're concerted to
anncu"cc the first movement Of troops for
;hr county,. Samuel Adams and Han
cock, who had not yet left Lexington for
Philadelphia, received Il timely message
from Warren, and in Consequence, the
Committee of Safety removed part Of
the uhlic stores and seer ted the cannon.
On Tuesday, the 1sh, ten or>nore
srgcpu,s in dh guisc dispersed themselves
through Cambridge and further west, to
intercept all commu icarons. In the fol-
lowing night the grcnadicrs and LIGHT in
iautry. not is, than eight hundred in mum
hcr. the flower of The army at Boston,
commando ' the ircom' c'cnl Il ut. Col.
Smjtl. crossed in the boats # the trans
lur s. il 5 from the foot of the Common 10
Eat Canai'gr There they received n
dN's prov sia,s, and near miluieht, after
wade ~ wet marshes, that are now cover.
cd br sta'cry town, they 'o,k the roal
through West Cambridge to Conco'd.
They vii miss their aim" aa d one of
a party who obs v,l their dopartUrc.--
"What aim = asked Lord Pcrcy, who over
heard the remark. "Whv, the cannon at
Coryord," WIS the answer. Percy hasten
Il to Cage. who instantly directed thatuo
ouo ,j,o'i Q ,utf1el to leave the town.
nu' Warren bal alralv, mt ten O'clock,
lc.ratcl.l william Dawes thr.ush Rox.
lw, to Lex !. on, al the sane g tjmo de
-'uol Taul lG.yrpo T. st off hy way Of
l'n',uwa. RocOo ;,,;,-,, envy n en-
aao. Iinrl 10 raise he concerted signal
and iivo minutes l. fore the srn'i"ci- -
c.ir'1 he orders to prevent It, two friends
r.w,1 . i'm rq., the Somerset man Of war
..,.-- CAg,' r'y r. h,l was sin. a, suit.
a },ar Tb. .}fp wa winlire with the
o.,.rroI. 40. vaninr moon i1.t poorcd
ol.-y, d. .,c... l.,.z,o, Will. FIN q c,up'c
49, l.,,.,r. tr r,... roa,rof N.r.l Cnarrh.
,Lo l..,.n ,r.artl f. ,lo lei hluirr
-.was &c r,.t pcs li,l c.nlI ,rqval. Alt
- hcy.rH Cb.n .>,a,u y ok. Roya,c Wa
r,.,cnor.l Iv ,y, BRUSH ilic.,s n lo,-o-
4. ok Lu, n.m, himself well mounted. lo
.r,u,J .,a1.I,u'y AMI laalinc ouo Of .hom
,,,p. cay .r.rl cs,au.l from the other
Ly n. ,n,i :, Mr,f.rl. As ho pas,od on
l,p. v,.l.,l the ca,.,tin ,rrAa ultnulcrrn uf
rlar tlvr.. and continued lor.u,, almost
nny house On ila way To LnXtun'un.-
The troop, hal not alyaucad flr, WHOM tho
G.iro o. Guns ard ,irring f bells annourc.
al t,.t thc,r cynrdition had been hc,allcl
before ,ll,m; and Smith sent bacl; to de-
n.anl = reimbursement.
q, H., r,,,,iro of,hc 10Th of April
l,,r,,,, ,I,,, l,rs or,w,lvo and onc the
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II. ul,, li,;,,I -, n,oo ,Lc ,lioct
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