New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-25
THE PARKER Gun.

Bosroy, Feb 16th, 1853
Ma. LoRISs-Dear Sir, Here are few woris
touching the capture Of the gun you spoke of TIE oef
day. ...,.
Hancock snd Adams were stsying a. Lexington with
the Rev. Jonas Clark the mnister, ensnent pet ~
In the aft Of April ~ several British snbqrdose
ofhesrs riding the niao nsd In The town.
ms eS led the suspicious Ut men Who Knew h-n 20
he Brtish soldiers though they y~rs drgnised. intbe
pigt Intelligence was brought . Me&rs. Hancock and
AoIus that Brisb expecrionVyss on fco' ossrined
LOT Lexington and Concord, 70 Posse~son OF .heir
IeIsohs was tnpp,ss and N destroy the mibary
stores at Concord They gave the alarmto ths proper
persons whom Capt. rkcr had ected for that works
ard re teIt men through he town - give notice for
astentfpg ihe HiIa' The church bell was also rung.
Captain Parker lived s,cu two and one half 90 three
miles from the meeting lie had been there lats
in the evening, and conferred with Hancock and
Adams, al others, and made arrangsme nts in case it
WIS essary call out the -oldiers lie went to
bed aie at night, April IL, and ill., Abou. sclock
he was called up oy the men referred 70 above aad
won't 10 b iDg-house, tthe Common % Jas behind
ILL., He formed bis cOupiny lutte after daytreak.
About one hundred and twenty men answered. 70 their
panes-a-med and equipped. But "a tbs intelligence
quite rertaD he sent out otDer scouts tooban
information Of tie advance Of the enemy, and dis
missed the soldiers telling them 10 be within c, and
ss,emble again a, beat Of DUN. They disperssd Not
ong after, Of his sOis tnrned aud told bin hat
The Brh at hand.
He ORDERED the drum beat in front Of the taverns
close by the Common. Seventy appeared, were
f0rmfd lntO 1onf piaoc1k Gno ucheo on 70 te Cotn>
mon. Bis pephews Jonathan Harrington, the as'
viyOr Of the haiIle then lad Of Is played the life,
Which, with drum was the only mnric. He formed
them into single line then wheeled the first and fourth
platoon ut right angles, stepped IN trout, and ordered
every man TO load bis piece with powder and ball.
When bis done, he said: " Don't FIRE unless
fred upon Bot II they want to have war, let begin
here. He then wheeled back tie two wings into q
continuous ine ard stood little in front Of ts end Of
the right wing. Soon the Brsh came close apon
them and some terrified, and began ~ skuk
of. lie drew bis sword, and called them BY name 70
hack, and said be would order tue 6rst man slos
who should run away.
Yon know followed-the FIRE of the British, thu
Tetnrn Of the fire by The American the ing Of eight
of bis oomI biz order to them dsperse and take
care of Themselves. -..... a..- r--lr-~r
After they gone, the British soldiers gave three
huzzas and stopped half hour and eat their break
fast, az then resumed ther march toward Concord.
After they were gone, Capt. Parker and his men
came back took mp the dead looked after The wounded
&c. Capt. Parker saw British g liier who had loi-
tered behind little drank ssized him. and made him
prisoner He was completely armed, having the
mske you saw knapsack blankets, provisions, car
toucb-box with sixty rounds Of ball cartridges, &c.
Capt. Parker kept them the Spotta Opma, a. did
slso his SON. and 40 now like wise does, 80
Yours truly, THEODORE PARKER
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