Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-07

iu VI YOUR WoruS DIS Well us your thoughts.
If you can control the tongue SO that no
improper words be pronounced by it, you
will soon be able to control the mind, and
save it from corruption.
FIRST BATTLE OFF THE REVOLUTION.
The following description of the battle
of Lexington is from Bancroft's seventh
volume of the History of the United States:
On the afternoon of the 18th of April,
the day on which the Provincial Congress
of Massachusetts, adjourned, General Gage
took the light infantry and grenadiers off
duty, and secretly prepared an expedition
to destroy the colony's stores at Concord.
But the attempt had for several days been
expected strict watch had been kept
and signals were connected to announce
the fist movements of troops for the coun-
try.
Samuel Adams and Hancock, who had
not yet left Lexington for Philadelph
rcceiFcd timely message from Warren,
and IN consequence, the Committe of Safety
removed a part of the public stores and
secreed the cannon.
on Tuesday, the 18th, ten or more SER
gcants in disguise dispersed themselves
through Cambridge and further west, to
interrupt all communication. In the fol-
lowing night, the grenadiers and light
infantry, not less than eight hundred in
number, the flower of the army at Boston
commanded by the incompetent Lieut.. Col,
Smith, crossed in boats of the transport
ships from the foot of the Common to
East Cambridge. There they received a
days provisions, and near midnight, after
wading wet marshes, that are now covered
by stately town, they took the road
through West Cambridge to Concord.
"They will miss their aim,'' said one
of the party who observed their depart
ure "What aim ?" asked Lord Percy,
who overheard the remark. "Why, the
cannon'at Concord" was the answer.
Percy hastened to Gage, who instantly
directed that no one should be suffered to
leave the town. But Warren had already
at ten o'clock, dispatched William Dawes
through Roxbury to Lexington, and at the
same time desired Paul Revere to set of
by way of Charleston.
Revere stopped only to engage friend
to raise the concerted signals, and five
minutes before the sentinels got orders tc
prevent it, two friends rowed him past the
Somerset man-of war across Charles River
All was still, as suited the hour. The
ship was winding with the young flood
the waning moon just peered above til,
horizon; while from couple Of lanterns
in the tower of the North Church, thu
beacon streamed to the neighboring towns
as fast as light could travel. A little be
yond Charlestown Neck, Revere was inter
cepted by two British officers on horse
back, but being himself we'll mounted, h,
turned suddenly and leading one of then
into clay pond, he escaped from th'
other by the road to Medford. AS h,
passed on, he walked the captain Of thu
minute men of that town, and continued
to rouse almost every house on the way t
Lexington. The troops had not advanced
far, when the firing Of guns and the ring
ing of bells, announced that their expedi
ton had been heralded before them; ant
Smith sent back to demand a reinforce
ment
On the morning of the 10th of April
between the hours of twelve and one, th
message of Warren reached Adams AM
Hancock, who OWNED at once the objec
of the expedition. Revere, therefore, AM
Dawes, joined by Samuel Prescott, q
high son Of liberty" from Concord, rod
forward, calling up the inhabitants a
| they passed along, till in Lincoln they fel
upon party of British officers. Rever
and Dawes were seized and taken back
Lexington, where they were released br
b Prescott lcaped over low stone wall, an
s gallopcd for Concord.
There, at about two in the morning,
+ peal from the belfry Of the meeting houi
0 called the inhabitants Of the place