New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-03
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DIARY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. By FRAsK
MOORE. 2yols Byo. Charles scribnor.
The plan Of this work both from the novelty OF
lie character and the interest of its execution, is
certain 10 make favorable impression on the stu
dent of American history. The materials OF which
1t is composed are derived from the newspapers OF
tbe different colonies, published during the Revou-
ton, from private diaries kept at the time by trust
worthy observers of the course of events and from
other authentic aud valuable contemporaneous writ
mes In the illustrations of the manners of the
people, of the prevailing habits of thought and feel
me. and of the gradual development of revolution
airy measures, it presents an Interesting study,
sfordlDg, in repeated instances, more vivid idea
of the current transactions Of the day, than Is usu
all, obtained from the perusal OF formal coaseca-
i've history.
We take few passages from different pc
RODS Of the revolutionary history which Illustrate
the plan and execution Of the work. The follow
lug account of the battle Of Lexington appeared III
the Penns, wanna Journal, the date being modified
10 adapt 1t 10 the form of diary.
Aprl l9-About ten o'clo last night the troops In
Boston were discovered 10 be IN motion III very Sc
oa winch they hal privately Brought 10 the place in
tie evening The lower sId OF the Common. tx
presses ret Of immediately TO alarm the country thai
they I'D gLt be their guard. When they were pass-
ing about mile bey oDd Lexington, they we're stopped
by patty Of officers who came out OF Boston IN tho
aile Of thai day, and were se-n lurking ln bye
places i'll the country until after DARK one oi Tue ek-
preeses Immediately ted and was pursued long oir-
tance b, otceI, who, when he had oVertaken him,
presented pistol and cried out, =" You re dead man
il You don't stop" but ne Kept on uDtii he gained
house when, stopping suddenly, he was ttro VA IRON
his hOrre; AID having the pre- senco VI u Id 70 Call vut
"a, h, p.opje Of tie house, Turn out tura out We
vol one of themW the ofoer immediately rcreAted ~
as as lie bad pursued. Tie other express sfter IN
den Ong strict examination, WAS allowed 10 depart
Inc tudy vi tie troops, ia the me- al tme under the
command u L.. Colonel bIiL, bad ccosoed tue
riyer and landed n. PhPpss lam. In-y proceeded
,I.st eence To Lexington, ak miles below Con-
Gri company OF militia Numbering about elm
u,en bad mustered hear the meeting house, just DO
fore .upise the Hinge troops came IN SIGHT, when the
uilrla Lepan to dirIeree. The troops thsn set out
III or the road, halooing aud huzzaing, ARD coming
within few Ioos OF them, the commanding omeor
cri, d ont 10 words 70 this effect, Disperso, yea
damned rebels damn you, DISPERSED upon which the
uoop- agaln huzzaed and NJ the time one or Ho
officers dischaIs ed their pistols which we're in.tanta
neousy followed by the firing OF fosr or hye soldiers,
and TIL there med ~ be general dlscharte rrom
lie Snoe Il IL " be noticed, they fired upon the
miio as they dele rcDg ugre-tbly W tuen c'n-
end ard that they old not even return The IRE Esht
VI oar men were KILLED, and Lime wounded. Inc troops
ten laughed, aud damned the Yankees, ana $40 tney
could Lot bear the tmell OF gnnpo~der.
Svon SITTER this actiOb, the troops rene Ued ueH
march 10 Concord, wbere they divided into parties,
suo U cit directly 10 tie severai places where Tue
royn,e stores were depetited. Each party was sup
po,ed u have tory pilot. One party went into toe
i- ard bid spiked aDo otherwise damaged the can
non belonging 10 the province, and broke AND &c nre
the Carriages They then entered store And roiiei
out about q hundred barrels of Hour which the! un-
beaded and empiied about forty into the river Some
took possession vi the to~n-nouse, which was soon
after discovered 70 be Oh Ire, but which was extin-
puisheo " itilOut much damage. Another party took
lvrse,son Of the North Bridge. About Que hundred
snc fiiy OF the militia, VINO had mustered upon the
ulArn, coming toward the bridge, we're fired upoa by
the Troops, aDo two were KILLED upon cue toe SPOT.
Thus diu tue troops of Brains king ire FiRsr ut Two
several tines upon bis loyal American subjects, and
pat ferod 10 ten lives teOre one gun ~as nrcd upon
t1enl Oorpeople THEN returned the lire, and Obliged
tie troops retIet who were soon joined ny theic
other pafer but finding they stlll pursued the
whue body moved TO Lexington, both troops and
militia firing ns they Went
Dung thr time sn express was sent 70 oenefa
Gage, dispatched re6uforct Lent under the con-
nual Of Err Percy with two teo-pleces. Upon the
arrival of this Reinforcement Lexint0 just as tue
relocating party had reached there, they made eand
picked up dead took oil The carriages they could
find al put their wounded thereon. Others OF them
to their eternal Disgrace be spoken were roboing
and TING hOufer ire and dschaTgng their GALLON
ht The neetin, -hUufe.
While this trAnsacting, party Of the militia ~
henOtoDy, attacked u party OF twelve Of the enemy,
who carrying stornt and provisions, Killed one OF
III, III aud took possession Of their aud storoe,
without aDy lore.
The troops having halted about an hour at Lexing-
tOi found Il necessary 10 make second retreat, car
rying with them muny of their dead aud wouaded
Tina they continued from Lexington TO Csariestown
with p.at precipitation, the militia closely following
them hiring u they reached Charlestogn Neck, whefe
they arrived a htle after sunset. Passing over Tie
Meek, Tie enemy proceeded up Bunker Hill and Oh
olInI 20 Tor the night.
Here is M account OF the reception Of the Decis-
ration Of Independence in New.York: -
July l0.--1hs afternoon the Declaration OF inde-
PEI oepce ~ rrhd the head of each brigade OF The
Con mental Army, posted ut and ia the vicinity OF
New-Yoik. IL was received everywhere with ioua
buzzss and the utmost demonstrations OF JOYS am to-
ght the equestrian statue OF George Ill, whicn rory
piide and folly rased The year l71O has by tne sous
OF Freedom, been LAID pIosuate III the dirt--Ibo Just
deser Of All ungrateiul tyrHntl The lead where"tn
the monument was made IA 10 be- cast into Dunr's, +"
sss initiate with the brains Of our iniaua'ed hhsefsa-
rec, Who 10 gain pvppeI-eorn have Tort an e.iRio %
A lenleinn wlo was pres III NJ thir on houo ~ 70
lst den teety, looking back " the originate noPo'm
beginning, pertInendy exclaimed, IN the iAhguase VI
the Angel 10 LucieI,
"If thou be's, be! But ah how fallen how changed"
few hourp before the Declaration wac read, the
light Dragon reg nent Of Connee'ieut trVoPs arrived