The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-12-04

lfavlng nhei fatlef and the crest fallen
lieutenant TO- patch up the affair as besl
they might aAl .au..s.4 - nfol h'.H
.liIlid 5 CHAPTER IT. ,-a.1 ad' 10.
! The sullrv sumnle sun was pouring his
oppressive rays upeD eidIy eatth. atd
all WAS hnshed except the labor OF those
brave hearts who piled the ehtreDciIipg
tools. aud we're husiiy at work ihrowing
up rude fort on Breeds Hill. Colonel
Prescott aud his men s,iIlaoiled on where
they h,'d dths whole night long. and
needed not tie melting suo, sD'eAger
were TIN yrlo entrench Il emselves against
the foe who was holding his '@i,on rule
toter Boston. 1aog '.rq sB -n.mt
But this painful SILENCE VAS mott be
for long thine, iorla eady the battey OH
iCopp's Hill began touseud the rnessen>
gers of destruction among. them, ard the
yesss lss Gthat lay 10 the river 10 btlch
iorlb their fury upon that nobls dev ote'
few, who quail'd Hotas' the shots fell
6ercer and faster among them. 81 '@um
10 Anxiety and ,commotion began now 10
spread on everyi hand, and there were
hurrisd.eqnipmcuts and stern commands
where quit had ruled so Ialelyn audrso
profoundly. .si;is siH 10
% mAthtbis jbncture Oapt.oPestiugill and
bis company oinobleovoluntesrs arrived
at ltb redoubt, and at once relieved those
who had bornsi the heat aud burden Of
thsrday = But,, before the rude for,ress
was completed, Il ere iabded upon the
shores oI Chariestown forre much their
superior in point ofnunrbefs, but who.
unGeI cover Of their butieriesa seated
lhems, Ives upon the grsen sWardS and ? 10
the presence of those faugued and hungry
patriots. rrfftsbed themselves wiIhol q
hearty dinner, gas Though ntliey did no,
deem the woik beforethem OF jsullicieE,
Importance TO make an unoyaCi0nein their
customs. oaIidels1 siG hs.lsab 77"ibir'
Meanwhile the volunteers were pour-
ing into the fort, and making every pre-,
paral ion in their power 10 rePulsepl plhs ioe
who were fcasting before their attack.--
Another regime nj landed, apd. updei Gen,
Piggot. they prepared to advance upon
y g rebels, lllle thinking how many Of
them should find their led 10 eru l.. u. .
7'a"The bloody turf of Bunker Hill.", %
There was brief silc nee now, aud one
could almost hearth palpi,aiing hearts
Of those who were epscdnc. d within those
muddy walls The dark wreaths Of
smoke were gently borne away by tie
brteze. nd'fofmsd into a fierce monitor
WHO should gaze upon the events abou,
TO be translated below ri i'. "Hr t'a.
/, seemed like a theatre when the ma
sis g has ceased and all are watching
breathlessly for the curtain TO rise upon i
tragedy, in which Tyranny and Freedom
struggled together. Hatkl The drum
They have begun the march. and with
confident strides, they start upon theil
lreache,ous errand. OIL" ~ 7el 'l@F.'
! Within the fort all is hushed as The
grsve; and those in command. or those
who promulgated words Of cheer, spoke
low but firm tone. Firmly the tyranrap
/ proaches, and yet no sign Of dangei
awakens them to their fate; and now
within q few rods they ore about to charge
upon the Tort with shout when mur
derous voley sends hundreds cf them t
their long homfs, and opens fountains O
blood whose current flows down the hill
telling the first tale ofwar. 'r' '." 'l E
Confusion and dismay follow, and tn
few who escaped death throw down thei
arms and fly in terror from the spot; snd
painting the rst blight star of tlmt glo
rious constellation that now waves owe
the descendants of those who f ugh
there. d ,'"4".tt' ." tHH' -.t' ,''G'
But British, pride was not to be hum
bld thus; and, after iallying then scat
rcting numbers and obtaining reinforc
menls, they again marched up tt e hill o
slaughter. This time they wore not7tha
naughty smile, nor marched up wilhtha
impcrious stride Of contempt, for they hal
learned most hitter lesson; and. as the
stepped over the dad bodies of thei
companions, they thought how many mo
menls should pass before they, too, ,shoul
find CORY bed beside them. r9a ..
Goadcd on by their officers, they agai
: approached he fort, and are again driver
in sad dismay, eadlong down the hill
where, like rhslfslauebtered herd {
sheep, they huddled in groups and gaze
in silent horror upon the devastation an
bioodsh' before them. aoW j. -trou
a. A consultation was held, and.awilh I'll
advice of all their generals, Gage1resol'
ID 10 attack it ON the two sides and j
front at he 81 ME time. Bridging the
artillery up, the result was more forll
nute for them. for the patriots had o.
) pended all th,ir powder and were no
u breaking open the cartIi'ges that belong
ed TO the artillery of Captain Gridley
supply themselves. The redoubt Wi
soon captured and its occupants put
: fight, but those who occupied the ,'r1
fence" a,ill held ou', and proved then
= selves all but inyincible. ~ ,... .,...
y Here Captain Peltehgill and his bra'
. company. ID concert with the vetsl'
Stark, poured vollry sfter volley upt
the foe, and succesded in retaining the
e defence long after those who had occ
J pied the redoubt had retreated, and d
u lamsoted Warren had yield up his life {
tho cause of human freedom. s.s.,.l.
But tue assaulting force were too POI
d erful, and that Spartan band we're at Ia
70 forced to give way and mingle in,the r
% treat which was pictured forth in blooc
colors all around them. Their retre
was calm and self possessed, as they ma
10 fGlly disputed every inch of ground ov
wh;oh thav nasaad and yuhiNh W aa afraV