Connecticut western news., 1875-06-18
rhc Battle of Bunker Hill.

Just one hundred years ago to-day (Thursday) was fought the battle of Bun- ker Hill, and few comments on that con test will be read with interest. At one o'clock the British army landed at Moul- tons Point and immediately formed in three lines, while the barges returned to Boston for more troops. who arrived at three that the British, some three thous- and strong, advanced upon the American works that they were driven back with fearful slaughter: that they advanced again, with the flames of the burning town to veil their movements, and were again repulsed; that they rallied again with rein forcements against the Americans, who were not only worn down with labor and fasting, but out of ammunition and at five o'clock, after this bloody conflict of an hour and half with raw volunteers, these picked soldiers of the British army took possession of the hill that had served them for retreat on the famous 18th of April, wounded as the price of their victory, among these 226 being among the Killed | The Americans had 40 killed, 271 wound ed, and 30 captured, or Al in all, in g force not exceeding fifteen hundred men actually engaged. The British, by the most truthful accounts, had less than four thousand men engaged on the field, accord ing to Mir. Richard Frothingham's excel
 lent history of that battle, but be apparent l ly does not include the sailors and gunneri in the British ships who were so active ir the fight, and who killed the first Ameri cans in the fort.
 That was sad event for Boston and al
 the people around it. The sun went dowr in splendor behind the ruins of that burned
 town, after that day of summer loyeliness
 shone upon Golgotha of death. British
 and Americans who had been in arm
 against each other were one now in tn
 pam of wounds. the agony of bereavement and the need of the Divine Comforter. Tn
 chimes of Christ Church did not probabl, ring out after the din of battle had cease : and night came on, but they must hay tolled when Major Pitcairn's body wa brought there for the burial service and ir tered under the church. He was bray
 and kindly man, who has apparently bee
 misunderstood, and identified with acts o
 atrocity which he abhorred. His nam
 heads the large list of British officers wh
 were killed O. wounded in the battle-thi
 teen killed and wounded, proportion g
 large as to put this battle on footing wit
 the carnage of Quebec and of Minden. Tn
 losses on the Amerlcan side were not 6 , many nor 30 conspicuous but one ma e fell whose death was life to his companion . and his cause, and, with all allowance ft Q local and personal friendship and patriot
 exaggeration, there is no doubt that whe 2 Dr. Joseph Warren died, New England lii i, erty had it's martyr, and America had hel who fought for her thenceforth with wes] IT. ons that are not carnal, and with val' | that knows no weariness, and wants [ 6 food or clothing or arms. Warren was
 noble van, and did great deal for u : patriot cause, but his life and death meal , more than he or anybody else knew at Il time. He was, as we shall see, a text o1 - of the book of humanity and of God tn history was then enrolling.