The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-16
GENERAL BURGoYNE'S ACCOUNT OF
THE BATTLE


One ofthe most striking features OF this approach
ing Centennial ceIebratlon oil ne battle OF Bunker
Hit Is the astonishing Quantity OF evolutionary
literature which IL mas brought 70 the surface.
For q month past the bookstores and periodical
depots have been flooded with pamphlets aud
pictures all claiming 10 give me true story and rep
resentaton OF the stirring events which are 10 be
80 glorlously COMMUNICATED next week, and tne
end Il rot yet Almost daily Some new publica-
ton appears and At the rate which lney
are being pI oduced they prsmise 10 form
q pyramid winch win tower almost as nigh as
Bunker HIPS monument itself l notice that all
the accounts tsus far furnished are singularly
American IN their makeup and it has therefore
occurred 70 your cores pendent that IL would be
well 10 reproduce at this time some
BRITISH ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLE
There Is not IN existence Inis side OF the water
q great abundance OF data TO colate from. but
probably the most extensive aud valuable coliec-
ton Is 10 the possession OF MIR. T. y. Coburn. or
this city. He has obtained and preserved almost
every publication OF the Revolutionary period, and
OF tue various newspapers OF that period
he many rare and valuable specimens One
OF ID ese TIE Connecticut Gazette published AZ New
London November "a, lTT5. contains on account OF
tie battle written by General BurEoyns IN letter
addressed 70 LORD Stanley. IL was pupiisned for
the nrst time Ia America in the Conuectcut paper,
and monfn later It appeared In the Boston Ca
zette Tue description OF toe battle IL q very in
telIigent and graphic one, bat tue satisfactory
conclusions which are drawn from the result fail
10 correspond with toe ideas which some other
EnSliAnmen entertained al tnestime. Inc account
Is as IOlows;-
oESERAL BURooYSR TO LORD STANLEY;
Boston Is peninsula, joined 60 the mainland
only by narrow meek. which on The nrst
troubles General Gage iori1ed. Arms o! the sc y
anu the naroor surround the rest on the otner
eide. One OF these arms TO the north IL Charles.
over il a large hlll whIcn Is also, IKE Boston. a
peninsula. 10 toe south OF tue town - still
larger scope u ground containing three nils,
joining also 10 the main by 0 tongue OF land and
called Dorchester Neck. 1ne reignts as ABOVE oe.
scribeo, poth north and south On the soldiers
poitunity Of erecting batteries above sly
mat you can make against them
vantageous IL was absolutely necessary we
should make ourselves masters OF these heights.
and we proposed 10 oegiu wIth Dorchester. be.
cause from par, ocular situation OF batteries aHd
shipping too long TO describe, and unlnteigib.e
witnous any considerable loss. everything was
Accordingly disposed. Ny TWO cohsagues and
WsO rs 0 nSss never ~ concsrt
win General Gage. formed q pan. Howe WAS 20
have the transports at the point, clinton In the
centre. and was " can nonaqe from the cause.
wa on the neck. escn TO take advantage OF CIR.
cumstances. Tne operations must have been very
easy, and they were 10 be executed ON the lstn.
On t1e 1TtB, at dawn o. DAY, We FOUND that the
enemy had, during toe ngnt formed intrench.
OF ChariestoWu, anu We saw tnat every
hour evidently gave them fresh siren. n.
~, therefore, OccaIne necessary 10 alteE our plAn
aud attack on the sue. Howe, as second IN COM
manu-, was detHched With ABOUT 400 men. and
landed on tue outward slds o. tue peninsula,
covered win shipping. ithout opposition. lie
was 10 advance uvm thence up the nili winch was
over C9arlestOwn, where tue strength OF the
enemy lay. lie naa unde nlm Brlg1dler General
Plgot Cnnton aud myself took our stand TOR
we mad not auy nxed postl directly ooros,te 70
CharlestoNR aud commanued ~, aud also rcaca-
Ing the heights above ~, and thereby tartifating
HOweis attack. HOwe's disposition was exceeu-
imRiy suldler.Ke. Ia my OPINION II was perect.
As mis- nrst arm ADVANCED up tile hill they met
with thousand tmpedlments from long iences
anu wete much exposed. Iney were exceedingly
hurt oy musKetry Nom Cnarlestown, tnou1n
CllntOn anu dlj rot perceive " untn uowe sent
US word w y OOAt and directed Us - SCI nre 70
the town, whlca was Immediately done.
THB TowN IN FLAMES
We threw parcel OF smells and the whole town
was instantly IN names our battery aiterward
Kept al lncessdnt nre on the heights, ana II was
seconded ny number D., fIRates, nuatng bat
telles, ana one snip Or tue lInc. And now ensusd
one OF the ~ scenes OF war i0at can he con-
ceived. II we LOOK 10 the nelgurs HOwc's corps
ascending tns hi Ia Iae lace VI intre ncAments
and ia A very dlsldyantas eOus ground, WAS much
engaged; 20 tue Ielt TIVE enemy pouring IA llesn
IreOps D. the thousand over tue lan0. anu IN the
arm vi the SCI our SHIPS aud hOatll4 batteries
cDnmanaiuR tsem. StrsIgat be orc us q lar v
ahd hOOle tow. ~ ne great blaze Ia churcd