The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-16
CASUALTIES OF TIE BATTLE.

DEATH or WARREN.
"Himl the first great martyr In this great
cause Riml the premature victim OF his own
seli-de voting hearth Him tho mead OF eur civil
councils and tho destined leader OF our military
bands, wAom nothing brought hither tut the un.
quenchable nre OF his own spiritl Him. cut or
by Providence In the hour of overwhelming anxi.
ety aud thick gloom, falling ere he saw the ssar or
his country rise, pouring out his generous blood
Ike water before he knew whether IL would fertil-
ize land OF freedom o. or bondagein In these
eloquent words OF Webster who can suppress tho
emotions that rise at the mention OF his manner
Nearly ell tnat history late 10 told in these
Impressive words Almost all the particulars OF
his going 70 the ned Of battle On the DAY or tho
17tk OF june, OF his presence there, OF his death
and treatment and burial are related by different
contemporary writer's In essentially varying state
ments. Nearly every contemporary account,
British and American, mentions his ian. all or
them with respect and consideration save ono
from Massachusetts unmtigated tory, who had
made MS escape inro Boston ana anerwlrd nod
to England. where he was pensioned
The gonerally received account or Warren's
career on that day is that he came from the Con-
gress at WATERFOWL that morning; was suffering
from nervous headache and took TO his bed; soon
after while the cannons were roaring about the
town rose and went TO headquarters; thence.
against remonstrances. 10 the field OF battle.
There he declined the command offered to him
both by Prescott and Putnam Ia their different
pos tions went Iato the fight with musket Tor
sword) encouraged the men by his example. and
was subsequently shot on the retreat outside tho
redoubt by a British officer in the back OF tho
head although 1t IL believed nc was bleeding nom
his wounds at the tima.
AS the British con'lnued 10 occupy the redoubt
IL was some time before his death was made Ger,
tain and his body discovsred-thrown into ths
ground, stripped OF his clothes IL was reco.-
nhed by certain MARKS on one or his hands and 4
particular false tooth.
Congress- inspired by the patriotic feeling or thu
whole country, on the 9Th or April 1777, voted 70
erect monument to his memory in Boston, which
never having been fulfilled, the last Congress
voted some pieces OF old cannon TO his townsmen
for the purpose Of erecting statue near the place
OF his birth.
KILLED AND WOUNDED
PRovTNcIAIS.-Killed lis; wounded, sos; prts-
oners 80 Total, $50. Another account-Kiod.
14o wounded, Ell; prisoners. 80. Total AL.
onicers killed were Major General Warren, Colonel
Gardner. CT Cambridge; Lieutenant Colonel Par
ker. or Chelmsford; Major Moore, OF Paxton, ana
Major McClery. A number or the prisoners died
or their wounds in Boston Jall
BRITisH.-Gage's aecount-Killed, 226 wounded,
s2s many OF whom died oil their wounds. or the
officers killed there were lieutenant colonel
(Pltcairnl. majors, captains elieuienauts ana
10 sergeaats; wounded, majors q captains ~
II has been generally believed that Gago's &C
count did not iuly show the results OF the battle.
A. an example, Captain Drew's company Thirty.
nfth reglment) out OF 3S men hal 10 Killed aud
70 wounded. 5 escaped, aad Gage reports the
casualties Of the regiment as 10 Killed ana %
wounded.
BURNING OF cHAHLrsrowN.
AS In regard 10 other features OF this remarkA-
bic battle the detaiis OF this Occurrences are va
ri0us. Tho statements are that 1t was set on 1re
BY the ships; that 1t was set on IRE by tue sol
& Ata cft.u ana III rms 4 nm fra
o DETACHMENT sent over In boats either from the
ships or The battery for Tho express purpose.
action commences or after the nrss attack, or, in
TACT, late in the afternoon is uncertain: some &C
geyne expressly safs Howe sent word to ths
battery 10 sot tue town Oh fire, and they then fired
carcasses into II and did set IT on FIRE; while, on
the other hand, General Lee, In the Provincial
council or war, declared that the town could not
he knew by experiences. Again. it Is said that
Gage had determined TO burn the town some time
before possibly because some or his soldiers swan
over there ana got away, end took this opportu.
nifty to carry ont bis threat.
son, % other things which Ses BptlsS o nee ,s
America did, the people OF England II not the
government, were either ashamed OF or sorry for.
There we're ABOUT SIX hundred buildings In the
town, two.tnlrus OF That number being dwelling
houses. II was set on IRE 10 many places tone
account specnes the number ten placssl, ana
OF course ne effort was made 10 stop the names or.
In fat.. 70 save any property while the nro was
raNra. No doubt considerable property lad been
removed, and II is known that large amount
nom Boston lprobaDy brought out clandestinslyl.
was stored IN II, and this may have been reason
! with Gage IN burning It. Soma OF tss inhabitants.
IL 10 said, reclaimed in the town untr the cannon
ings toward the Seek were NOT burned at me
tlme out were well riddled with balls. They were
By the British soldiers As fuel The loss OF prop
orty was inquired into after the Are by the inhab-
I Recommendation OF Congress, ana was iound 10
amount 10 inpre than SJOJ000; but they never re.
eeelved any re lei from the government. Professor
II q
after the nre, ana visited It, with his wife ana
daughter. In 1870.
The question OF commander In this notable
battle on the provincial side been discussed at
say somewhat muddled.n Daniel webster wen
sad, "If there was any comnander-in chief IL was
porary history disposed 10 consider everything TO
be found bearing upon the subject Will ind IL Dim
cult to reject his sagaci0us conclusion. Jonu
Pitts, Distinguished and very active patriot, IN
letter TO Sam Adams, July 20, says he has
been able 70 obtain, ana ADDS, TO be plain /. ap
pears TO ms there never was more confusion aud
loss command" great deal OF evidence may be
produced to show the justice OF this concusiou
aud the remarkable pertinency Of MT. Weoster's
Nevertheless. partisan writers, who contented
themselves with prostitutes few years ago.
and afterward tsongnt their assertions were
and the entire day as under tue command OF
Colonel Prescott IL Il not possible, We think,
for any fair and candid reader OF history TO admit
the correctness OF this conclusion. fit could be
proved by the written record OF General Ward, or
a written order IN possession or the friends OF
Colonel PRESCOTT. IL would neither be true nor
Just. but neither OF these things can be done
There IS no record ana our own opinion Is that
there neyer was any written order issued to any
bod The assertion that Prescott received no
orders from Putnam (Which may or may not DO
truel is sufficiently met by the assertion (which
we believe Is true) that Putnam received no orders
from Prescott
Colonel Prescott In MS letter TO John Adams
who had an idea that General Pemcroy was the
nrst Massachusetts ofncer), says:-"0n the 18Th
OF June, Ia the evening, | received orders (hs
does not say from whom TO march TO Breeds
HUI. In Chartestowr, VITA party &C.
II this was so what need was there OF stopping
at tae base OF Bunker's lili TO decide where they
sho1ld construct the intrenchment what doubt
was there aoout II = and war DO the Committee or
! SAFETY say there was a mistake In this
matter. T1e prescott manuscript to
! be found In the history OF Grnt0n. re-