, 1875-04-19

by ti1c,r random shots. Tne patrofn killed wcro
Ionaa rarksr. lra.o amzae1, l;obsrt Monroe
Samuel tIadey, John Drown. aud Astael Porter,
all OF LsxinB ton eAvo tho last nauod.
CoNcuHp.
Tho British trooTa having achieved this extra.
ordinary Triumph tlrad volicy, gave three l.iz.
"a. in its honor. aud, DELAYING only tor thirty
nipu.cs. msrcl,od for Cunc1sd. T4e Alarm
Company Of lie vi'aeo assembled A. usual
"ucar tho mecling-houae," but also " noar tho
| hbrrlApolc." HoJn tho tntbute-mcr OF Lincoln.
with \ fow frnm Acton. cAmo up; but, with
.i,oso slender rcnforcencnts. tic invaders wo1c
four timos A. numerous AZ tho Americans. Az
| tho Dftinh Advanced. the Concord men re reated
lilo river bv tia Nurll, Dtidgo till thor gained
hiplI grollnl about milo from tho ccnro Of tue
town. Whoa The british actually arrived tlicre
wero nono TO dispute their paaaesa,ou of tho vii
roIno carriages Tor cannon. Dy 10 O'Clock, On
the slslns glounl aboya tito bridge, tic nunbor
Of Anne lca"h Ind Increased 10 moro than 490,-
tho nuntc men Of texingtop. Acton. Bedford.
4 portion Of tho British troops occupied tug
brihee another were engaged In scs,chlng MI
pnnd+rlng tho village. Pitcairn bad fund two
W-paun,lers In tue tayesn-yasd had Ind Tptkea
aud COO pounds Of bs!l wcro thrown IN: d The
mill. ranl. Tne l.uortv.role WAS buruod. and
tho uonrt-Houro took fire. lhnual, II "ne pnt
out, Tlerp was somo Eohbrryof private houses
upun seeding tho smokg Using from tho captured
village, inl been to n,nrct, 10 ils TO tcu.. they
h,d restrained thssnHel,os; but nay tho militia
with ls,ao Davis. john Duttrick. aa john
tl,s pfarka Of which tho Dr.t1Rh hsl boNan 10
taxe UP. 1Ias.ouug to Ierons this. tho Arncsi'
cans received tue :i'o OF tho cnenY. and Isaac
Davis Of Acton, with Abncr uusmot. OF the
DAVIS had bid his wifo AMI cbi1ron fa,owo!. Il
IL mentioned N h stors tlIat h.s widow 'lived tn
sco llar 'untry touch tbo Gulf OF Mexico and
tho rac ic." While "tho Uu1tcd States IN I'm.
groes paid hono!e 10 hoF husbands maltyrdoln,
aud comf,rlcl her unacF tho duuble burden Of
sorrow and Of moro tl,nn ninety years."
This attack at ouso d'sapatod the pacific scrn-
p'cs OF tue Anerio ,,'s. Maj. Dassfick, |: Il rs-
fellow soldiers, tlrel" 1lsn command or, sathcz,
oxholta,ion, WAS pAesod fEana m"n II to m ,us!a
aud 1t was oboved. Two d. irh solllers tell aud
feH moro wonnied. TIN u ltisn theu te:reato
left III posaesBion Of thobrilga; aud .h!s 1as tue
battle Of Concodl
THE RETREAT TO nosroS.
Altar exhibiting solno uncertainty OF rnrPoac,
Smiln do ;crn1iuGd at last uion \ rvtreak 10
Boston. lle had nothing to Gaiu by roma'ting,
mud tie whole oJun.rv waa r.aug. About l2 III.
lie lott tue town. Ilo had bsforc him c;.oked
and ally r3ad through y nda and nwamEs aud
he Ind boiore httn something mo, formidable
than lhrse. For the minute snor la .aolermiped
to attend him with all tho honors OF wnr upon
his way homo. lie maia li.t.o stand hero III
tllero but Boou Was glad to esumo Ills tight. At
! command of john paraor removed their &C.
Qnaulancc With tte enemy. Tue Americans wore
everywhere, -at tue rear, upon toe Aansn, AID Ill
front ot tho retro .tfn5 culutnn. Every piece OF
prostuci.!s wcre. sasa together. bat tho shosa
camo stcai y AMI eltectvels. Nal. IttIalrn.
&. .enadcrs a ID ilfantss, in tho berinning, noyol
witt omo ordvr; but tito fl 'nk1ng ra.s'cs saJu
wesa tired ont ani ina y ,nntl,l wers au lno 'n,-
bra"ce: After loAsiil: :1i''gt ~ tho roo7s' III
e!o Of tue rcnlonasrano., ut tlleir otl.ers be.
| gan To run. WIon tlsoy had h1rriel nauu: ha'f
through Lexington, they enc ,1ntored Lori porcY
wHl tho . Ic;n1oEo e. ,ae'' =, .Cdab.'t I'?3 msn s.,;
men In all in tie garrison In D,.tnf, rs IL u4ual-
! " sta.od. d II $mit, t,oA oat vita Him $40
lnen It Y u b. ncan that avery cunst leEaoa pot.
| sion Of Ills Majes.y's flrces IN Auolisa mns:
havo been engaged Ia those Brilliant 1rA.lsaa-
| tlonB.
pcrcr's flold.rieccs kept tho iufur!at.1 Amor
icana ~ BAY, unt Ills do:aclmsnt, fos.ns1 into
Hlaaro. 'ecelscI the sxla lntal fusttiEes WHO
tonsues hanging out Of tlor mouths Ike dosn
alter class." Bat there waa danger In any
long indulgence in rep9se. sslii the nnuta-
men wore gashersns. potof NTH hia troops:
The prat BdeaIo, with stronE llankspg par,cs
il tho rat, icsnmed the retreat. Inc
wholo body was exposea 10 fro on sact,
tinn1, in front, aud N tho rear. At West Cam
| bridgo u"la Warren and III ash, both Of tho Com.
mit.ee OF Safety. 1t wan hero that tlors MAS
something ike organized ro+B.ance. A ,npans
from Danyors III slo otoastsorA with a nj o Ut
Htllualcs bHs ioss eight moll o. iyit bstssol The
onon,y's 1ank guard a ID tho n,slll poly. It W..
horo that Warren narrowly escaped thn lats
which alsorward botcil lin at Dinkcr lIll-a
'nnakos.ha't grazing hls hnir. lnfatA Q ! by
their rerersoh, tho nsyal foruo", wAauetor III
opportunity lrosoussl, lndalsed thonselyss IN
h0kH nf WAnt0n RnI nritG.tF NAFhrlf In.
Htaucos of which ara recorded. in o.,o house,
two old and helpless and unnrmcd man II Gro
killed. tle.r skulls bong btak,a mud their
Adams, at Cambridge, wa4 ID chill. oo |, Lar
.uby only weox old; tha aoldiors set ile t,
or house. aud compeilsd her 10 take refuge lu
barn..
TIE COUNTRY N ARMS.
Neycr WAS = Co 2!,la tuJ'o til a:ui shty arnu7el.
below Wost cambridge, the militia from Brook
las, R111ury. aud Dorchester. juinoa tho l,n,-
ault No longer dscain tho u sltlsly. tho Auer.
canh pressed Tho enol4yu roar, reu iorlng tho rr-
Salem and 3fa1blshaad reglmsut had promptly
mat tho tuglttyes IL frott tliut tho wl,ulo forco
must hast hurro ,dert1 Us prisoners OF MAJ. As
ton eun wont down, tin Survivors u tho detnch.
tnspts or,sBed CharlostoWn Nook WHARF tlIo
guns of tt'o tcs: prot ote th ,u,. and thoJ wero
ht last fcrr'el act oAs tho river.
Ihe Reports OF tho daY Etvo 10 Amerlo1ns
killed, u fonndsd, and missing. fho BRIT sa
suot ~ A4tu4s HuuAA3u+ &0A tH66IuS VIA 3f1s
Smith, tbs Dr.t,rh commander, was severely
hut. Joseph Thaxtss. xAo wrote Ills rensl1s-
cences Of tho affalr n,any sonss after, mepsiuHs
Ltons. uawkt.ono, "Aa!d to be Tho g;0atast
beauty Of tn" british ARMY. wLo lind his cbocka
so hndly wounded thai II dsf}enrol him much,
OF wllch Ae bitterly Q sm.,fstnol."
a more aEtcoah:c aaccI 10 illustrates tho
nlick of the tlcrgg In t.o.e stirring 'ln,ca Il4e
leoy. Edward Deon!s Nas lilo mnl4tor Of Mel
ford: 1ie eot.. IN sumo wAy, mol i7snos OF :
small party going NTH re'softo meet tho D:isisn
thor ha} wayon-load. .The Nov. Edward
Drnoks mustered 4 fow men, way!Aid tho wagon
noar Wcss Cambridge Westinghouse, Baot tho
Beye al p.'souera. Thachcr. WHO wss afterwards
d surs con ia tho American army uto,o in lis
journal It IN truly said TO DO mattet Of d.
constituent and oi.ayf[n that, nf'or All thsr glory
,ng, those veteran tfcopa hayo beau oonpellcd to
N:n boforo com sa:stlYuiy small number OF
uudlac!p!inoa Yanices,"
MORAL ETgEcr or THE bKI1Mtsn.
JUDGED, the Rensra! snotal effect Ut thEs affair
WAS cut IT all proputtlon 10 thu number engaged,
OF to tho lonsea incurred upon o.thar bldo. So
soou After ~ May 1t was estimated that not fewer
$1,a, l,a3 hnat, ~. 4