The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-19
/ FREEDOMS REVEILLBl
Marathon, Thermopylae,
Lexington.
1.-THE SHOT GOES ROUND THE WORLD
|Couriers to all Parts Of
America.
THE BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM.
How the News is Received
in London.
STLE OEElNIAI PPlTICL PEPOPTC
HE BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM.
THE OFFICIAL BRITISH REPORTS.
The News in France, Holland and
Great Britain.

The news or Lexington battle travelled fnst,
sbeinR sent by swift messengers on horseback
from colony 10 colony, creating everywhere the
iintensest excitement and sympathy. six days
3sumced TO bring the news TO Philadelphia, and
ION 2eth OF April, 1875, we find the following in
tine Pennsylvania Gazette containing the freshest
iadvices, foreign and domestic, journal printed
10y Hall Il Sellers successors toBenjamin Frank
llin aud DR.. Hall. This numbsr OF the Gazette.
which Is folio OF twelve columns, contained two
Ipostscripts each printed In the form OF broad.
.side. ana iull OF matter relating TO the active
movements In the colonies.
Extract OF letter from Boston. April 10 177S.l
II have taken up my pen TO inform you that last
might, about eeven O'Clock. 1000 OF the very best
troops, In very secret manner, embarked on
board O number OF boats at the bottom OF the
.Common. and won't up Cambridge River, and
landed. I'm the meantime they stopped everJ
,person going over the neck or any ferry; how.
lever, We soon found . way 10 get some men TO
talarm the country From thence they marched
tic Lexington, where they saw number
<of men exercising; they ordered them 10 disperss
and Immediately fred on them, killed eight men
fon the spot, and then marched TO Concord. Tins
ALARMED the country SO that II seemed as II men
fcame down from the clouds. This news coming 70
ztown, the General sent out another 900 men, WITH
la large train oil artillery. In the meantime thosa
troops at Concord had set IRE 70 the Court House
There. We then had our men collected. so that IN
engagement imm ediately ensued, and the Kina'a
troops rereated very last TIL they were REIN
forced with the last 1000 that the General sent;
but they did not stand long before the whole body
gave way and retreated very last. and our men
kept up at their heels loading and nrlng, TIL they
lgot 10 Charlestown, where our men thought IL NOS
prudent 10 come any furtner fearing the ships OF
swar would be ordered 10 nre on Boston ana
sCharlestown. They have gained complete vic-
tory, and, by the best information got. most
;of the oricers and soldiers are cut on"
LETTERS OF YANKEE PATRIOTS AFrgR LEXINGTON.
Many private letters ron American soldiers
and others appear IN the newspapers or the day
I've give few briel samples. exhibiting inc spirit
,of the times.
Extract OF letter from Salem, April 24:-
'sBy he same conveyance that this comes to you
lyou viii have an account OF O sKirmish between y
part OF General Cages army ana the prov metals
on tae 18Th inst. Be assured that the III behavior
sof the regulars have determined many people to
declare Tor the cause OF liberty that we're before
sluEewarm. General Gage Is Dy this time. believe.
MADE sensible OF our ixed resolution 10 dofend
our liberties; and lot me tell you the OF the
people here Is mat We are supporting the liberties
OF England IN contending Tor tue rights OF Amer.
ca"
Another letter from Rox burg, Mass, April %
1875, has the fOllowIng:-
"You have no doubt been informed or the AFFAIR
OF Wednesday, the 10th. Is IL not truly amazing
tnat suca q body or regulars, so thoroughly ap-
pointed, with artillery, &c, should DO ueeated
and put to night By handful OF men, uncisclplned
pcasantsf We nave lost out forty.one, ana but
lew, not exceeding ten, wounded; tnsy nave near
600 killed. wounded and missing. our country.
men swarm to our defence from all quarters. Wa
are Dusly organizing our troops, and shall soor
have well constructed army IA the ned Of 9o00
men. what Jolly could nave induced General Gage
10 act par. 50 fatal to Britain II IL all over
with them; their witHered laureis will soon DO
plucEod from their brows Dy tns rapscous Bour.
bon."
As exhibiting tae intensity OF feeling which
burned Ia all patriotic breasts the woek after
Lexington battle, take TIE following letter from
the Committee OF safety to the several towns 10
Massacnusetts:-
CAMBRIDGE, April 2e, 1775.
CONTROVERSIES Darbarous murders commit
tea on our innocent brethren on Wednesday, tue
10Th instant have made 1t absolutely necessary
that we Immediately raise an army 70 do
iend our wives ana children from the butch
erina hands OF an inhuman soidlcry, VINO
iDcensed a. the obstacles they met with ia theiI
bloody progress. and enraaed at boing repused
from tne Geld Of slaughter. viii, without doubt
take the nrst opportunity IN their power ~ raw
venge this devoted country with IRE and sword
We conjure you, therefore, by oil that i dear. b
ali that Is sacred tnlt you give ell assistance posi-
ole, informing the army our oil 70 at stake DEATH
ana devastation are the certain consequences o
delay; every moment Is infinitely precious; ar
noor lost may deluge your country 10 blood an,
entail perpetual slavery upon the Iew OF your pos
terity wno may survive the carnage. We beg ans
entreat, as you Will answer II 70 your country. t.
your own consclences, and above oil. 20 Cod Him
sell, tnAt you VIII hasten aud encourage, Dy al
possible means, the enlistment OF men to form tn
army, ana send them iorward TO headquarters q
Cambridge, with that expedition whlca the var
Importance and instant urgs noy OF toe anair ds
msndA We arc," 30.
the ncws Of the Lexington bn,tls was foru
days.. Or nearly ak weeks In reaching Great
Britain. A usual. the nrss intelligence CANT
from American and not British sources
In the London Chronicle o. Mar 30, liza appeared