The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-15
Pitcairn's name, ana gave them to General Israel
Putnam.
DEATH or JAMES HAYWARD.


Among the tragic incidents on that long line Of
battle was one between James HAYWARD, OF Acton,
and British soldier at the loot or TINS Mill Hay
ward on going 10 the rear 81 a mouse tor a draugnE
o. wafer, was seen By. a Brlton, VINO had gone into
the building tor plumber. the Bnton went to he
door 10 cut Hayward on as he passed the corner.
Haywards eye caught sight OF the regular the mo-
ment he opened The door. They leyelled their guns
and dred at the same instant the Briton remark
ing, ''You are a dead manln 'And SO are you ~
SAID Hayward. The British soldier was in
stantly killed. Hayward was MORALLY wounded,
the ball Of his antagonist passing through mis-
powder.horn, driving the spnnters into MS body.
lie fingered eight hours, and in the midst Of his
sunerinEs exclaimed, 81 am happy to die in de-
fence OF the rights OF my country
SALMON DINNER SPOILED.
On the run down the nil an old fellow was
alarmed at the sight, and he soon created a sensa-
ton IN an unexpected quarter. shortly alter the
British left Lexington Tor Concord, a note rom
John Hancock was received at Mr. Clark's stating
where ne and Adams were located, and requesting
Mrs. Hancock and Miss quincy TO come TO them in
their carriage, and bring the tine salmon that mad
been sent 10 them Tor dinner. rhe ladies went
over TO Burlington with the FISH, Tney had 1t
nicely cooked and were on the point OF sitting
down to ENJOY II, when TINS frightened and excited
coming the British are coming My wlies
in etarnity now.n Hancock and Adams suppos-
Ing that the British were upon them, slipped out
OF the house and passed over bJroad INTO
swamp, aud thence to the residence OF
Mrs. Thomas Jones, where they remained con-
cealed TIL tue alarm and danger were over,
ON MS return to Lexington-indeed before
ne had airly got out OF LIncon-Colonel
Smith was met by the militia OF Lexington,
the men who had been baroarousiy treated oy
his troops nine or ten hours previously. Ii was
now their opportunity 10 re:alate, ana 1t was i'm
proved. Captain Parker and his men, smarting
under the traglcal atair OF the morning, were
there. and gave tue enemy warm reception; but,
while the British suffered severely, three more OF
Parker's company were killed and one wounded
in the encounter But there now brlef lull
in the storm that had ragged round the British
from the North Bridge TO this point; there was
brief respite Tor the worn-out aud demoraized
redcoats. The reinforcements which Colonel
Smith mad so urgently demanded early IN the
morning mad made their appearance.
LORD PERCY AND YANKEE DooDLE.n
About nine O'CLOCK In the morning brigade OF
100 men, with two held-pieces and provision
tram marcned out OF Boston to the relief OF their
suffering comrades IN Concord. They were under
the command OF Lord Hugh Percy. They reached
LEXINGTON ABOUT TWO O'CLOCK IN the AFTERNOON,
and entered that town 10 the music OF Yankee
Doodle" Percy placed MS cannon on two hills,
one on eacn side OF the ROAD, near Munfoes Tav-
ern, ana checked for half an hour the eager pur-
SUIT OF the Americans This movement and the
presence OF such large reinforcement OF regular
troops saved Colonel Smiths regiment from ami
hnauon.
IL was well known before the arrival OF Percy
that II Colonel smith could have found any one In
authority TO wnom he could have handed his
sword he would have surrendered his entire com.
mand to nave prevented further slaughter. This
respite was mis- rescue According to Stedman,
VINO accompanied Percy, when Smiths distressed
soldiers reached the hollow square formed by the
fresh troops Tor their reception "they were
obliged 10 lie down upon the ground. their tongues
hanging out OF their mouths like those OF dogs
after q chase.m
THE AMERICANS STAGGERED.
When the two hed.peces opened IRE upon the
Americans II staggered many OF them. as they
were unaccustomed to sucn warfare. The plung-
ing IRE from the blu1s produced q stunning effect
on Inem. Jonathan Harris. one or the Concord
minute men. said that the crashing OF the balls
through the woods, the failing branches, startled
him. and Tor a moment induced him to think that
there was no place IKE home, and that the sharp
sound OF TIC cannonade ieariullY full OF panic;
out tneJ Soon became u-eu 10 tue noise, ana were
again prepared to follow and narass the British
on their stampede down the road after the brief
rest given 10 smiths exhausted soldiers.
Quite q number OF Americans who had
pursued the enemy lar Lexington
were compelled TO return home for want OF am-
munition. They had fred their powder-horns and
bullet pouches empty. The case OF Hayward, VINO
had the encounter with the BrIton, was that OF
many others-"oi pound OF powder which he had
taken via him nearly the whole was fred away.
and but two or three or the forty bullets with
which ne had started renamed. Tnis fact shows
the extraordinary severity OF tue pursuit."
Meanwhile the British burned several houses
barns ana shops In Lexington, aud many dwell
ing houses were abused, defaced, battered, SHAT
tered and almost ruined" Others were set on nrc
IN Cambridge and along the roadside, and would
have been destroyed had not tue close pursuit OF
the Americans prevented such catastrophe. The
unarmed, the aged aud the iuarm wno were una
bic to dee, were Dayoneted and murdered in sew
eral Instances IN tnelr haOltatons. Even women
In cnlld-bed, with their helpless babes in their
arms, did not escape the horrid alternative or be-
ing either cruelty murdered Ia their beds, burned
In their houses turned streets 70 perish
with cold. nakedness and distress.u
ESCAPE or THE BRITISH.
with the aid OF Percy's brigade the enemy were
enabled 10 reach Bunker Hn without being en-
TREY captured or destroyed. There they were
covered By the guns OF the vessels OF war in the
haroor. By the time they came In sight Of Boston
the force or the Americans had largely increased
from ali quarters, and some military order began
TO snow ITSELF One hour more Of DELAY and both
detacnments OF tue British would have iaIlen into
the hands OF tue Americans. They arrived In
Charlestown at seven O'Clock IN the evening.
smiths regiment had marched thIrty-six 70 iorty
miles In twenty hours and endured incredible
suffering on their retreat. Percys brigade we're
ten nouns on the road, and had marched twenty
six miles, aud FOR hair that time and half that ais
lance they too we're target for tue enraged Ameri-
can snarpshooters. Nearly all the provisions they
had they obtained by purchase or plunder, as the
provision tram sent out with Percy had been cap
tured IN Cambridge.
The Americans VINO joined IN the pursuit, be-
ginning at the oil North Bridge, and fell
N along the road to cnarlestown, came from