New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-17


reflects disgrace on their late occupants. 10 mon
tiOns little further on how "a c0nc0uise Oh Ptopi
from the country came GROWING mo VIZ .o".I,
and here it was truly interesting 10 WlthcS' Ch'
tender interviews and fond embraces 81 those VINO
have been long separated under circumstances 81
truly distressing Difficulties indeed "ere nov 'i,
tircly over. Business was PROSTATE, nor "h1 "
likely To he revived the smallpox was sun ihihInS
in various quarters, and many public ana plEHa,,f
buildings had been wantonly detaced INC oI'i
South Church II is we'll known, had been 'ed Lon +,
ridinC-scbool bv Burgoync'S Dungeons a beautiful
new ornameuted with carved work and silk fnInl-
tire was demolished; and by order of an officer the
carved work was used u fence for "A hOg-,ty. Inc
North Church. fine edGce was entirely ruined
and the wood used for tnel. lhe castle was DloNh
up. burnt, and demolished.
Washington wrote Joseph Reed, on the 18th Of
March, that the British fleet was still in NantaSkct
Road. what they are doing there he says, &c the
Lord knows" The stay was probably absolutely
necessary TO fiji the vessels for sea. My opinion -
saws Washington, that they want to retrieve their
disgrace before they 90 on The truth Is, his ap.
prchcnsiOns great. He had already detached
six regiments TO Ncw-Iork. and the term oi zen
regiments would expire on the LIST of April. W nat
to prevent the British from landings ana making
a push upon the American lines 81 am saws Wash
iugtOn, under more apprehension rom them tllah
ever ~ he went on making such dispositions rs
appeared necessary for 4 general defense. On the
27th of March his anNictieS were definitely al
Iavcd for the whole OF the ministerial ilrct got
under way and stood Out for sea-, bound Tor iia'dA'
MORAL EFFECT OF TIE EVACUATION.
of Boston gave a great impetus to the Colonial
cause. The Congress FASTENED To record IFS thanks
tn GEN Washington aud the officers and soldiers
under his command ordering also gold medal 10
be struck in commcmoratlon OF the great event and
presented To hi, ENccllcncy. Hancock conveyed The
resolutions of the Congress To Washington WIN
a stately letter. John Adams. who had offered
them, and who was np"n he ,"minIt,re IoI
procuring the medal, wrote to Washington for ms
EXCcllcnCNS sentiments concerning a proper ne
vice" The medal was struck IA Paris. II contains
on the diverse a head OF Washington III PRONE
said To he an excellent likeness and around 1t the
inscription: &c GoDrGi0 UdsbIpg'oH N"Dffmo i",?
Erarcifuum ad,cr'Or LbTidHy ComHid ImT,dpG.
ON the reverse j. the town of Boston III the DIS
lance, with fleet IN view under inll sal Wash
ington and his officers on horseback IN the fore
ground and he IT, pointing To the ships Is Ih'N hr-
part from the harbor The inscription -; py.-
itbus Primo FHg1is GoS'o"iam HcHPor"''m ~ IL.
Mdrti NDCtIAAJL
I'M England the news 81 the evacuation was
source of some astuuishmnnt. The intelligence was
conveyed by ia" Ministry 10 the public ~ a short
paragraph. which simply stated that lis Majesty $
forces had embarked from Boston with the g'ra!r1
order aud regularity. and without the least inter
rupton from the rebels In Parliament. however,
the Duke Of Manchester 81 the lOth oi May moved
address to the King Ealing for III" diIrAit'S oil
Cen Howe and Admiral SlUidham tu hr Land before
the House of Lords. The Duke considered that The
evacuation had "cagt the deepest STAN upon the
glory of the British arms IN defense "i the Mn
istTy the Earl Of suffolk told the Lord, that there
was nothing extraordinary In the evacuation ol
Boston" and that Gen. Howe Rad resolved on the
step ten days before II took place. The General
Thought proper 10 shift his position that va, all
There had been no convention nor CaPItuidtou; bhi
the Marquis of Rockingham showed that The ncg"-
tiation had every substantial requisite Oi ii'iIN
or COMPROMISE The subject then appears To have
been dropped.
The moral effect of the event must hay" been *
csllrnt Especially must II have been encouraging.
a A. dryrloprd the energy the pru,'oucc. AMI the
military skill Of Washington. II wIs his INST M
portant work after receiving h- commission AMI II
iruy ed hun to POSSESS thar ability Tor improving
limited resources WiIich j. one OF the highest pudN-
cations of a commander. He wa~ embarrassed not
only hy the wants of hS amy. Int by divided conn
ellis lie had ealousics 10 allay and differences 10
arrange: and hc was forced to abandon hts original
plan Of which the danger and thr glory "oull hJlh
have bccu greater III, eminent prud"n," showed
itself III the inanouyprs which he then substituted
I,. relieved the bccagurrcd town. while at the same
tIm, he saved II from the horror, of buuharIinrui
and confederation. The evacuation al Boston con
1uIcd those doubts Of the UVwObihty ut the
British arms which Lexington ana Bunker liiil had
yrtrd cyrraitrr the TIuI,. oi the Congress met
th, armies of The King with something iuoIr "i
feeling aud upon something mora nt 4 tpoiiug Oi
suuilItN.