Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-06-30
BUNKER HILL.

sues has never been approached Oy any
American pen. We are sorry to be
obliged to limit our extract to the follow
ing, which does not do tull justice to the
entire picture;
The advance of the royal column up
the ascent WAS slow and measured giving
time to their field guns 70 add their eff
forts to the uproar OF the cannonadc,
which broke out with new fury as the
battalions prepared TO march. When
each column arrived at the allotted point,
it spread tho gallant array of its glitter
ing warriors undera bright sun.
The advance OF the British line, SO beau
tiiul and slow, rssembled rather the
ordered steadrness of "a drill than an APP
proach to deadly struggle. Their
standards Auttered proudly above them,
and there were moments when the wild
music of their bands was heard rising on
the air, and tempering the ruder sounds
OF the artillery. The young and thought
less in their ranks turned faces backward,
and smiled exulungly as they beheld
D NittIilNN, IOblS, IllhNlN bliN ulkiltS NNtlAAHh
with their thousands of eyes bent on the
show OF their bright array. As the Brit
i,h lines moved in open view of tho little
redoubt, and began slowly to gather round
its different faces, gun after gun became
silent, and the curious artilersts, or tired
seamen, lay extended on the heated piece
gazing in mute wonder at the spectacle.
There was just then n minute when the
roar of the cannonade seemed passing
away like the rumbling of distant thun-
. der.
"They will not fight, Lincoln said
the animated leader ut the side OF Lionel;
"the military front of Howe has chilled
the hearts of the knavcs, and our victory
will he bloodless !"
eve shall see, si"--we shall see I"
These words were barely uttered, when
platoon after platoon, amorg the British,
delivered it. fire, the blaze Of musketry
lla, hing swiftly around the brow OF the
hl and was Immediately followed by
, heavy volleys that ascended from the or
chard. Still no answering sound was
heard from the Americans, and the royal
troops were soon lost to the eye ms they
> slowly marched into the white cloud
which their own fire alone had created.
They are cowed, by Heavens the
t dogs are cowed !" once moro cried the
gay companion Of Lionel, "and Howe
Is within two hundred leei OF them un-
harmed"
, AT that instant n sheet Of flame glanced
through tho smoke, like lightning playing
in a cloud, while ut one report thousand
mu,lets were added to tho uproar. 1t
was not altogether fancy which led Lion
q e to imagine that he saw the smoky can
. opy Of the hill TO wave rs if the trained
, warriors it enveloped latered before this
close and appalling discharge but in
D another instant the stimulating war-cry
2 and tho loud shouts of the combatants
I were borne across the strait to his ears,
even amid the horrid din of the combat.
Ten breathless minutes flew by like II
moment Of time, and the bewildcred spec
b Tutors on Copp's were still gazing ntently
G on the scene, when voice was raised
among them, shouting;
= "Hurrah let the rake-hellies go up to
Breeds the people will teach 'em the
b. law !"
Throw the rebel scoundrel from the
Hill Blow him from the muzzle of u
gun :" cried twenty soldiers in breath.
: Hold !" exclaimed Lionel "'tis u
+ simpleton, an IDIOT, a fool !"
But the angry and savage murmurs as
u quickly subslded, and were lost in other
= feelings, a. the bright red lines Of the roy
i nj troops were seen issuing from the
smoke, waving and recoiling before the
, still vivid fire Of their enemies.
"Ha :" SAID Burgoyne "tis some
fout to draw the rebel from their hoe -
otis a palpabe and disgraceful re-
treat - nluttored the stern warrior nigh
him, whose truer eye detected at a glance
the discontinue OF the assailants "tis
another base retreat before the rebels -
Hurrah !" shouted the reckless
y changelng again there comes the req
. lar. out Of the orchard too ! See the
J, grannies skulking behind the kilns Let
them go on to Breeds, the people will
teach 'em the law.
The trial WAS too great for even the
It practiced courage Of the royal troops
u Volley succeeded volley, and in few
i moments they had again curtalned their
o ranks behind the misty screen produced
by their own FIRE. Then came the terri
e bic fash from the redoubt, and the eddy
e ing volumes from the adverse host rolled
!, into one cloud, enveloping the mbat-
d ants in It's folds, rs il to conceal the bloody
u work from the spectators. Twenty times
IL the short space Of as many minutes
;, Major Lincoln fancied be heard the in
cessant roll Of the American musketry
p die away before the troops, and then he
thought the sounds of the latter grew
" more faint, and were given at longer in
e teryals.
The result, however, was soon known
The heavy bank of smoke which now
; even clung along the ground was broken
in fifty places, aud the disordered masses
of the British were seon driven before
their deliberate foes in wild conlusion.-
u The flashing sword. Of the officers in vain
IT attempted to arrest the torrent, nor did
z the fight cease with many OF the regiments
il until they had oven reached thoir boats
At this moment hum was heard in BOs.
q ton like the sudden rush of wind, and
d ,.en gazcd in each others faces with un.
d disguised amazement. Here aud there
n a low sound of eXultation escaped some