The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-25

SUlrr0Q m0uS SOuiS. liz dCCOuuU OC-
cupies less than half column and ac-
companies this article.
Among those present were: VIM. c..
Swain, DR.. q. O. B. Wingate, VIM. W.
Wight, o. c. Fuller, j. F. Pierce, FL.
B. Underwood, j. W. P. Lombard, G..
Fl. Noyes, VIM. H. Purnell, Frank 81.
Lyman, Robt. Mari, LeavenVorth
Kershaw and L. M. Theirs.
THE BATTLE OF BUNKER H1LL.-A
CoNTEMPoRANEoU REPORT FROM
THE CONNECTICUT COURANT
OF JUNE 26, I775.
CAMBRID GE, June ~.
Laft Friday Night a Detach-
ment from our Army began an in
trenchment on an Eminence be-
low Bunker-Hill, about a Mile to
the Northward of the Center of
the Town of Charleftown. The
enemy appeared to be much alarm
ed on Saturday Morning, when
they difcovered our Operations, and
Immediately began heavy Can
nonading from Battery on Cops
Hill, Bottom, and from the Ships
in the Harbour. Our People, with
little Lois, continued to carry on
their works till 10 O'clock, P. M.
on Saturday, when they difcovered
large Body of the Enemy crofing
Charles River from Bolton. They
landed on a Point of Land about a
Mile Eastward of our Intrench-
ment, and Immediately difpofed
their Army for an Attack, previous
to which they fet Fire to the Town
of Charleftown. 1t is fuppofed
the Enemy intended to attack us
under Cover of the Smoke from the
burning Houfes, the Wind favoured
them in fuch a Design; while, on
the other Side, their Army was ex-
tending Northward towards Milf
tick River, with an apparent De-
hgn of surrounding our Men within
the Works, & of cutting off any
Affiftance intended for their Relief
They were however, in fome Meat
ure, counteracted in this Defgn,
and drew their Army into clofer
Order AS the Enemy approached,
our Men were not only expofed to
the Attack of a very numerous
Mufketry, but to the heavy Fire of
the Battery on Copps-Hill, 4 or 5
Men of War, feveral armed Boats
or floating Batteries in Miftick
River, and a Number of Field
Pieces: Notwithstanding which,
our Troops within the Intrench
ment, and at a Breaft Work with
out, fuftained the Enemy's Attacks
with real Bravery and Revolution,
killed and wounded great Numbers
and repulfed them several Times;
and after bearing, for about
Hours, as fevere and heavy Fire
as perhaps ever was known, and
many having fired away all their
Ammunition, they were over-pow-
cred by Numbers, and obliged to
leave the Intrenchment, retreating
about Sunfet, to a fmall Diftance
over Charleftown Neck.
Our lois, from the beft informa-
ton we can obtain, does not exceed
50 killed, and about 20 or 80 taken
Prifoners.
The Town of Charleftown, fup-
pofed to contain about 300 Dwell
ing Houfes, a great Number of
which were large and elegant, be-
fdes $50 or 200 other Buildings,
are almoft all laid in Afhes by the
Barbarity and wanton Cruelty OF
that internal William Thomas Gage.
The Enemy yet remain IN Pot
fefion Of Charleftown, and have
erected Works for their Defence on
Bunker Hill. 1t is faid they have
brought over from Bottom Part OF
their Light-Horfe.
Our Troops continue in High
Spirits. They are fortifying very
high Hill, about Mile and a half
from this Town, and within cannon
Shot IF tha Ener,ov IN Runker- Hill