The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-29


shses m wore most likey to stop any
Intelligence going to Concord.
II likewise mentioned that we mao
better alarm all the inhabitants III We
rot to Concord. The young doctor muen
approvet of it, and said he would stop
viii, either of lis, for the people between between
that and Concord knew him, and wouo
givc moro credit 10 wl1ht ne said. we
had got nearly half way. Mr.. Dawes ana
Tie doctor stopped 10 alarm the people
Of a house. t-as about 100 rods ahead.
whet, ! saw two men In nearly the Same
situation us those officers were near
Charlestowii. 58gs Il, b.
~ called for the doctor ard Mr.. Hawes
TO come up. In an instant ! was sur
rounded by four. ;rhsy had placed them,
selves III straight road That Inclined
each way, they had taken down a pair
oe bars on tile north side OF the road, and
two OF them were under a tree In the
pasture. Tho doctor being foremost. he
ca me ,,p, and we tried to get past them,
but, they being armed with pistols and
swords, they forced VS. into the pasture.
THE doctor jumped his horse over low
wall and got TO Concord.
~ observed a wood at small dis.
lance, and made for that When got
there out started six officers on horse
ba ok. and ordered me to dsmount. one
OF them, who appeared to have the com.
nand, examined ME. where ! came from
and what my name was. told nm. lie
asked me IL was eli express. | an
swered In the affirmative. He demand
cd what time I left Boston. ] told him.
and added that their troops had catehcd
around III pa,ising the river, and that
there would be 500 Americans there IN ID
short time, for i had alarmed the coun-
try all the way UP.
Gle Immediately rode toward those
who stopped us. when all i've OF then,
came down upon full gallop. ON, e u
them, whom afterward found TO ne
NAL Mitchell OF tho 5tl, rcgt clapped
his pistol to my head, called me by name.
and told me he was going to ask me
some questions, and IL / did not give him
true answers he would blow my brains
out. tfe then asked me similar questions
to those above.
horse, after searching me for arms. He
then ordered them to advance and 70
lead me In front. When we got to the
road they turned down toward I1exing-
ton When We had got about one mile
the ma jor rode UP to the officer that was
leading me and told him to give me 70
the sergennt. AS soon as ne TOOK me
tho ma ior ordered him. II / attempted
to run or anybody insuted them. to blow
my brains out.
TILL NEAR LEXINGTON.
eve rode till we got near Lexington
meeting house, when the militia fired q
volley OF guns, which appeared to alarm
them very much. The major inquired OF
me how far 1t was to Cambridge. and i
there we're any other road. After some
consultation the major rode up TO the
sergeant and asked II ms morse was
tired He answered him he was. lie
was a sergeant Of. grenadlers and had q
small horse Then said he, take that
mans horse. 5M
IT disrnounted and the sergeant mount
cd my horse. when they all rode toward
Lexington meeting house. ! went across.
the burying ground and some pastures
and came to the Rev Mr.. Clark's house.
where I found Messrs. HANCOCK and
Adams told them OF my treatment
and they concluded 10 go from that house
toward Woburn.
II went with them and a Mr.. Lowell.
who was clerk to Mr.. Hancock. When
we got to the house where they intend
ed to stop Mr. Lowell and myself re-
turned to Mr.. Clark's to find what was
going on. When we got there an elderly
man came In He said he had Just como
from the avern; that man mad come
from Boston who said there We're no
British troops coming. e
"NIr. Lowell and myself went toward
/, the laVCTT, " llcIi me- O.
full gallop. who told us the troops were
coming UP the rocks. We afterward
met another, who said they were close
by. Mr.. Lowell asked me to go to the
tavern with him to get trunk OF pa pers
belonging to Mr.. Hancock. We went up
| chamber, and while we were getting the
| trunk we saw tho British very near upon
| full march,
1--WE hurried toward Mr., Clark's house.
| On our way VIC passed through the
1 militia There were abouts50. When we
| had got 100 yards from the meeting house
| the British troops appeared on both sides
| of the meeting house. In their front was
! an officer on horseback. They made q
F, short halt, when I saw and heard gun
| fired, which appeared to be pistol Ihen
| + could distinguish two guns and then
| continual roar OF musketry. when VIC
made off with the trunk.
That is all Revere says OF the 18TH or
April. The suddenness With which ne
! terminated his observation Of the scene
on Lexington green on that mcnlorable
| morning. upon hearing "a gun fired which
appeared to be a pistol would be ludl-
crous but for the heroic record he had
made for himself during the preceding
night. 1t is evident that he retired from
\ the scene with the trunk and that he took
| no part in tho thrilling battle which con-
| tinued the remainder OF ,.e day along
the line Of the British march. Had ne
! done so he could scarcely havesfailed TO
mention it.--Alexander Corbett, Jr, IN
the Boston Globe.
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