The Ely miner., 1935-04-05

About 10 o'clock Cp. NJ DR.. Warren sent in
great haste for me, and begged that would
Immediately set off for Lexington, where
Messrs Hancock and Adams were, and &C
quaint them of the movement and that ii was
thought they were the objects. When got to
DR.. Warren's house ION the site of the present
American House) found he had sent an ex-
press by land TO Lexington-a Mr.. William
Dawes
"The Sunday before, by desire Of DR.. War
ren, had been TO Lexington, TO Messrs. Ham
cock and Adams who were at Rev. Mr.. Clark's
I returned at night through Charlestown; there
I had agreed with a Colonel Conant and some
other gentlemen, that if the British went out
by water we would show two lanthorns in
the North Church steeple and If by land, one
as a signal; for we were apprehensive it would
be difficult to cross the Charles river, or get
ever by Boston Neck.
81 left DR.. Warren called upon a friend, and
desired him to make the signals. / then went
home, took my boots and surtout, went TO the
north part of the town, where kept a boat;
two friends rowed me across Charles river a
little TO the eastward where the Somerset man
of-war lay. 1t was then young flood. the ship
was winding, and the moon rising. They landed
me on the Charlestown side. When 1 got into
town met Colonel Cenant and several others;
they said they had seen our signals. 1 told
them what was acting, and went to get me
horse; got horse of Deacon Larkin.
II set off upon a very good horse; it was
then about IL O'Clock, and very pleasant In
Medford I walked the captain of the Minute
Men; and after that, I alarmed almost every
house, till got to Lexington.
"After had been there about half an hour.
Mr.. Dawes arrived who came from Boston.
over the neck; we set off for Concord, and
were overtaken by a young gentleman named
Prescott who belonged TO Concord. and was
going home; when we had got about half way
from Lexington TO Concord the other two
stopped at House to awake the man. kept
along, when / got about 200 yards ahead of
them; saw two officers as before. called to
my company TO come up. saying here was two
of them In an instant / saw four of them.
who rode up TO me, with their pistols in their
hands. said. You stop, IL you go an inch fur
ther, you are dead Man Immediately, Mr..
Prescott came up. We attempt to git thro'
them. but they kept before US, and swore if we
did not turn into that pasture. they would blow
our brains out (they had placed themselves op-
posite TO a pair of Bars and had taken the
Barrs DOWN. They forced US in, when we got
in, Mr.. Prescott said, put on. He took TO the
left, / to the right, towards a wood at the
bottom of the Pasture intending. when gained
that. TO jump my Horse. and run afoot; just
as / reached ii, out started six officers seized
my bridal put their pistols TO my breast
dered me TO dismount. which l did. One OF
them examined me and asked me what my
name was l told him He asked me If 1 was
an express. I answered in the affirmative.
He demanded what time left Boston.
told him, and added that their troops had
oInI
there would be 800 Americans there in short
time, for l had alarmed the country all the
way up. He Immediately rode towards those
who stopped US when all FIVE Of them came
down upon full gallop One of them clapped
a pistol TO my head and told me he was going
to ask me some questions and If did not
give him true answers he would blow my
brains out. He then asked the questions and
ordered me TO mount my horse. He ordered
them TO advance and to lead me. in front
when We got TO the road they turned down
toward Lexington When we had got about one
mile the major rode up 70 the officer thar was
leading me and told him TO give me TO the
sergeant We rode till we got near Lexington
meeting house, when the militia fred voIley
OF guns which appeared TO alarm them very
much The major enquired of me how far it
was 10 Cambridge. Then he asked the sergeant
il his horse was tired and said take that mans
horse" dfsmounted. and the sergeant mount
ed my horse, and they all rode towards Lex
ington meeting house
I went across the burying ground and some
pastures and came to the Reverend Clark's
home where / found Messrs. Hancock and
Adams | told them Of my treatment Their
friends advised them to go out of the way
went with them about two miles across road
and there stopped. After resting myself
set of with another man to go back TO the
tavern TO enquire the news and when we gos
there We were told the troops were within tzv
miles"