Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-02-12 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

CONCORD.— As they approaohed Limington, the retreating troops quickened their pace tea run, and seemed to think of nothing bet saving their lives. They had ex pended nearly all their ammunition, 'et were (mite unable to shake off their pursuers.. The officers en. deavoured to Mock their flight; but it was not until they !sac got • little beyond the scene of the early morning's encounter that they were once more redumd to something like order. At this point, some officers succeeded in getting to the front, and, by menaces of death, began to form their ranks afresh. But the fire. of the concealed enemy was still ex tremely hot, and it is more thou doubtful whether the companies would have rallied, had not assist acne very opportunely arrived. The wounded were beginning to drop from lose of blood, hind the flanking parties were so fatigued that they could no longer act with vigour. Fortunately, General Gage, on hearing of the opposition which his forces had experienoed at Lexington in the morning, had sent for. ward a reinforcement, ennui sting of sixteen companies from the 4th, 23rd, and 49th regiments, and eome marines, with two field•pieoes. This detachment, which numbered about 1200 men, was tinder the command is` Earl Percy, who resoluta the neighbourhood of Lexington a little after two o'clock in the at ternmn, just at the moment when the defeated army under Colonel 'Smith had racked in disorderly flight through ,the town, and was being to Borne entent rallied by its commanding officers. Percy's artiliery at once opened' fire upon the pursuers, and the newcomers formed into a hollow square for the reeeption of the fugitives, who, soared, punting, and ntterly exhausted, flung themselves down on the ground, with their tongues hanging out of their mouths, like those of dogs after a chase The Americans were kept at bay, but they were not driven back. On the contrary, fresh reinforcements oontinued to arrive, and in numbera so large that the whole English company, including the detayetimout under Earl Peroy, stood is danger of being ocer whelmed. Youths still in their teens; and 91d 6P9 of seventy, joined the ranks of the Massachusetts protecting form.' Mounted meseengera rode throu the towns and villages, shouting, 'TO arms I Pastors Of Mitiolk•fiealltrY Commnnities sent foryll their flops with ,words of Prover and befieZtiotioti, &ad a PO*artal bbd i iflitlitiVthen find niiti:tfo-meri converged on the road from Lexington to Boston. Toe gathering was so strong at some points that two wag, guns sent out with supplies for the English troops were raptured. Percy could see that his foes were  WY of renewing the retreat. After heifer bones rest the army eras again in motion, once more ourlined by the implacable adversary; ono° more struck, in front, In flank, and in rear, by concealed marks. men; onee more fielding desperately at particular looalities, yet unable to gain any positive advantage. Ills said that the regulars, set lire to houses on their way, and murdered unarmed men; but statements of this kind are often rashly, if not malevolently, made, and should be received with doubt, union strongly supported. The soldiers on the present occasion seem to have had enough to do to protect tl selves, and it appears hardly probable that they should have paused to commit sets of wanton cruelty. The Americans ran 'with unwearying, activity from one point to another, lying down to load, and then firing from behind a tree or bush. cover was wanting, they raised breastworks of shingle ; and whenever any company was cut of powder and shot, its plan was immediately supplied by another. Paulo had again set hi among the diseomfited troops their ammunition was once more beginning to fail; and matters looked extremely threatening when, towards soloist, the appearanoe of Bharleaton Harbour raised the drooping spirits of the regulars. Some sbiPa of war were stationed there, and under protection of their gone the fugitives creased the river Charles, and got safely into Boston. On that disastrous day, H al Percy's brigade had marched thirty miles in ten hours; Smith's detachment had retreated eighteen miles in six hours. Forty-nine Americans had been killed, thirty four were wounded, and five were missing. The English altogether lost 273. Amongst the severely wounded was Lentenant Colonel Smith, tiscooremander of the mimed expedition.—Casselits History of the United &ties.