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szcnrctmlt boom‘; 'Fi:é§ ._
.iti;ic-ii ‘ii rtioltiist: or D1133‘-§G‘if',‘K'
_./Inf; "Jane tll!cKee us. Jo.§€}77t'-7,\fl?l8Ql3~“-“‘r-.-
rlllll was 7an.a'ctio'n for breach,--?’$l:9'}3l'll§5:
,. ‘marriage -brought :by,,Z'.”""ll_?.1.'?':‘"«"ff 35-Tans"
rte de-fentlaiity forL..3"?.m.°9vefy5i°f llalrlagels
-.,htt'st'fillli3(‘l-l)_}',ll9"Am °°“5e‘l".°‘)‘°°‘°m"5 ‘fem: '
‘ ’ Messrs. ,Graham and -Anthon
on the part urine plaintifi‘, and
Messrs Price and, 'rifl‘in, by tiefendrint. '1‘-be
* , l 'd t l‘ n.:hau§an'zz dollars. .
d?1'jj=-,‘;.g“¢(:‘;r‘Ei:liit"£iii"s1iifiiiézii'éti; 'tli’efcase on the part
"fin.-¢s«plainti‘fi'.’ .-'.'l‘lie'pl:iititi’fl' \v_as‘a pious and
‘i;,,.a,%zomplislred_yo’ut'ig_lady, the 'd'atiglrte‘r of ‘a
”reap"'e‘c_t,abli:’shooliiiaster in_t_his city, 3 and he
/ .
(lel'l’.,ti(lt1l_l£'\V'a,_S—,al$b, a‘ .sch_ool‘i_iiaster, of distin-
guished talents in ‘his profession, was the fa-
ther of six_clrildren,a:nd had been,.before this
'_ breach of promise was conituittedi ‘he -‘W5’
band of two wives in succession. ~_The learii-
ed gentlemen, afttei‘ making some further re-
riiar‘ks- on the })till'i\‘3 intended to be proved-
proceeded to call ,,_th§':\‘i_'itnesses on the part of
~ the prosecution," who ,’.:-ere the father, moth-
a‘ connection wliich rrauld_tia.fvsi_l_s ‘tr ,
happiness. -and e‘ntit"Ilt3,Cl,'lX_l1l=§,8‘|‘:}"';0lI'_‘:ll,_,
quent life.e-'-‘—*-L-¥-M73, Grim" -f°l;l"""'°d'°":lh°
pint of ,tl_r.e’,.Id.e__f_ence.‘~~i;,V , , _ ,
in truih,—this wasauntanr-action brought "<*l°“.°
by Ann -J.anejMcKee against Joseph Nelsoii;
it -__WfaS§.3'_SlIi[ cotnmencted by the whole family
ofthe M’Kees”, against his titifortunate <:=.l.|°"_"-i
The law completely -shut his mouth‘. hjlhle “[5
.accnsers stood forth, a_rrd,not_a: _9l"£’,l9..'"‘Ped“
T :ment prevented dienr-fffom.‘lay.ing_ -befo re the
jury every incidentand circuotslallce “'.l"°_l_'-‘
they thought w'onld 'fit-'lll_8il',,:'[ttlrp0§e. 'HIS
client was debarred fro,ui,,:rll.e-x»planatiou from
ms Om, ,m,,,,-hj ;',b[,'[.,[l_i¢£/"5”fiI]_.ll!3liI€|'l of ‘the ju.
r‘y would un_d_erstant_l tl,mt._‘~_,-altlrotrgh ill"? ‘V35
Iegalgevidence, still,,,t)fey'r\Vere h0"ll‘l ‘E’ make
.mg_qe' gming, of glgowance which ‘their con-
science told tlieizt the ;partizan spirit of the
M’.Kees arrm_m1._, - The learned gentlemannfi
(er ,ie,,io,;,rg the total want .of sight with
which ]]i9'.'1ll,€‘l’l[‘ll3(l been afflicted since the
"age or 92' ,-wenlon tofrecite that beautiful pas-
sagein_Paradise Lost, lt_]__Il'lllCll Milton mourns
ov,e;.~},lie’ltiss of vision," by saying--
1 I graying-tlilethrfiggtflfj
He"‘said'th'at iirf act and l
\
er,
lo.wing:vrere the principle facts disc'lose'd. 1‘
“in April, 1893, the defendant’s seconcl,"-‘lfe,
died‘. In May, of the's=.inie--year, the defend-
ant invited the elder McKee to "ride out it'it_h
- him several times, on which the witness invit-
ed tlredefeiidant to visit his lronse,and_.wa5 In
troduced to the family. The ‘defendant on-
tered irito several conversations; vilh the
plaintiff, which, the father ’obs'erv,i'ng_, 'ma(le
lr_iur(tlre father) leave the room soi1ie1t01€5---
The defendant made a present .,6l a jdianrond
bible to t'lie‘.plaintif?'witli her name written In
it; afterwards ofa ring. Alioiiufie C0ll(‘.lllS_-{t.’l‘all0n.
ion ofiiflay, the defendant broke A the subjeé
ofa njarfiage willlstlie plaiptllf if) her llillljhi
andjtold him that he lrzrdt-three houses w-yI'l_h
$18,000; 39,000 ii_i_.-the bank-, besirtps his
chattles._ The father ofthe young lad“-Save
his consent to_.the match, and preprifallohs
. were made for the weddino. Tire tléfellllalll
'. ve the ‘plaintifl"S50 to buy weddiifg dresses.
i ‘hese dresses were bought, and t‘r'hll.€ lmllilllg
them, the defendant had been the P00!" 3?“
‘saw them. The clefeiidaiitcdntiiured his vis-
its at_the house ofMcKee, with great constan-
cy, fora few weeks. The 'plaintiffat this time
taught a class oftliirty young ladiesat ll€t‘.fa-
tlier’s school, besidesa school she was getting
up in the village ; but the tlefendantreqtiestetl
_ her to give up these einploymeirts, for the
purpose of preparing lierse_lftor the statioti he
meant to place her in. The plaii_rtiff, at the
tlefeiidant’s request, ,_acC'0I'(hhgl)’, EH9 “P
,_.-both sch(:iLol's,:aird plzjéed licrselftuider the to.
"‘,.‘if’irio_ii_ofhe'r_niotlrer,to learn household affairs.
;iDefe‘nda'nt'sz_ii'd_tb'at when the plamtifi became
‘l)is_wife<_slie_.wi’ou|d have nothing to do but so-
‘I ‘ perintfe‘ dit
iié’f.'house, give directions to two
,n‘d,take an airing occasionally with
,‘él'etidar'it was a coiistant visitor‘, until
, _end ofJiily, 18223. Dcfendanttlien
.3} the father of the plaintiff, antl told
= I; <h:[)«ill.fli,tal his parents had made great object-
tionsifto the match, and he could not perform
.1“
~'? his promise.
The witness was astonished, 8:
after some renionstrances left him. Defend-
antlcalled after this at the house-. ofMcKee and
» wanted pl-.iintifl' to give him of)‘. The plain-
tiff, after this declaration of-the defendant,,
became despondiiiv. She would not gointo
(‘.0l1,)pal].V, and refused, ‘at times, going to
church. The father, the mother, and the
“brothers of the plaintiff, believer! on their
oaths, that, from all-tliey liadseen $1.» known,
‘the plaintiff had a sincere attacliinent to the
-defendant, both as a lover and a friend.
«sldefendant was a Mrs. Miller, ‘who testified
‘ that in July,last year, Ml_§§'ADl) Jane M{Kee,
the plaintiff, had a conversation with her a-
- bout young marriages in a roti'm of the. wit-
nesses’s in the Bowery. Miss McKee ti.cn
said that she never could be sociable in the
company ofMr. Nelson, nor have her own
mind _: that her match with Nelson was the
work oflier father and Nelson, she having
nothing to do in it; that when Mr. N. visited
her father’s house, they had fine sport ; that
her sister Margaret would come into the room
in a short gown and cut. capers (a laugh ;)—
that they were sometimes so full oflaugh,
they had to make an apology to Mr. Nelson.
On her_t:ross-examination Mrs. Miller said
— v she went that evening and told Mr. Nelson of
r .
this conversation ; that she knew. of a suit
pending ; and that two or three years ago she
lived in defendant’s house as a seamstress.
It was proved by Mr. Nelson, senr. and Mr.
iVatkins, that the property of the defendant
was not worth more than ten thousand dollars.
They would not give more for it.
Witnesses recalled on the part ofthe plain-
tifftestified that they never saw Mr. I\:clsou
grade sport of- when he visited Mr. McKee’s
house. Defendant was always treated there
with the greatest respect. ' Defendant’s own
son cutlhc capers, forthe witness stated on
oath that the boy was ‘very draft, and some-
titnes tirade the witness(plaiutift°’s brotlrer,wlio
-is-a student of theology) smile.
'. A yonngvlady on the part ofthe defence tes-
tified that she visited Miss-McKcc’safter this
- transaction, and found her lively and enter-
trining, and-nothing ofgrief-and despoiideiicy
ll! her manner. v
M rs. Zabriskie, on the part ofthe prosecu-
thin, testified.that she had foiintl the plaintiff
in nruch grief in conseqiieiice of this breach
of promise.-—-—-M r. Price commenced suin-
‘ niiirg up on the part ofthe defendant. He
cxjtitiated on several portions of the evidence
w'rtl_r‘_great ingenuity and acumen, and endea-
vored to slrowthat the defendant discontinued
.. his visits to that young lady in consequence of
,.-a{'efi~nal advice, and front a .conviction that
she, who would 5 art with the calamitiesin-
tticted "on him y the hand of 1‘rovid{:__r_ice,
would not iuglte that . sweet mt greeable
_.;«coinpanion.which a man‘ sgek,s_ fpr.-‘in choos-
ring the wife of his bosoinflr The learned gen-
tleman said that the infliie'nce which a father
had over a child, did not,’ by the rules ofa
sound morality, terminate when that child
had attained the legal age.
tlielatv, he acknowledged that paternal au-
thority did not exist beyond the age ‘of'tweiity
no years, but he would put it to the hearts 87.
tonscicnces of the gentlemen of tbejury, if a
teloved and respected parent, did -not, and‘
night not, to. possess a more than ordinary
influence over a son who was about (to enter
,the solemn state ofniatriii-tony. The gentle-
men ofthe jury, in applying the re_a.~ioiiing'to
"~tbe_, .0858 béfore_theiri, would find a t_ri_innphant
justifijcationfor the coirduct oftlie defendant,
“ll! th,a_t*r’ev’ert-Iirce which he had exhibited for
and two b'rotlret',S Olfitlre plttillilfii M"5- Z“‘j
_bris_lt_ie, and"tne Rev. Mr. \Vilson. Tire fol;
‘ozitbs and to their consciences.
counsel, has C()njul‘C(l'llp a case of their own
creating, which had no existence in fact wlrat-
cver, and which lie believed the gentlenran
_ « ought ‘to do. The learned geutlenian then
B The principal evidence on the part of the
By the'voi_ce of
jgffdcasons return; lint not to me returns
Day, "or the sweet.approacli ofeven or morn.”
,. ‘But,coutinued the couusel,we are not alto-
i"getli<>r tvii|roirtsoui'e ground oflaw on wliicli
to test our casewvitlr llrisjury. He then pro-
ceeded to state‘«tlre nature of contracts, and
me 13,,» o'.,_.-rm subject. _He contended that
in acontratt .for tuirrriage the. whole heart
“was gi‘vy._’li by the" one party in considera-
iion of__tl_ie whole heart on the other side. '
[fgmy‘feéliirg or any sentiment was fraudent-
I witlrficld on either side, the contract was
ygi/__l,‘t‘tn(1 the party was not botrnd to perforui
iris promise without a full and ample consid-
With this view ofrli_e case he would
call thejnry to consicler that piece ofcvideuce
which accident had sent tbeni through the
mouth of Mrs. Miller.’ He would press this
testimony upon them, lie'ca‘ttse by it, his cli-
ent’s case must stand or fall. By a miracle,
as it were, they had it from the mouth of the
plaintiff herself, that Ann ihrrne i\'IcKee_,never
entertained any affection for this blind tnan.
Tire natural good sense ofa jury: might have
couvinced_ thetn before oftliis thing, but here
was a piece ofevidence which went to cor-
roborate the conclirsionsof their owngoorl
sense.‘ -The learned gentleman continued at
some length and greateloqtience,-to press his
case tipon tlrcjury, and contended strenuously
that in (:0l]3Bqtlel’lC6‘0f tliis'w‘ant oftrue affec-
tion on the part ofthe plaintiff, his client was
frilly released from the terius ofthe. contract,
and that a verdict for the defendant might be
given by tlre'jury_ with perfect regard to their
Mr. Gralratn, cotnnienced summing tip on
the part of the pl'0S8.Clll’.,lt)l). He began by
stating,tlrat he had never been more astonish-
ed by any circumstance in his professional ca-
reer, than the strange and singular course pur-
sued by the cotrnsel on the opposite sitls-.—
llere was a case ofa prom_is_e irra,tle——aiid ofa
promise broke-n—,—as clear -as it was possible
for evidence to make them; and yet the pro-
posterous imaginations of the two opposite
had forgot as soon as uttered. Without wan-
dering into the field of fancy, it would be his_
lovvlytasklo call the facts-of the case, and
place them, without varnish, before the gen-,
tlemen oftbejury. They would then be able
to compare the real case of his client with the
fanciful one ofthe defendant’s counsel, and
distinguisli them as a jury of the country:
went on to state, with great eloquence, his-
views ofthe matter before them, and the facts
on which his clieut’s case rested. I-le con-
cluded by making :1 few remarks on the a-
niotiiit nfdamages which tliejury were called
upon, in this case to give. A .
His Honor Judge Edwards, then delivered
the charge to tliejnry. He stated the princi-
pal points oftlie-evidence to which their at-
tention‘ ought to be directed. With regard
I0 the Wallt of affection, which the counsel for
the defendant had urged against the plaintiff,
it Was dilhclllli he Silhi, accurately to measure
that degree of feeling wllicli such connections
ought to create; and if it was a good charge
against the plaintiff, it was equally so against
the defendant. Such feeliirgs,lroisg_ve,-,coma
only be come at through the circurrtsmnces
which the gentlemen ofthe jury had before
tlienr. Hethen remarked on the eVitlelfce_ol
callcdtlie p
vorable fut‘ 0,
test... Th
excited th
a foe of,intense curiosity
impatliies of even, tlrefolld and
ers .;-'_._and quicltening theii pa‘-
,e ,S_OOl'l rose from among tlie
esto the open and tiirolistrticted
_, lrill.’—-‘——-.—The whole scene now lay
5 b,{ror-e_ ,_m_.~[-Nearly in their front was the
«iiillagé,0fplit'tl'l8§lq\Vn,\trith its deserted streets
andsilent i"o‘o'fs,- la'ok_i_ng like a place ofthe
.dead.§. Onthe "opposite point of the south-
eastern face ofthe p‘eninsul_a, and at the dis-
tance ofa thoiisaiid ya}tds,«'tlie ground was al-
ready covered by ‘mass’ ~'~l
scarlet, witli-theirgai
day sun. Betwee ,
more immediate ;—vic_in‘i‘ ' he silleut. town,
the rounded ridge already described, rose ab-
rtiptly from a flat that was bounded by the
water, until, having an elevation of some fifty
or sixty feet, it swelled gradually to the little
crest, where was jrlaiitcd the humble object
that had occasioned all this comniotion. The
meadows, on the riglit,were still peaceful and
smiling as in the iirost quiet days ofthe prov-
ince, tlibuglr the excited fancy of Lionel ini-
agincd that a stillcn .stillness lingered about
the neglected Kilns in their front, and over
the whole landscape, that was in glooiuy con.-
sonance with the approaching scene. Far on
the left, across the waters of the Charles, the
American camp had poured forth its thou-
sands‘to the hills ;and the whole population
of the" country for many miles inland, had
gatlrerr=.d"-t‘o‘a poiut,to witness a struggle char-
ged with the fate oftlrcir nation. Beacon-hill
rose out front the appalling silence of the
town of Boston, like a pyramid of living fa-
ces, with every eye fixed on the fatal poiirt,
and men bung along tlreyards ofthe shipping,
or were suspended on cornices, cttpolas and
steeples, in thoughtless security, while every
other sense was lost in the absorbing interest
of the sight. The vessels of war had hauled
deeper into the rivers, ormore properly those
narrow arms of the sea which foriired the peri-
insula, and sent their iron missiles with tiri-
wearied industry across the low passage which
alone. opened the means of communication
between the self devoted ycomen on the hill,
and tlreirdistant countrynie_n. While battal-
ion landed aftcrv battalion on the point, cair-
non balls from the battery of Copp’s, and the
vessels of war, were glancing up the natural
glacis that surrounded the redoubt, burying,
tbemselvesin its earthen parapet, or plunging
with violence iirto the deserted sides of the
loftier height wlrich lay a few hundred yards
iii the rear, anti the black and suioking bombs
appeared tolrover above the spot,as ifpansing
to select the places in which to plant their
dealdy cnurbnstibles.
Notwithstanding these appalling prepara-
tions, and ceaseless annoyances, throughout
that long and anxious morning, the stout lins-
steatly efforts to niairitziin, to the utmost ex-
tremity, the post they had so daringly assum-
ed. Iri vain the Eu-_-,lislr exlitinsted every
means to disturb their stubborn foes; the
pick, the shovel, and the spade continued to
perform their offices, and nionnd arose after
mound, IllllitlSl the din and danger ofthe can-
nonade, steadily. and as well as iftlre fanciftil
conceits t;rfJob Pray embraced their real ob-
jects, and the labourers were employed in the
peaceful ptirsuits of their ordinary lives.-—
This firmness, however, was not like the proud
front which high training can impart to the
the most coirrinon mind ; for ignorant ofthe
glare ofurilitary show, in the simple and rude
vcstnieuts oftlreir calling, armed with such
weapons as they had scizetl from the books :-
bove their own nizriitles, and w_itlrotrteven a
banner to wave its cheering folds above their
heads, they stood,'sustained only by the right-
eousness ofllieir cause, and those deep tnoral
principles which they had received from their
fathers, and which tlicyititcndcd this day
should show, were to be transmitted untam-
islicd to their cliildreii. It was afterwards
known that they endured their labours and
their dangers even in want of that sustenance
which is so _essential to support animal spirits
even in moments of calmness and case, while
their enemies, on the point, awaiting the arri-
val oftlreir latest bands, were securely devour-
ing a meal which to hundreds amongst them
proved to be their last. The fatal instant now
seemed approaching. A general fnovoincnt
was seen among the bittttlioxrs of the British,
Mrs. Miller. Ifthis evidence wasto be taken
into account, it would principally go to miti-
gate the damages. The gentlemen of the
jury themselves, from their knowledge ofthe
world, would be better able than liiuiself, to
attach a proper degree ofimportance to the
declaration of a young lady who had been
disappointed in her hopes, and felt a certain
share of pride in laughing off the stigma ofa
transaction which her acquaintance might fix
upon her. \_Vitli regard to the amount of
damages, the gentlemen of the jury would
take into their consideration, the actual losses
which the plaintiff had sustained, in the brea-
king up of her school, besides the reparation
which her wounded feelings might, in propri-
ety, demand. It was unnecessary for him to
comment, at length, on the facts which were
before the jury, and towliicli their knowledge
ofliuiiiari character, would enable them to
estimate according to‘ their intrinsic import!
ance. —Tlie Jury retired about lialffpast
twelve o’clock at night, and gave in a verdict
for the plaintiff, yesterday morning, of 83000
damages against the‘defendant.—./Idvocale.
""'?N
BATTLE OF BUNKER’S HILL.
From Cooper-’s new .t'\”ovel——Liontl Lincoln.
[LioNr.I. is a Major in the British service,
but a Bostonian by birth. The battle is seen
from Copp’s Hill, which lieli-ad ascended in
company with Generals Burgoyne and Clin-
ton of the British army.]
“ As they entered the street Burgoyne rc-
linquisbed the arm of his coinpanioii,aiid uro-
ved with bcconring dignity by the side ofhis
lrrotlrer‘general. Lionel gladly availed him-
selfoftliis alteration to withdraw a little froui
the group, whose stepslre followedjat such a
distance as periuitted him to observe those
exhibitions of feeling on tlicfpart of the iii-
lrabitants which the-pride of the others indu-
ced them to overlook. r-Pallid and zrriitjous
female ‘faces were gleaming out upon 'them
from every window, while the roofs of the
houses, and the steeples of the churches, were
beginning to throngwitli more daring, and e-
quallfinterested spectators. As the party dc-
Scehtlefl h".0 the lower pasgsagles of the town,
t\vltO licgaii to spread along the shore, under
Cover ofthe brow. of the lrill—tlre lingering
b0fllt~ haviiig arrived with the rearoftlieir de-
mchltl ltrts and officers hurried from regi-
men! titrcgtiiierit with the final mandates of
their Chleh V At this moment :1 body ofAincr-
lC1l"5 ilpllealm on the crown of Bunl-;er~lrill,
and descending ":-t-miy by the ‘,.,,,,,j, d,s,,«p_
l“3‘"°‘l l" ‘he “W”-l"~<s to the left of their
own redoubt. ‘ _
' The Americans lratl uiabxa Show in me
course of that fearful niorning,’~.,f ',e’,,,,.,,;,,g
the fire of their enemies, by ‘hr0\v\Q a few
shot from tureir liglitfield pieces,as ifin-Hock-
.5"PPOrt_€fli ‘ ‘Yllllnlli ..no’riri'sliin,enr, antlufitvith
bandrncu on the hill had never ceased their “teinpering the rudcr sounds oftlrc artillery.-—
‘,?tlictriSel_ve',s fitrrtlef {tile muz'-zt;«;'s>‘or'
his caiirion, were left, as already staft_ed"‘u_n._-"
weapdn‘s.froin,t‘lieir own gun hooks, sing-lyto‘
niaintain the honorof,tlieir.riation.' Including;
men of- all ages and "conditions, there niight;
have been two tlioiisand of them; but asjthe
day advaitcfid, sma‘lI bodies of their cotirrtry‘-
men, taking coiirtscl oftlieir feelings, and ari-
lmated by the example oftlie old Partisan (of
the Woods, who crossed. and re-crossed the
neclt,loudly scuffing at the danger,broke tli‘rn"
the fire ofthe shipping, in time, to_join_ in’, the
closinganrl bloody business oft,li‘e‘hour.-
On, the other hand, Howe lead more than
an equal number ofthe chosen troops ofhis
Prince ; and as boats eoutintied to plyibe-
tween the two l\Bllll]zSlIl_:lS tlrroughput the af-
ternoon, the relative disparity coniinued~un-
diniinished to the end ofthe struggle. It was
at this point in our narrative that, denniing
liitiiselfsuflicicntly strong to force the defun-
~ces of his despised firm, the zirrangetiients pre-
paratory to such an irudcrtalting, were inarle
in -full view of the excited spectators. Not-
witltstantliiig the security with which the ICng-
lish General niarshalled his warriors, he felt
that the approrrclring contest would l)(: a bat-
tle of no common incidents. The eyes of
tens of tlrousaiids were fastened ou_his move-
ments, and the occasion deinarided the rich-
est display ofthe pagcantry of war.
The troops formed wiilrbcattiifiil accuracy,
and the ctilu[tin§"'tll0Vé(l ' stcatlily, along the
shore, and to'nk»tlreir assigned stations under
cover of the, brow of tho einineirce. Their
force was in some m‘e'.rsure divided ; one mo-
iety attempting the toilsome ascent of the hill,
and the other moving along the 'beach, or in
the orchards ofthe uiore level gronnd,towards
the httsbandnren on the ineadows. The lat-
ter soon disappeared behind. some frnit‘ trees
and the lirick-ltilnsjust nicntioned. The ad-
vance of the royal coltiinns tip the ascent was
slow and measured, giving time to their field-
guns to add their efforts to tire uproar of the
cannoiiade, which broke outwith new fury as
the battalions prepared to march. When
each column arrived at the allotted point, it
spread the gallant array ofits glittering war-
riors under a bright stin.
“ It is a glorious spectacle,” murmured the
graceful clricftzrin by the side ofLionel, keeii-
ly alive to all the poetry of his alliiring pro-
fession; “lrow cxcceding soldier-like! and
with what accuracy his ‘ first arm ascends the
hill.’ towards his enemy l”
The intensity ofltis feelings prevented Maj.
Lincoln from replying, and the other soon
forgot that he had spoken, in the over.wlie|m-
ing anxiety ofthe moment. The advance of
the British line, so beautiful and slow, rescin-
bled rather the ordered stozidigress ofa drill,
than an approach to a deadly struggle. Tlrcir
standards fluttered proudly above them, and
there were inomcnts when the wild music of
their bands was heard rising nrr the air, and
The young and lll0ilgllllF‘SS in their ranks
turned their faces backward, and smiled ex-
tiltingly, as they beheld steeples, roofs, masts,
aml heights, all teeming with their thous-
airds ofeyes bent on the show of their bright
array. As the British lines moved in open
view ofthe little rcdoubt, and began slowly
to gather around its different faces, gun after
gun became silent, and the curious artillerist,
or tired seainan, lay extended on his heated
piecc,gazing in more wonder at the spectacle.
There wasjust then a minute when the root‘
ofthe cannonadc seemed passing away like
the rnrnbling oftlistnnt thunder.
“They will not fight, Lincolii,’_’ said the
animated leader at the side of Li‘(iiiel~f‘ the
military front of Howe has chilled the hearts
ofthe ltnaves, and otir victory will be blood-
less l’ “ We shall see, sir——-we shall see l”
These words were barely uttered, when
platoon after platoon, among the British, dc-
livercd its fire, the blaze of llH1Sl{el_l‘_V, flash-
ing su'iftlyarouiid the brow of the hill, and
was immediately followed by heavy volleys
that ascended from the orclrartl. Still no au-
sweiing sound was ltt‘a|'(l from the Americans,
and the royal troops were soon lost to the eye
as they slowly uraiclted into the white cloud
wliicli their own fire ll;‘.(l alone created.
“ Tliry are coded, by 'lieaveiis~—Il:e dogs
are cowcd l”-once more cried the gay coin-
panionofLionel, “:riid_l-lowe ‘is whhin two
hundred feet ofthciir, tiirarinetl l”
At that instant, a sheet of flame glanced
tlirouglr the smoke, like lightning playing in
a cloud, while at one report a-. thousand mus-
kets were added to the uproar; It was not
altogether fancy which led Lionel to imagine
that he saw the suioky canopy of the -hill to
wave as iftlie trtrincd warriors it enveloped
fzrltercd before this close and appalling dis-
charge ; but in another instant, the stimulat-
ing war cry, and the lotrd shouts ofthe corri-
batants were borne across the strait to his
ears, even amid the horrid din ofthe combat.
Ten breathless mintues'flew by like a nio-
mcnt oftimc, and the bewildered spectators
on Copp’s were still gazing iirtently on the
scene, whcna voice was raised among them,
ery ofthe tremendous cannonade which we
sustained. But as the riioineirt ofseverest tn»;
al approached,the same awful stillness which
had settled upontlie deserted sts. ofClrarles-
town, hovered around the redoubt. On the
ineadows,to its left, the recently arrived bairds
hastily threw the rails of2 fences into oue,and
covering the whole with the mowu grass that
surrounded them, they posted themselves a-
long the frail defeiice,wlricli answered no bet-
ter purpose than to conceal their weakness fr.
their adversaries. Behind this characteristic
rampart, several bodies of husliandinen from
the neiglrboring provinces of New-Hatiipsliire
and Coiinccticirt, lay on their arms, in sullen
expectation. Their jine extended from the
shore to the base oftlie ridge,wlrere.it_termin-
atcd several hundred feet behind the works;
leaving a wide opening in adiaigorial direc-
tion, between the feuce 8:. an eartliern breast-
work, which ran ashort distancedowir the
declivity of the bill, from the north-eastern
angle of the redoubt. A few hundred yards
in the rear oftbis rude_ disposition, the naked-
crest of Bunker hill rose unoccupied and uri-
defcnded, and tire streams ofthe Charles and
Mystick sweeping around its base,approaclied
so near each other as to blend the sounds of
their rippling. It was across this low 8L nar-
row isthmus, that the royal frigates_ poured a
stream of fire, that never ceased,while around
it hovered the. numerous parties ofthe iiiidis-
ciplined Americans liesitating to atteinpt ‘the
dangerous passage. ' ‘
-In this manner Gage had, in a g-eat degree‘
“ Hurrah! let the rake-bellies go tip to
sliouting—
1‘-"eetl’s ; the people will teach ’em the law l"
.“Tliro\v the rebel scoundrel from the hill!
Bl?“’l‘l“*-1 from the muzzle ofa gun 3” Cried
l“’e"l.Y 5‘’”*‘ers’ in a breatli.
“ Hold. it’ _5‘<c|ainied Lioncl—‘-“ ’tis a sim-
plcton, an l(ll0l,‘s,fo0] [H .
Bl" the 30.5507 Mid savage murmurs as
‘l”l°l‘l.Y 5Ub5l‘l9‘li 3"‘-l‘“ere lost in other feel-
tngs,as the bright red lll1ési)f1he—rg_va] troops
were seen issuing from tlio‘-m,,|,e, waving
and tecoilipg before the still “-.3,-id fire or
their enemies. .\
“ Ha !” said Burgoyna—-“’tis some t-‘km/to
draw therrebels from their hold l” ,~' 1-_
“ ’Tis a palpable and disgi'acefiil,.r8N‘93l 3’
muttered the stern warrior niglr_l_n'fll, Wh05e
truer eye detected at a glance tliedI5C0mfil|1l'6
ofthe assa'rlants——“ ’Tis anotllfif hhse retreat
before the rebels !" /' _
\Vhile this trifling by-pit)’ ‘VHS €'»n'=lCt€fl-the
great dr.ima'of the day 85 "01 ill» 3 Slmld-—'
The smoky veil which "Hg 8I‘0Uhfl lhe hl‘0\.V
of the emigence,wa§.nf’ietl by the air and sail.
ed heavily away tofne south vvest,leaviug the
scene of.[he blow)/strtiggle again open to the
view. Lionelfwit'nessed the graveand mean-
ing gjanm,-5 w/it’!/(Bl) the two lieirtenauts of the
kihg excijmged as they simultaneously turned
,he;,.,.gj,,_q/-as from the fatal spot,. and tzikiug
we we offered by Burgoyne, ‘be read their
exp],-, ion in the niriiibers ofthe dead that
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A; iis instant, an officer from the field held
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surrounded the devoted peninsula with his
the ét£lvice‘oflti§ aged parent, by breaking off:
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it appear'ed,.«’desertcd by every thing lraviiig
llife,the\opeu wi,ndo”ws and neglected doors be-
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,po,wer‘;'and the bold men whohad so daring /¢I|'5i “'l]‘3"i'll'?1,l’lll‘.{ if-l°3lV¢fB<-l hl-5 °“:l9!'5ih9 has‘
3;.’/earircst conununication with the two lead-
ofusely scattered in‘frout ofthe redoubt. ,
"strikes thebase b_v.nreans, ofturnin cran
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tétied ‘back td his frost‘,-=t'iltje 6n_'e"‘whti‘fe1t‘:tit'ui;si
"st-flf employcdrin matters,otflif_e_;;a"n‘d. rléath.
“» It sliall be tlorie,s-_si,i:-_‘,3.’. _-*i",e:j)'ét!,l,e(i,, Cl_inr'on,‘
astlie other departed, -_liis»;oi ‘ ‘ ‘ ” ‘ ' ' ’
sternly knit under--high ,m'arti_al,_, _ t g __
“‘ The artillery have -their: orders',an'd?the‘.ivdrlv
.will be accohiplislred.witho.ut delay.” -1,; ..
., it Tlll_!_, Major Lincoln l’.’ cried lris,._r'rior'e so-
pliisticated companion, ‘{this is ‘one -o,f_th,e'...
trying duties oftlic soldier ! Toflglrt, to bleed,.'
or even_ to die, for his p_rince,_Iis his linppy- ' ' .
Privilege; but-it is sonietitireshis-unfortunate. "
lot to becoiiie the instrunient ofvengeance.” .2
' Lionel waite_d but a rnonrent, for an explajn-'
atiori——tlrcflaming' balls were st.i'on.s—een takpy -
ing their wide circuit in. the air, and carrying T, j:
{l,li(3li"(l€SOlall()lI among the close and inflam_-- l
mnble roofs of llre opposite town. In a yerj
few minutes a dense, black "smoke arose from‘ . V,
the deserted l.)llll(lln_3_Sl, and forked flamed _
played -actively along the lre_ate‘d shingles, as i
tltouglt rioting in their tinninlested possessidti
of the place. [Corrclttsion itex£“u1ei:I£.
M 0531* uoitmn c-itUi«:r."t‘t*'.»- . _ .
Extract ofa letter from a respectable Jlmeficael -
to a Senator of the United Slates. . '
Sum ———, h'lA'rANzAs. JAN. 8, 1825.
“Tire object of this letter is to acquaint yotf‘
with one ofthe most atrocious acts the pirates
have ever committed. The person who aloud
made his escape, is now before me. His untrie-
is Daniel Collins, of Wiscasset, Maine. ile-
srates that he left Wiscasset Nov.25tli, in the
brig Betsey, Capt. Hilton, bouiid to this port ;
that \\'l18n2l days out, at 4, A. M..tlre Vessel
struck on one ofthe double-headed SliotKeys‘,‘, —
and went to pieces. The crew succeeded in’
getting into the boat, and at day-liglit, the
wind blowing very hard, they steered to the
south, and next day made a low sandykéy,
and discovered two buts’ on it—landed, and .
found 5 men ivlroin they supposed to befisli.-'
ermen. They-were with them 9. days. .;
were at this place a vessel oft] tons, ; '
canoes, which they said belonged to tl .
2 boats like the yarvls ofnieizchantine
they said belonged to some absent peop
Capt. H. agreed with the bead fislrernian to‘
take them to Matanzas for Sit, besides help-
ing them load their vessel with fish. The
vessel being loaded, they were getting under
way. when a boat of about 10 tons came in,
and fired several tiuies at tlrcin—-then anchor-
ed_ and boarded them. Part of the piratical
crew examined the fishing vessel, and part
went on shore to the lrtits. They gave one
of the fishermen two doubloons, and took him
and the others on board oftlrcir boat. There
they drank and caroust:-d about half an hour,
making tlireatning uicirtrces towards Capt.H. ‘
in the frsliing_ boat. During the time they:
sent ajug ofliqnor tti Capt. H. and crew,and ,,
made them drink some. Soon after, those §
who went to the bots joined__.tlie others, and I
came along-side the fisliing§v"essel, with twoll
canoes, drawn by the fisliérineii—tlie piratic-,f.
al crew accompanying, with swords and long, .'
knives, which they pointed at Capt. H. grirtjy
his men, feeling on the edges ofthe knives, 8.;
making the most-appalling signs to them.
At length they took them and bouird thci;
aruis behind them with cords, putting then:
in the greatest possible torment, then tumblcl ‘
Capt. Hilton and Mr. Merary, lst ofiiccr, ané.
two ofthe ineir,into one ofthe canoes, ant.’
Mr. Collins and the rest ofthe crew, ‘2. others
into the other canoe, and drew tlieui round
some distance into a.cove. The fishefiiien, ‘
at each canoe, drawing them, and the other
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wading besid_e with their knives and cutlassel
drawn, giving them to understand that they
were soon to feel them, which, horrible to re} '
late, was the case.-———--.'\_1 r. Collins saysthat
they first strucktlie Captain with a cutlass on
the side ofthe neck, then put his head across \’ .
the gunwale of the boat, or, canoe, and chop-
ped it off. He saw the head of Mr. Merary
and the rest in the canoe, cleaved open,'and
their bodies stabbed and cut in the lIlOSl'ilt)l‘-
riblc irrannor. The canoe that Mr.C. was in
was nearest to the shore, and he sat in the
middle between his two C0lIlf3d8S;()tI8 of.
tlicm, by tltclname of Russel, had his head
entirely split open to his _body, his blood fly-‘,
hit: over Mr. ().—-Mr. C. attempted to spring
frdur the canoe ; at the satire. time he rec’d ti‘,
heavy blow on the head, which nearly stun.-j
ned him. He soon had his reason, so as to
perceive liirnsclfout ofthe canoe nod undo‘
the‘ .varcr, and the lashing on his arms eitlie V
cut or broken, which be supposed Was_d_0nq
either by his great exertion tirade at the time ,
ofliis springing from the canoe,or from a mis-
direcloll blow from one oftlieir ctitlassés. He
instantly sprangfupon liisfeet and made for ' It
the shore, with several of the pirates after
him. One oftlicui I‘e2tf.'l)C(.l_ liiiu, and in at-
tempting to run him tlrrougli with his s\Vi0|'lls
nratlea inis step and fell his length into the . ’-_
water, which gave liiiri a considerable sta L,‘
before the otircr corild recover himself. H is;
other com ratio in the canoe, sprang from ig
the same instant with lriuiself. He however:
saw the pirates overtake and stab him before’
he reached the slime. He got itito the buslit-2;)-
and inangroves onthe island, and ran with
all his might uirtil night-two of the murder-:
crs being in pursuit of him, arid which he did ,"
not lose sight of under two hours, and lid
could hear the in in scririrli of him utitij _
sundown. It was about nine or ten in the
morning when he iiiadelris escape from thy" ‘ -
canoe. He secreted himself that night in ti '
thick bushy mangrove tree. In the irroriii=r;§ .
gm,-red again. He came to the beach, and
saw at two or three miles distance another it-e_vi_
or Island. which be swam to, and then con-'3 ..
tinned his niarclt with all the speed that liisi. . -’
exhausted nature would allow. .-After swim-l ,
tiring and travelling'froin one island to 2lll0lli-ii;
er for several days, he l'ct.tt:ll0t‘l- the main Isl-I.
and Cuba, and espicd a ‘plantation, where but
stopped, and met witlikind trcattmeut, hzivingl
“can all the time tvithout an,y'sdstenance but»;
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5UI=e limes which he found. 1,
A5 soon as he was ableto "travel he obtain-t
ed 3 Pa5=«9_Ol’t§g.fllid set" out for Matanzas; find ‘=
arrived heio. yesterday. His‘ feet are riotv so , , ,
$‘V0ll90 and. Nistered, that he is scarcelyable ‘.
I0 “"rlll<- H8 “'\as_ before the governor yt§3ter-
d3Y—*I brought hitu on board to receive. all-“ ' i.
the particulars ‘of’thc~case fr. his own nouth,
and Ihaveibut just finished, as he is slut fo
to go, before the governor aga,in.' ,‘ A
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been recently patented byan l.lllllUl?"8fill8- {,5 '
man,which is to save 5 quarters ofthe ixpeiise, . '
ofbells. It is a triangu‘l,a‘r ar ofcasts el,ht'mg.,j, _-.‘.l
up by onelcorner. Tbr eliariiniers f‘dit}'¢'r-",/ . —
entsizes are placed near the cent '
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Sonndsare produced every rway as out] ttfntall,‘
pleasant as from the couuriou bell’, . _ -" "
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