Show TRE THE BOSTON MASSACRE OF I 1 1 in III the new volinnie of Ban crofts history of the united states just issued we find tho the following brief narrative of the famous boston massacre mamere on oil the ath 0 ot march 1770 this may be reckoned as tho highly finished and is probably I 1 not surpassed by any of mr Ban crofts ef cf I 1 forts in historical writing the people of boston had been greatly licensed incensed by the presence of the british troops mutual feelings of hostility were cher cherished shed and openly e expressed tho the excitement was manifested in various ways and at length led to the scene of bloodshed which preci the revolution on friday the ad day of march a of the twenty anth asked to bo be employed at car iyda rope ope r walland was repulsed in the coarsest words he then defied the rope makers to a Ao boxing xing match and one of them accepting his phal challenge lenge he was beaten off returning with several of ills his companions they too were driven away A tar large number came down to renew the fight with clu clubs U lp and cutlasses cut lasses and in their turn enco encountered i entered defeat by this time gray and others 1 interposed apil and for that day prevented further disturbance there was an end of the affa frat the ropewalk rope walk f but not hot at the barracks where the soldiers gliwa mod each others othera passions ay as if the honor of the regiment were tarnished on saturday they prepared bludgeons bludgeon and being resolved to brave tile the citizens on 8 monday 11 night thy they forewarned their particular acquaintances biot to be abroad without duty duly restraining liis ills men mel carr the lieutenant colonel of the twenty ninth made comp complaint laii t to the lieuten ant ait colonel clonel of the insult they had received the council on oil monday seemed of opinion that the town would never be safe from quarrels be between tween the people eople and the sold soldiers leid as long as iol soldiers diers should be quartered among them in III the prevent present case the owners of the ropewalk rope walk gave satisfaction by dismissing the workmen complained of the officers should on their part have kepi kep their nion men within the barracks after nightfall I 1 instead of it they left them thein to roam the streets hutchinson have hava j aisted U on measures of prow tion but b lit lie he too much wished the I 1 t ll 11 e favor of all who had influence at westminster f Pv evening ening came on the young moon was I 1 shining I 1 brightly in in the cloudless wi winter 11 ter sky and its light was was increased by a new fallen snow bakies I 1 of soldiers were driving about the streets making I 1 11 parade of valor challenging resistance and striking the inhabitants indiscriminately with witlie sticks or sheathed cutlasses cut lasses A bind band which rushed bout out from Mur rays with clubs club q cut lases and bayonets provoked resistance al and 1 d on an affray ensued ensign Eisig ii maul matil at the e got gatz of th the e barrack yard cried to ibb he soldiers turn out and I 1 will tand by y you au kill them stick them knock thorn them down run your bayonets through the theland mand one soldier after another levelled bevelled level led a ire fire lock and threatened to make a alane lane through h the crowd just before nine is as an officer crossed J king street now state street a barber lad cried out oat after him there goes a mean follow fellow thohas who has not paid my master for dressing his hair hairon which the sentinel senti nol stationed at the westerly end of tile the custom house on the corner of king street and exchange lane left his post and with ills his musket gave the boy a stroke on the head whdeh made hirn him stagger and cry for pain the street soon became clear and nobody troubled the sentry when a party of cf soldiers issued violently from the main guard their arms glittering in the moonlight and passed on hallooing hallowing hallo where are whore Where are ure they let them corne como 1 presently twelve or fifteen snore more uttering tittering the same cries rushed from the south s into king street and so by way of Corli Cornhill bill toward murrays Mur rays barracks barrack tray pray soldiers soldier spire spare my iny life died cried a boy of twelve whom they met NO lio no ill ili kill you nil all answered one of them and ana knocked him film down with his chiq cutlass they abused and insulted several persons ai zuheir their doors doers and others in the street running about like madmen in a fury crying tire fire which seemed their watchword and where are they knock them down 1 their outrageous behavior occasioned the ringing of the bell at tile the head of king street the citizens whom hom the alarm set in mal motion came out with canes bancs and clubs and partly bytha byth I 1 in I 1 te forence irenee of well dispo disposed ped officers partly by the courage colage of clipus Attucks a mulatto ma and some I 1 others the fray at tile barracks ws soon over 0 of tile the C citizens iff zens the prudent shouted home home om c bolh rs it was said called out for l tl alie djin 1 ln ard there is the nest but the main guard was not molested the whole even evening ing A body of soldiers came up tip royal exchange lane crying I 1 where are the cowards coward sund und brandishing their thou arius arms passed through K king in g street irom from ten to vv wenty nty boys came after them askin asking g where are they there is is tle tl e soldier who knocked me down suid said tile the harbors barbars boy boa and they began p posh ush ing one another toward the sentinel he primed and loaded his musket the lobster is going to fire cried a boy waving his piece about the sentinel sen linel pulled the trigger if you fire yi hotl inest dia for it sai sail henry knox who was passing by 11 1 I dont care replied the sentry I 1 id dj d j them if they touch louch me ill fire fire I 1 and be d d shunted the boys for they yero were peru persuaded perused ded lie he could noi not do db it without leave from a civil civia of official ficor and a young fellow spoke out we will knock liim him down fur for snapping 1 while acy they whistled through their fingers and huzzard huz zaed stand off on said the flie sentry ail and sho shouted buted aloud turn I 1 out main guard they li are re k killing il linga a sent fuel reported a servant from oln th the 0 r custom U s coln hodiss hon sa running to the main guard turn out why dont you turn out cried preston who was captain of the day he appeared in a groat great flutter of spirits and spoke to them roughly A party of six two of whom and montgomery had I 1 been worsted at tile rope walk formed with a corporal oral in front and preston foll following bwll ig I 1 I 1 I 1 with fixed they naughtily atily rushed thu t upon tile the ti bior ot cursing theland them and pushing busil ahem em as they wont went along they found vout about ten persons round th sentry while about fifty or six sixty ty came down with them for gods sake said kanov holding preston by the lie coat tako take your mn m n back abla ir lathey they fire your lire life must answer for tile consequences 1 I know what I 1 am ain about said he hastily and alid much agitated 1 none Non pressed on oil thern them or provoked them till they I 1 commenced loading when a party parly of about 12 in number with sticks in their dinnos movell moved train irom the middle of tile street where they had been cen standing gave three cheers and p passed ossea along tho the front of the soldiers whose muskets musket sl some sollie of them struck as they went by you are arc cowardly fiscals they said for bringing armal arms against naked won men lay jay aside your agnns and wo we I 1 are aier ready cady for you are jho sold soldiers lers loaded inquired t bilmes of preston Pi eston yes yea lie Eko answered with wilh powder and bit ball 1 w are they going ag firo upon ohp ahe chiha inhabitants asked askea theodora theodor blit bli blis t they cannot I 1 without my orders replied preson ton at the t wn wit born called out tome come on R yon on rascals a you bloody hw bar 6 trayou voit lobster lobal r 11 arcla II a tru ic 11 jw d ali c hn a tsuio bui 1 just then montgomery received a blow from a stick thrown tin own which hit iris his musket and the word fire being given he stepped a little on one and shot atthe line time was quiet lylean ing on oil a long stick the peo people p le immediately begin began to move off dont fire 5 said aid langford Lang fordy the watchman to ki kilcoi looking h him I 1 in full ia the tape I 1 but yet lie he did so and samuel samue I 1 gray who was I 1 standing next to lan langford Lang f fprd P rd with his hands in his bosom NI fell lifeless the alie rest fired slowly in succession I 1 on oil the people who were dispersing one aimed deliberately for a boy who was running fr fir safety montgomery then theia pushed rit Palmes to stab him on which the latter knocked his gun I 1 out of ills his hand and leveled a blow at him and hit preston three persons were killed among them ithem attucks attacks tho mulatto eight were wounded two of them mortally of all the eleven not mare mo rc than one had had bad any share in the disturbance I 1 bance so infuriated wre were the soldiers that when the men re returned to td take up tile dead they prepa redo fire agin agan but were ware checked by preston while lethe the twenty ninth regiment appeared under buder arms in king st street reet as if bent on oil further hiis massacre this is our time cried the soldiers of the fourteenth and dogs were never seen more greedy for their prey I 1 1 th the bolls bells rung iu all the churches chur clies the town drums beat 4 to 0 or arms S t to 0 arms 1 was the cry and now ws was to be tested the true cliar acter of boston all ail its sons came forth excited almost to madness many were absolutely distracted by the sight of the dead bodies and of the blood which ran plentifully in the street and was imprinted rioted in all directions by the foot tracks on the snow oil r hearts says warren beat to arms resolved by one ne stroke to avenge the death of our slaughtered brethren but they stood self seir po assessed and demanding justice according I 1 to law did you not know isnow that you yon should not i have fired without the order ofa of a civil magistrate I 1 asked hutchinson on meeting treston preston 11 1 I did it 1 a answered preston to savo my men f i the people would not be pacified till til the regiment in ent was confined to 0 o th the e guardroom guard room and the te barracks aud and hutchinson Hute binson bini himself self gave assurances that instant inquiries would be in made ade by the country magistrates the body of them retired leaving about one hundred persons to keep watch I 1 on the examination which lasted three hours a after f midnight A warrant was issued a against nat preston who surrendered himself to the sheriff iff anit ana the soldiers who composed the party were de livered up and committed to prison |