The town of Roxbury: its memorable persons and places, its history and antiquities, with numerous illustrations of its old landmarks and noted personages . partee stuck by his lordshipthe whole day. It is impossible for us. in these peaceful days, adequatelyto picture to ourselves the excitement in Roxbury and those towns in the line of theirmarch, when the newscame that the dreadedregulars had comeout. and that they hadslaughtered the peacefulinhabitants of Lexing-ton. Minute-men seizetheir arms and. tearingthemselves away fromtheir distracted families,hurry to the scene of con-flict : women
The town of Roxbury: its memorable persons and places, its history and antiquities, with numerous illustrations of its old landmarks and noted personages . partee stuck by his lordshipthe whole day. It is impossible for us. in these peaceful days, adequatelyto picture to ourselves the excitement in Roxbury and those towns in the line of theirmarch, when the newscame that the dreadedregulars had comeout. and that they hadslaughtered the peacefulinhabitants of Lexing-ton. Minute-men seizetheir arms and. tearingthemselves away fromtheir distracted families,hurry to the scene of con-flict : women and chil-dren, terror-stricken forfear that the father, hus-band, or son in the pa-triot ranks would fall avictim to the mercilesssoldiery, hastily Hyinginto the interior, takingonly what they couldreadily carry with them :minute-men from the re-moter towns hasteningto the scene of action ;while Rumor, with herthousand tongues, mag-nifies the wild reports of fire and slaughter. — all this madea scene of confusion and terror sadly at variance with theusual quiet ami peaceful condition of the town. Samuel Hawes, of the Wrentham minute company, notes. MINUTE-MAN- BENJAMIN WAITT. —. BURRILl/S TAVERN. 317 in bi-5 diary that they got the alarm about ten oclock on themorning of the 19th, and marched from there, sun abouthalf an hour high. towards Roxbury. He says : — We met Col. Greatou returning from the engagement, and hesaid that he would be with us immediately. Then we marched toJamaica Plain, and heard the regulars were a coming over the we stript off our coats and marched with good courage toCol. (Joseph) Williamss, and there we heard to the contrary. Westood there some time and refreshed ourselves, and then marched toRoxbury, and there we had as much liquor as we wanted, and everyman drawed three biscuit, which were taken from the regulars theday before (19th), which were hard enough for flints. We lay onour arms until towards night, and then we repaired to Mr.
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