{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p4", "byline": ""}
| the world that the British troops were fired
upon from the meeting house by the "rebels
before the British made the attack. This
statement was not true. The fact was that
four of our men were in the meeting house
at the time, providing themselves with am
munition from the town stock. But they
! had not even loaded their guns, except one
one man who never discharged it at all, till
the firing commenced.


After this disgraceful action the British
troops formed in abody on the common,
back OF the meeting house, fired volley IN
token of their triumph, and give three huz-
gas.


The troops then left Lexington and pro.
! iceedcd to Concord. They reached Lex
ington on their retreat about the middle OF
/ the afternoon. or little later; but they were
so worn down by the rough usage received
from the patriots in Concord, and by their
other fatigue and loss of men, that it was
thought they were preparing to surrender at
discretion.


| They were spared this humiliation, how
ever by the arrival of Lord Percy, with
brigade of 1000 men and two field pieces,
who Joined them about mile from LexinS-
ton meeting house on the Cambridge road.
The rcinforccments put q stop for a time, to
| the firing on both sides. Yet no sooner did
the kings troops begin their retreat'ng
march, than our men renewed with addl-
tipnal intrepidlty their attacks. This sklr-
mishing continued without intermission TIL
the close of the day, when our patriots had
pursued them into Charlestown.


On their retreat through Lexington, the
British killed Jedediah Munroe, who was
wounded in the morning, John Raymnnds
and Nathaniel Wyman, and wounded Fran
els Brown, all of Lexington. The humbled
British troops took their revenge tor the
modification of being beaten, by commit
ting all manner of outrage during the re-
treat. In Lexington they reduced three
dwelling houses, two shops and one barn to
ashes. These were the house and barn ot
Deac. Loriug; the house of Mrs. LYDIA
Mulliken, her sons shop, and the house and
shop Of Mr.. Joshua Bond.


Thus ended the celebrated battle cf Lex
ngton--aa action which led to consequences
Of the deepest interest and Importance to the
freedom and happiness Of the civilized
world,