m} ANNUAL REGISTER, 1770.

One foldier then fired, and a townf-
man, with a cudgel flruck him over
the hands with fuch force that he
dropt his firelock, and, rulhing
forward, aimed a blow at the cap-
taizfs head, which grazed his hat,
and fell pretty heavy upon his arm:
however, the (oldiers continued the
fire, liuccefiively, till {even or eight,
or, as forne fay, eleven guns- were
difcharged.

“ By this fatal manoeuvre, feve-
ral-were laid dead on the fpot, and
fome lay Iiruggling for life; but
what lhewed a degree of cruelty
unknown to Britifh troops, at leall
fince the houfe of Hanover has di-
reéted their operations, was an at-
tempt to fire upon, or [tab with
their bayonets, the perfons who
undertook to remove the {lain and
wounded l At length,

“ Mr. Benjamin Leigh, of the
Delph Manufattory, came up, and
after fome converlation with Capt.
Preflon, relative to his conduét,
advifed him to draw of? his men;
with which he‘ complied.

“ The dead are, Mr. Samuel
Gray, killed on the fpot, the ball

entering his head and beating ofi:

a large portion of his ikull.

“ A mulatto man, named Crif-
pus Attucks born in Framingham,
who was here in order to
North Carolina, aliio killed in-
fiantly: two balls entering his
breait, one of them in fpecial gor-
ing the right lobe of the lungs, and
a great part of the liver mofi hor-
ribly. "

“ Mr. james Caldwell, mate
of Capt. Morton’s vellel, in like
manner killed by two balls enter-
ing his back.

“ Mr. Samuel Maverick, a pro-

go for

mortally wounded; a ball went
through his belly, and was cut out
at his back : he died the next morn-
mg.

“ A lad, named Chrillopher
Monk, about feventeen years of
age, apprentice to Mr. Walker,
fhipwright, wounded; a ball en-
tered his back about four inches
above the leftkidney, near the
fpine, and was cut out of the breall:
on the fame fide; apprehended he
will die.

“ A lad, named john Clark,
about {eventeen years of age, whole
parents live at Medford, wounded ;
a ball entered jull below his groin
and came out at his hip, on the

oppofite fide ; apprehended he will
die. * -

“ Mr. Edward Payne, of this
town, Merchant, {landing at his
entry door, received a ball in his
arm, which fhattered fome of the
bones. i

“ Mr. john Green, taylor, com-
ing up Leverett’s-lane, received a.
balljult under his hip, and lodged
in the under part ofhis thigh,
which was extraéted.

“ Mr. Robert‘ Patterfon, a fea-
faring man, wounded ; a ball went
through his right arm, and he fuf-
fered great lofs of blood.

“ Mr. Patrick Carqabout 3o,
years of age, who worked with
Mr. Field, leather breeches maker,
in Queen-fireet, wounded ; a ball
entered near his hip and went out
at his frde.

“ A lad named David‘ Parker,
an apprentice to Mr. Eddy the
wheelwright, wounded; a ball en-
tered his thigh.

“ The people were immediately
alarmed with the report of this

mifing youth of feventeen years of horrid rnaiTacre, the bells were fet

age, {on of the widow Maverick,

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