Last Monday about 9 o'clock at night a most unfortunate affair happened in King-street:  the centinel posted at the Custom-house, being surrounded by a number of people, called to the main-guard, upon which Capt. Preston, who was Captain of the day, with a party, went to his assistance:soon after which some of the party fired, by which the following persons were killed and wounded.

 

Mr. Samuel Gray, ropemaker, killed.--A Mollatto man named, Johnson, killed.--Mr. James Caldwell, mate of Capt. Morton's vessel, killed.--Mr. Samuel Mavarick, wounded, and since dead.--A lad named Christopher Mond, wounded.--A lad named John Clark, wounded.__Mr. Edward Payne, Merchant, standing at his entry-door, wounded in the arm.---Mr. John Greene, taylor, wounded.--Mr. Patrick Cole, wounded.--David Parker, wounded.

 

Early next morning Captain Preston was commited to goal, and same day 8 soldiers. 

 

A meeting of the inhabitants was called at Fanueil-hall that forenoon: and the Lieutenant-Governor and Council, met at the Council-chamber, where the Colonels Dalrymple and Carr were desired to attend, when it was concluded upon, that both regiments should go down to the barracks at Castle William, as soon as they were ready to recieve them.

 

 

Last Thursday, agreeable to a general request of the Inhabitans, and the consent of Parents & others were followed to their Grave in succession, the Bodies of Messi. Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, and Crispus Attucks, the unhappy victims who fell in the bloody massacre of the Monday evening preceeding!  On this occasion many of the Shops in Town were shut, all the Bells tolled a solemn Peal, as did those in the neighbouring Towns of Charlestown, Cambridge & Roxbury.  The Procession began to moved between the hours of 4 and 5 in the afternoon; tow of the unfortuante sufferers, viz. James Caldwell & Crispus Attucks, who were strangers, borne from Faneuil Hall, attended by a numerous train of Persons of all ranks; and the other tow, viz. Mr. Samuel Gray, from the house of Mr. Benjamin Gray, (his Brother) on the South side the Exchange, and Mr. Samuel Maverick from the house of his distressed Mother Mrs. Mary Maverick, in Union Street, each followed by their respective Relations and Friends:  The several Hearses forming a juntion on King Street, the Theatre of that inhuman Tragedy!  proceeded from thence thro' the main street, lengthened by an immense concourse of People, so numerous as to be obliged to follow in ranks of six, and brought up by a long train of Carriages belonging to the principal Gentry of the Town.  The Bodies were deposited in one Vault in the middle Burying ground:  The aggravated circumstance of their Death, the distress and sorrow visible in every Countenace, together with the peculiar solemnity which which the whole Funeral was conducted, surpass discription. [sic]