The battle of Lexington was fought April 19, 1775: -- and only a fortnight afterwards an exchange of prisoners took place, in due form, between the commanders of the opposing forces. The Virginia Gazette, of July 1, copied in MOORE's Diary of the Revolution, gives an account of the ceremony. Under date of June 6, it says:
"This being the day agreed on for the exchange of prisoners, between 12 and 1 o'clock, Dr. WARREN and Brig.-Gen. PUTNAM, in a phaeton, together with Major DUNBAR and Lieut. HAMILTON, of the Sixty-fourth, on horseback; Lieut. POTTER, of the marines, in a chaise; JOHN HILTON, of the Forty-seventh; ALEX. CAMPBELL, of the Fourth; JOHN TYNE, SAMUEL MARCY, THOMAS PERRY, and THOMAS SHARP, of the marines, wounded men, in two carts, -- the whole escorted by the Weathersfield Company, under the command of Capt. CHESTER, -- entered the town of Charlestown, and marching slowly through it, halted at the Ferry, where, upon a signal being given, Major MONCRIEF landed from the Lively man-of-war, in order to receive the prisoners, and see his old friend Gen. Putnam. Their meeting was truly cordial and affectionate. The wounded privates were soon sent on board the Lively, but Maj. MONCRIEF and the other officers returned with Gen. PUTNAM and Dr. WARREN to the house of Dr. FOSTER, where an entertainment was provided for them. About 3 o'clock a signal mas made by the Lively that they were ready to deliver up our prisoners, upon which Gen. PUTNAM and Maj. MONCRIEF went to the ferry, where they received Messrs. JOHN PECK, JAMES HEWES, JAMES BREWER and DANIEL PRESTON, of Boston; Messrs. SAMUEL FROST and SETH RUSSELL, of Cambridge; Mr. JOSEPH BELL, of Danvers; Mr. ELIJAH SEAVER, of Roxbury, and CESAR AUGUSTUS, a negro servant of Mr. TILESTON, of Dorchester, who were conducted to the house of Capt. FOSTER and there refreshed, after which the General and Major returned to their company and spent an hour or two in a very agreeable manner. Between 5 and 6 o'clock Maj. MONCRIEF, with the officers who had been delivered to him, were conducted to the ferry, where the Lively's barge received them, after which Gen. PUTNAM, with the prisoners that had been delivered to him, returned to Cambridge escorted in the same manner as before. The whole was conducted with the utmost decency and good humor, and the Weathersfield Company did honor to themselves, their officers and company."
