The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1770-04-05 00:00:00, page 3

in the clob-wav, Wis no mortifying. :m-sii pczl'siapct it may
hereafter appear. that even some ol (m.-is utliccrs wusi nu
bappr'b a ected wuh thu circumllance : Direts stones
were ropagated qmong the soldiery, that served to ay,-me
their pints; particularly on the Sabbuh, that one Cham
ben, I Serjeant, represented as a sober men, had been
willing the preceding day, and must therefore have been
murdered by the townsmen ; an officer of diltinction l'o lar
credited this report, that he entered \lr. Gray'e rope-walk
that Sabbath; And when required of by that Gentleman as
soon as he could meet him, the occasion of his so doing,
the officer replied, that it was to look if the Serjeant said
to be murdered had not been hld there; this thou Serjsi-ant
was found on the Monday unhurt, in a house of pleasure.
The evidence: already collected lhew, that many threat
ning! had been thrown out by the l'oldrery, but we do not
pretend to say that there was any preconcerted plan -, when
the evidence: ne published, the world will judge. \\e
they however tjenture to declare, thar it_ swears too pro:
name from their conduct, mar. lome or me naturel y ainrui
to draw and provoke the towns-nen into squabbles, and
that the then intended to make use ot Other weapons than
canea, ubs or bludgeons. _ _
Our readen will doubtless expectactrcumflantral account
osthe tragioal affair on Monday night ldst; bsi" WC hope
they will excuse out being so particular as_ we should have
been, had we not seen that the town was tntendmg an en
quiry, and full representation thereof.
On the evening os Monday, being the sth current, seve
tal sol'diers of the zgth regiment were seen paradmg the
street: with their drawn cutlasses and bayonett, abuhng
and wounding number: of the inhabitants.
A few minute: after nine o'clock tour youths, named
Edward Archbald, William Merchant, Francts Archbald,
and john Leech. jun. came down Carnhrll together, and
separating at Dr. Loring's corner, the two former were
pallin'g the narrow alley leading to Mnrrav's barrack, in
which was a soldier brandishing a broad sword of an un—
common size against the walls, out of which he struck lire
plentifully. A person of a mean countenance armed with a
large cudgelbore him company. Edward Archbald admo
nished Mr. Merchant to take care of the sword, on which
the soldier turned round and struck Archbald on the arm,
then pushed at Merchant, and pierced through his cloaths
infide the arm close to the arm-pit, and grazed the skin.
-Merchant then struck the soldier with a short stick he had,
and the other person ran to the barrack, and brought with
him two soldien, one armed with a pair of songs, the other
with a [bove]: He with the tongs pursued Archbald back
through thealley, collated and laid him over the head with
the ton]:- 'I" he noise brought people together, and john
Hrckz, a young lad, coming u , knocked the soldier down,
but let him get up again; _n more lads gathering, drove
_ ' _ck to the barta s, where the boy: stood some
tune :: it vere to keep them in. ]n less than a minute 10
or a of them came out with drawn cutlasses, clubs and
bayonett, and set upon the unarmed boy: and young solks,
who flood them a little while, but finding the inequality of
their equlpment, dispersed. On hearing the noise, one
Samtrel Atwood, came up to see what was the matter, and
entering the allcy from Dock-squarc, heard the latter
part of the combat, and when the boy: had dispersed he
met the to or :: soldiets asoreshid rushing down the alley
towards the s uare, and alltedthcm is they intended to
murder people. They answered es, by G—d, root and
si branch ! \_ssVtth that one of them ruclt Mr. Atwood with
a club, which was repeated by another, and being unarm
ed he turned to go off} and received a wound on the lest
shouldet, which teached the bone, and gave him much pain.
Retreaung a few steps, Mr. Atwood met two offictn and
sand, Gentle-men,, what is the _matter? T'siffi "
_.....oll !.
,v— .. .hb " -_uu Uy. llllllKul-\cl
up and in the square, asking who
ere were the cowatdsZ But r.
fierceneft to naked men, one of then
south who had : fplit of : raw siave
amn them hereis one of them; but
: person near him with a drawn swo
dy to support him, held _up his siave
quiet] palsed by him up the little all
my cet, where they attacked sin
son: till they nilZ-d much clamour, i
Cornhill street, insulting all they me
pursuing some to their very doors.
son-, mostly lads, being by this m
sheet, Capt. Preston, with a party
bayoneu, came from the main guard
house, the soldien pushing their ba
way! The too: ple-lesse:e by the! Cuisl'
man topu to rive : peopeo
!eyjaf places: on which thev were
mo, mrew how-halk. On this. th. M."...- commanded
them to fire. and more snow-ball: coming. he again said.
ilzmn you. fire, be the consequence that it will! One so!
duel- then fired, lnd : townsman with : cudgel struck lum
over the hand- vith such force that he dropt hig sirelock;
lad mshwg found aimed & blow at the Capwn's held.
which grazed his hat and fell ]:mtt' hsi'at y upon !:Ee :.rm .
Huwwcs, the toldsicts continued the me, luteslsittl} , :ffi
seven or eight, or us some say eleven gon; were dtt'sin...1 (v.-six.
By this him] msinwuvne, three men were hid Jkdt. . n
the [put, and two more shugghng (or life; but wlut the.-.;
cd : degree of cruelty unknown to British troops, at lull:
since the house of Hmover hfll directed their ope-rmuns,
was an attumzt to sin: upon or push with their buVoI-cu the
person: who undertook to remove the (lain and wounded.
Mr. Bcnjamin Leigh, now undetuker in the Dt'lph ma
nus-flow, came up, and after some convel sation with Capt,
Pretkon, ielative to his conduct in this flss-tls. adrilsied him
to duw off his men, with which he complicd. ,
The dead an: Mr. Snmucl Umy. killed on the spot. the
?:llncntering his head md beating off; large poiuon of his
." _
.-n lfl't' A,, : . .
a'l iuulduu [l.-", lllllllcu hlll ") nuusinu, Ill" WalI uulll
in Fraxmngham, but lately be onged to New-l'rutsidtncsi.
and was here in order to go lor Nozth-(Zarolina, ailu kilusitl
inllmtly; two ball; entering his bread}, one ol them in
spccul goring the—right lobc of the lungs, and a great pnrt
us the luer most humbly. _
Mr. siltmes Caldtvell, mate os Capt. Morton's t-tllt-l, in
like manner killed by two balls entering his back.
Mr. Samuel Marerick, a promising youth ol 1,- years
usage. son of the widow Mavelick, and an apprenusie to
Mr. Greenwood, ivory-turner, mortally wounded, a bsill
went through his belly, and was cut out at his back. lie
died the next morning.
A lad named Chrillupher Monk, about seventeen yeus
of a , an apptcntice to Mr .Walker, lhipwright, wounded,
a bafficcnteung his back about 4 inches above the lelt kid
ney, near the spice, and was cut out of the breast on the
same lidc; apprehended he will die.
A lad named john Clerk. about seventeen years of age,
whose parent: live at Mcdlotd. and an ap'prentice to Capt.
Samuel Howatd of this town. wounded, a ball entered
just above his groin, and came out at hia hip, on the oppo
lite lide; apprehended he will die.
Mr. Edward Payne, of this town, merchant, standing
at his ntry-door. received a ball in his arm, which ill-it
teled e of the bones.
Mr. John Green, taylotss, coming up Leverett's lane,
received a ball just under his hip, and lodged in the under
part of his thigh, which was exuacted.
Mr. Robert Pattcrson, a sealaring man, who was the
person that had his tr_owsers shot through in Richardlon'a
affair, wounded; a ball went through his tight arm, and
he suffered great loss of blood.
Mr. Pattick Can. about thirty years of a , who work
ed with Mr. Field. leathet-breeches-m er in (siusseen—
flrzetsssivounded, a ball entered out his hip and went out
at lS : c.
A lad named David Parker, an apprentioe to Mr. Eddy,
the wheelrigiht, wounded, a ball entered rn hll thigh.
'she peop e were immediately alarmed with the report
of this horrid nrassacre, the be ls were set a singing, and
teat numbers soon all'embled at the place wherethrs tragical
scene had been acted ; their feeling: may be better conceiv
ed than expressed - and while some were taking care of the
dead and wounde , the rest were in consultatron what to
do in those dreadful circumstances. _But_so little intimi—
datcd where they, notwithstanding_therr being withina lew
yards of the main-guard, and seems the agth regiment
under arms, and drawn up in [(to direct, that they kept
their (lation, and appeared, as an o roer of rank exp; elled rt,
ready to run upon the very muzzles of their mufltets. The
Lieutenant Governor soon came into the town—house, and
there met some of his Majesty's council, and a number of
Civil Magistrates; a considerable body of the peo le en
ered the Council Chamber, and ex ressed themse ver to
tis Honor with a freedom and warmt becoming the occa
ron. He used his utmost endeavour: to pacisy them, re
]uesh'ngthat they Would let the matter sublrde sorthe night,
and promilrng to do all in his power that justice shou] be
lone, and the law have its course; men of influence and
acigbt with the people were not wanting on their part to
procure their compliance with his Honor : request, by re
resenting the horrible consequence; of a promiscuous and
_ alh engagement in the night, and assuring them that such
'measures should be entered upon in the morning as would
be agreeable to their di ity, and a more likely wa of
obtaining the best satissa ion [or the blood of their lel ow
;,townsmen. The inhabitants attended to these suggeshons,
{and the regiment under arms being ordered to their bar
4racks, which was inlitied upon by the people, they then
lseparated, and returned to their dwellings by one o'cloclt.
PAt three o'cloclt Capt. Preston was commrtted, as were the
& soldiers who sired, asew hours after him.
.. Tuesday morning presented a mostlhoclting scene, the
si blood of our fellow citizene running like water through
King-street, and the Merchants Exchange. the principal
spot of the military arade sor about eighteen months palt.
Our blood might al o be traclted up to the head of Long
Lane, and throu h divers other streete and passages.
At eleven o'c ock the inhabitants met at Faneuil-ilall.
and after some animatcd speeches becoming the tree.-[tum