Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-09-03

as going, 20 which Ianswercd, that ! nuY,
osed 20 call on MIR. Warren; nc I'D not at
,mpt 10 divert me from the colrse-tne
humping continued until cane near Mad !
IN Warren's door, in which Mr.. Warren
vas standing; when came within abont |
light teet OF the door, the maa wno hclu me !
ct so his hold and passed by NJ. Warrcu
MAO the entry; L then turned round and look.
ed out, and Judged there were more than
twenty persons collected. About the t,ne
enter, d the door, some person stopped near
the door, and dcmlnded With a strong voice,
what the disturbance was, or TO thlt effect
upon which the COLLECTIONS dispersed very
soon after | went into Mldam Warren's
house, Mr.. Warren the Postmaster, sent a
note requesting Mr. Hedge to call IN MIN.
Mr. Hedge pretty soon came in. and when
Mr.. Warren related to him the clrcumstan-
ces, Mr.. Hedge expressed sorrow for what
had taken place. Madam Warren asked
Mr.. Hedge whether her house would be safe
that night Mr.. Hedge thought il would be
perfectly safe, and if she ielt any apprehen
sion he would tarry and sleep il, the
house. observed to MIR Hedge that pehaps
he knew the disposition and intentions of ,,er-
sons there, and requested his opinion whe-
Their. IN the state of agitation of the people
OF plymouth, it was not most advisable for
me t. leave town as my tarrying NIGH be
the cause OF further disturbance, which might
lie I'D to very unhappy consequences MIR.
Hedge answered, in substance, thai he had
hoped should not have Come 10 town at that
time out as had come, he presumed no.
| thing further would take place. and he
would advise me 70 tarrv and Dursne
| the business Of the country 6ut adUised me-
NOT oSo out az night. While we were Con
versng, Major Warren, who had been nm.
wen that day, sent me note, anu directed
the young man to wait an answer After
| reading it, requested the young man To re
turn with verbal answer, that would see
MAJOR Warren III the morning. Mr. Hedge
very politely said, If l wished &c see Mai
Warren at that time, he would conduct me
there III perfect safety. The next morning.
MIR. Rosset,er Cotton called on me, and exo
pressed great rorrow for what had taken
place, and said he presumed they could b..
none other than boys and assured me that |
might consider myself safe; but aduised NE
noe 10 go outin tie eUcni7s.
When the justices OF the Court of Sessions
had assembled in town, and were informed
~ al circumstances, it was queried whether
1t was safe for me TO attempt to go to the
Court House f.; but considering the assuran-
ces of Mr.. Hed5e, Df. Cotton and also If
Mr. Sheriff Partridge, that there would be
no unsafety, and probably no further insult !;
the Court proceeded 10 the Court-FIouse.-
On passing Spooncr's Corner, so called.
where there was large collection Of per
sons of all ages, there was hallooing, kissing
and huzzaing the words spoken l could not
distinctly hear whether it came from men
or boys know not, but some persons advan-
ced IN life were with them whom knew :;
how far they exerted themselves to still the
tumult, is best known to them.
When the Court had adjourned and re-
tired, 1t became question whether it was
safe considering all circumstances for the
Court TO sit through the week, as it would
probably take the week TO get through the
business. Several gentlemen gave tas their
opinion, that there was danger of further
disturbances and advised me to go out of
town, which l the more readily assented to
on account of those persons who had voIun-
tar'ly rendered their services TO protect mo
at all hazards considering that if any fur
Their outrage should be offered, the conse-
quences might be UNHAPPY, il not fatal To ma
n.y.. 1T those who beat and led me in the e.
venihg were boys, they spoke with mems
voices being in the evening, / could not
distinguish who they were, or whether had
before known them. The blows to the num-
Der of fifteen or twenty, did not appear to
come from small boys, but came with such
force as to create lameness and soreness
which lasted a week, and is not now perfect
y removed.
CHARLES TURNER, Jun.
Scituate, August 10, 1912.
PLYMoUTR, SIS. Aug. 13, A. d. 1912.
THEN personally appeared Charles Tur-
ner' Jun. Esq. and made solemn oath, that
the atore- written statement, by him subscr;
bed, is true in all its parts.
Before me, HAYWARD PIERCE,
Justice of the Peace.