The Sun. — 1827-11-28 (London, England)

MILITARY 'OUTRAGE.  It has seldom fallen to our lot to record a more violent outrage than was committed on Monday night last, by a party of soldiers now stationed in Bolton. The following are the particulars :--One of the soldiers was married en that day, and was celebrating the wedding at the Duke of York public-hduse, in Spring Gardens. It appears that the lower part :If the house was occupied by respectable mechanics, who lived in the neighbourhood, and that a large room oti the first floor was appropriated to the use of the wedding guests, consisting of thirteen or fourteen soldiers, and three or four private friends. About half-past nine o'clock at night, several of the soldiers, accompanied by three women, came down stairs, and went into the news room, in which the soldiers drank two quarts of ale; and then, as we are informed, they went into another room, called the tap room. They had scarcely entered, when cries of murder were raised. The landlord, George Greenwood, immediately hastened to the room, and found that the soldiers were brandishing their bayonets, stabbing people in all directions, and that blood was flowing profusely, the soldiers at the same time swearing that they would murder all the party. The landlord himself was knocked down, and, in endeavouring to escape out of the room, one of the soldiers struck at him with his bayonet, which he fortunately avoided, and the bayonet stuck about an inch deep in the door post. In the meanwhireY several soldiers, who were left in the room aboVe, had come down, and in like manner assisted their comrades with their bayonets. Assistance now became absolutely necessary, and the landlord sent for the constables, but they could not be found on the instant. The next alternative was to send for one of the officers from the barracks. Captain Broke was soon on the spot, and; accompanied by the landlord and his brother, went up to the room above stairs, where they found some of the soldieti flourishing their bayonets. The landlord's brother, on entering the room, was instantly knocked down, and, in endeavouring to quell the soldiers, the landlord himself was also knocked down with the thick end of a bayonet. The Captain drew his sword, to protect both the lanti;ord and his brother, but he appeared to have but little izifluance, and the landlord and his brother made their escape out of the room. Neither the sergeant-major, nor the picquet, who had arrived, could appease or quell them, and two companies were sent for. One con, rany was placed at the front and another at the back. trtn hiedoor, and, after some parley, they succeeded in apparently getting the whole of the soldiers out of the stance, which deserves the severest reprobation. hOonuese.H of the sergeants it is necessary of he companies to mention a entered cicu house with his sword drawn, brandishing it abolity, and driving the company before him. The landlord toid him there was no necessity for his sword; but the sergeant struck at him, and swore he would cut his head off. The blow was avoided, and the sword fell on the staircase. The constables of the township then arrived; and the landlord, wishing to satisfy himself that the soldiers were gone, they accompanied him up stairs, and found that several of them were secreted, one of whom had his bayonet concealed under his jacket, which Rollinson, the constable, took from him. They were delivered to the officer. This disgraceful transaction has been for the last two days in a course of private invest:;gation, and is adjourned to nine o'clock this morning.—Rolton Chronicle.