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BG.770.051
12 Nov 1770:21,22 (814)
Newbern, (North-Carolina) October 5. . . [3d para.:] These
menaces were treated with contempt, or rather the violent
ravings of a factious and discontented mob, than any settled
and fixed resolution of men of property to commit so daring
an insult to the laws of the country; and accordingly the
court was opened and proceeded to business: But on Monday,
the second day of the court, the tragical scene began: a
very large number of these people, headed by men of
considerable property, appeared in Hillsborough, armed with
clubs, whips, loaded at the ends with lead or iron, (a
stroke from which would level the strongest man). . . [7
lines:] They then entered the court-house and immediately
fixed their attention of Col. Fanning, as the next object of
their merciless cruelty; he expected his fate, and had
retired to the judge's seat, as the highest part of the
court-house,. . . [1/2 col. descr. beating Col. Fanning and
wanton destruction of public and private property, esp.
Fanning's house; 13 lines up from bott. of same long para.:]
They then went to a large handsome church bell that Col.
Fanning, at the expence of 60 or 70l. had made a present of
to the church of Hillsborough, and split it to pieces, and
were at the point of pulling down the church, but their
leaders, thinking it would betray their religious
principles, restrained them. . . [7 lines + 1 more para].
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