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PG-P.753.136
8 Nov 1753:21 (1298)
Halifax, September 29. Last Monday night the following
unlucky accident happened here, viz. One Hewes, a private
soldier, and a drummer belonging to the same regiment, took
a boat from one of the wharffs, and went on board a vessel
in the harbour in order to steal some live stock (as they
term it) that is two women servants, and having got their
fowls into the board along with Hewes, and the drummer just
ready to embark with them, but hearing somebody stir in the
steerage, and being apprehensive of a discovery, jump'd off
the vessel's gunnel into the boat, and over-set her, by
which means Hewes and one of the women were drown'd, the
others with difficulty saved their lives; and we hear the
Captain of the vessel has enter'd an information against the
drummer for theft, upon which he was confin'd in order for a
trial: (So that although he has escap'd drowning, he stands
a change of being hang'd.)
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