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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Northampton, Massachusetts, on Monday before December 13, a party of Berkshire insurgents returning from Worcester clashed violently with local unarmed inhabitants after jocularity led to insults and attacks with weapons, wounding some on both sides; the incident was prevented from escalating and ended in compromise, amid warnings of preconcerted injury.
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On Monday last, as a party of the Berkshire insurgents were returning from Worcester, through this town, a little ludicrous jocularity from six or eight of the unarmed inhabitants, produced abusive and insulting language, and even a violent onset with swords, guns and bayonets; some of each party were badly wounded in the rencounter, which must have ended very seriously, had not the speedy and timely collection of the inhabitants, under their proper officers, prevented.
The affair was happily terminated by a compromise; although by information from some of the insurgents and others, some kind of injury to the inhabitants of this town was evidently preconcerted.
From the present inflammable temper of many minds, the necessity of avoiding even the smallest appearance of rudeness and insult, will be realized by every worthy member of society: In such circumstances, and common jocularity may be misconstrued and eventually attended with consequences that must make humanity shudder! and fill every man of feeling and sensibility with horror!
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Northampton, (Massachusetts,)
Event Date
On Monday Last
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some of each party were badly wounded in the rencounter... the affair was happily terminated by a compromise
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as a party of the Berkshire insurgents were returning from Worcester, through this town, a little ludicrous jocularity from six or eight of the unarmed inhabitants, produced abusive and insulting language, and even a violent onset with swords, guns and bayonets... which must have ended very seriously, had not the speedy and timely collection of the inhabitants, under their proper officers, prevented... although by information from some of the insurgents and others, some kind of injury to the inhabitants of this town was evidently preconcerted.