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Kentucky Gazette And General Advertiser
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Ship Sally arrives from Bristol; Captain Burger reports violent impressment by naval press gang, repelled by locals, leading to army aid and fatal shooting of several civilians during Sunday march.
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On Tuesday last arrived the ship Sally, from Bristol in forty days. Captain Burger informs, that ten days before he left there a frigate arrived in the roads under a pretence of shipping volunteers, but shortly after sent a body of seamen, marines, and officers, well armed, up to town to press men; they took the evening to commit barbarous deeds. Many poor fellows were dragged from the public houses, and picked up in the streets. Insulted and beat without provocation—much blood was lost on both sides. Finding themselves so strongly repulsed by the inhabitants they were obliged to call for aid from the standing army. On Sunday at the time of service they took all the pressed men, under a strong guard to march them down to the ship, under drawn swords and fixed bayonets—in passing through the out skirts of the town, they were mobbed, with stones, mostly by women from this spirited attack the gang & marines, being much intoxicated, fired upon the mob and killed several people—thus they got off with their men that were followed by their wives and children down to the boats.
If this be liberty, what is slavery?
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Bristol
Event Date
Ten Days Before Departure From Bristol
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several people killed by firing on the mob; pressed men taken to ship
Event Details
Frigate arrived pretending to ship volunteers but sent armed seamen, marines, and officers to press men in town; dragged men from houses and streets, insulted and beat them, leading to bloodshed and repulsion by inhabitants; called for army aid; on Sunday during service, marched pressed men under guard through town, mobbed with stones mostly by women; intoxicated gang and marines fired on mob, killing several, and proceeded to ship with men followed by families.