The Massachusetts Spy

Last Saturday afternoon two petty officers of the Beaver, at Admiral Vernon's-head in King-Street, had some words, which arose to blows on the side of Mr. Bryant, Captain's clerk, and were returned by Mr. Quelch, the Gunner, with a stab under the left pap, which penetrated the breast, but immediately closed and the Patient fainted away.

Doctor Young was brought speedily, who recovered him a little with volatiles, and Doctor Warren coming directly after, they dilated the wound and gave vent to the blood, on which he came to his speech, and being laid in a proper posture, passed the night and forenoon of the Sabbath in a tolerable easy condition : But in the afternoon Mr. Bryant had a slight delirium with pains, whence the Doctors fear his life is much in danger.

Mr. Quelch readily surrendered himself, and was committed to prison, much concerned for the unhappy accident, of which probably the sufferer was but too much the immediate occasion.