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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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David Blakiney, Dublin mutineer punished with 200 lashes for complaining about officers, died in northern Ireland on health furlough after sentence remission by Lord Lieutenant.
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( He had been sentenced by a General Court-Martial in Ireland to receive 500 Lashes at the head of the Garrison at Dublin, chiefly for daring to complain of the Injustice of Officers.-But as there was danger of his dying under the Severity of the Lashes, the Lord Lieutenant remitted 300 of the Lashes after receiving 200. )
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Dublin, Ireland
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david blakiney died in the north of ireland; sentenced to 500 lashes but received only 200, with 300 remitted due to health risks
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A letter from Dublin reports that David Blakiney, the mutineer who caused disturbance in the city, died in the North of Ireland while on furlough for health recovery. He was sentenced by a General Court-Martial in Ireland to 500 lashes at the head of the Dublin garrison for complaining about officers' injustice, but after 200 lashes, the Lord Lieutenant remitted the remaining 300 due to danger of death.