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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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Paris report on March 20 details a riot in Douay over seized corn: troops refused orders to quell it, municipality avoided martial law, insurgents lynched two national guards, and department members fled to Lisle.
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PARIS, March 20. A messenger extraordinary sent from the Northern Department has brought to the National Assembly intelligence of the most afflicting kind from Douay. The seizure of a boat full of corn gave rise to a dreadful commotion; and to quell which the troops of the line being brought out, refused to obey their commander. The municipality being unwilling to declare the martial law, the fury of the insurgents had full scope for its execution; and two of the national guards, who wished to interfere in the riot, were suspended at the fatal lantern post. The members of the department, terrified at these proceedings, would not stay any longer in the town, but set off to hold their sittings at Lisle.
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Douay
Event Date
March 20
Outcome
two national guards suspended at the fatal lantern post.
Event Details
A messenger extraordinary sent from the Northern Department has brought to the National Assembly intelligence of the most afflicting kind from Douay. The seizure of a boat full of corn gave rise to a dreadful commotion; and to quell which the troops of the line being brought out, refused to obey their commander. The municipality being unwilling to declare the martial law, the fury of the insurgents had full scope for its execution; and two of the national guards, who wished to interfere in the riot, were suspended at the fatal lantern post. The members of the department, terrified at these proceedings, would not stay any longer in the town, but set off to hold their sittings at Lisle.