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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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Reports from Philadelphia debunk rumors of a riot at Marblehead over the Cod Fishery Bill, where a store was allegedly burned; a letter from Boston clarifies an intoxicated boy attempted arson on Col. —'s store, and fishermen are warming to the regulations protecting their interests.
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Reports have prevailed that the Cod Fishery Bill was ill received by the fishermen, and that a riot had happened at Marblehead, in which a store was burned. We are happy to find the report is groundless.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Boston, to his friend, dated February 22, 1792.
"The attempt to burn Col. —'s store at Marblehead, was by a boy, who, at the time, was intoxicated, and who went with a brand of fire from a vessel in the view of half a dozen men, and laid the fire at the corner of the store. Col. — says, the fishermen were at first averse to sign articles, and complying with the regulations prescribed in your act, because they were innovations; but that efforts had been used, and were successfully using, to show the sailors that their interest was protected and promoted by this statute."
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Primary Location
Marblehead
Event Date
February 22, 1792
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attempted fire on store failed; no riot occurred; fishermen increasingly accepting the cod fishery bill regulations.
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Rumors of a riot by fishermen against the Cod Fishery Bill, including burning of a store at Marblehead, are unfounded. An intoxicated boy attempted to set fire to Col. —'s store using a brand from a vessel, observed by several men. Fishermen initially resisted signing articles due to innovations in the act but are being convinced that it protects their interests.