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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Algiers, five Jews were executed by strangling on orders of the Dey for defrauding a Christian merchant; their property was confiscated and warehouses destroyed. Two clerks received 100 bastinadoes each for failing to report the fraud.
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A few days ago, five Jews were strangled in this city, by order of the Dey, and all their property confiscated: and their warehouses destroyed. The crime for which they suffered, was for defrauding a Christian merchant of a large sum of money, and a great quantity of merchandize: It appears that these fellows have visited most cities and capital trading towns in Europe, particularly London, Bristol, Liverpool, Amsterdam, Bourdeaux, and Port L'Orient, where, they have committed a vast number of frauds on people of all descriptions with impunity. The day after the execution took place, two more were seized, who acted as clerks to the culprits during the transaction of their villanies. But upon nice investigation, it did not appear that they had any part of the property. and therefore escaped the fate of their masters, yet they did not go unpunished; for they were sentenced to receive each 100 bastinadoes upon the bare soles of their feet. This severe punishment was inflicted upon them because they did not make a proper discovery of the villainy, when they knew their masters were nothing but notorious impostors.
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Algiers
Event Date
A Few Days Before August 10
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five jews strangled, property confiscated, warehouses destroyed; two clerks each received 100 bastinadoes
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Five Jews strangled by order of the Dey for defrauding a Christian merchant of money and merchandise; they had committed frauds in European cities including London, Bristol, Liverpool, Amsterdam, Bourdeaux, and Port L'Orient. Two clerks seized the next day, investigated, found not to have property, but punished with 100 bastinadoes each for not reporting the impostors.