Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

That on the 14th of April, 1797, there was a sharp dispute in the british army, between the Irish artillery and English infantry, at the Cape of Good Hope, concerning the landing of the French in Ireland brought on an action which lasted some time. It began in the barracks where they would admit of no officers for thirty six hours. The artillery had six men wounded; the infantry three killed and eleven wounded. The latter part of the second day General Craig entered the barracks, armed with a hanger and pistols, and demanded the cause of the disturbance, and if any soldier or officer had any thing to say to him, to advance; which caused a silence on their part —the next day two corporals, and a sergeant of the artillery were shot, and so ended the riot.