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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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In Rouen, France, 20,000 inhabitants revolted against court orders restricting merchandise sales, plundering a convent and magazines. Officials and two regiments intervened, restoring tranquility by April 24.
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Their Revolt is attributed to an Order of the Court, not to sell Merchandize and Cotton Stuff any where but in Warehouses, and to the Prohibition of carrying them from House to House; the Workmen finding it to turn more to their Account to hawk them about, would hearken to no Reason upon this Subject, but revolted.
Upon the first Notice of this Insurrection, M. de Pontcarre, Premier President of the Parliament of Rouen, and M. de la Bourdonnaye, Intendant of the Province, who were here, set out immediately for Rouen.
The Court has likewise sent two Regiments thither to re-establish good Order, and we have just received Advice that every thing was now restored to perfect Tranquility.
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Rouen
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Last Saturday
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every thing was now restored to perfect tranquility
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Inhabitants of Rouen, to the number of 20,000 men, revolted and plundered the Convent of Cordeliers and corn magazines of two private people. Revolt attributed to court order restricting sale of merchandise and cotton stuff to warehouses and prohibiting carrying from house to house. M. de Pontcarre and M. de la Bourdonnaye set out for Rouen. Court sent two regiments to re-establish order.