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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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In Bastia, two Genoese officers assassinated a French army officer after a quarrel and sought refuge in a convent and church. Count de Boisseux ordered them dragged out and executed without informing Marquis de Mari, who complained about the lack of notice.
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An Officer of the French Troops having a Quarrel with Two Genoese Officers, the latter assassinated him, and then fled for Refuge, one to a Convent, and the other to a Church.
They say, that the Count de Boisseux being inform'd of it, caused them both to be dragged out of their Sanctuaries and put to Death: They add, that the Marquis de Mari complains, that this Execution was perform'd without giving him any previous Notice of it.
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Bastia
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one french officer assassinated; two genoese officers dragged from sanctuaries and put to death.
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An officer of the French troops quarreled with two Genoese officers in Bastia; the Genoese assassinated the French officer and fled to a convent and a church for refuge. Count de Boisseux, informed of the incident, ordered them dragged out and executed without prior notice to Marquis de Mari, who complained.