The Daily Advertiser

BARBADOS, June 18.

Yesterday forenoon Anne Crichlow, alias Anne Boyle, stood in the pillory pursuant to her sentence at the last court of grand-sessions; and it is with extreme regret, that we inform the public of a dispute that happened between some of the officers of the 49th regiment stationed here, and the constables upon duty, with the violent consequences which ensued. It is to be understood, that the magistrates had previously ordered the constables to prevent, as far as possible, any person pelting this unfortunate woman, and we understand some person of the 49th was about doing so, when he was cautioned by Mr. Kenn, the constable, and told, that if he attempted to pelt the woman, it was the duty of the constables to prevent it, and he would do his duty; some words ensued, in consequence of which the officer drew his sword, made a pass at one man, when he was seized by Kenn, who tripped up his heels and deprived him of his weapon: Soon after the woman was taken down, and the constable (Kenn) who had the sword, carried the same to the house of Geo. Errington, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace for this town; Mr. Errington being from home the constable waited his arrival, before which several officers called at the house of the justice, and demanded of Kenn, the sword, which he refused to deliver, and they went away; soon after Mr. Errington came home, and Kenn lodged his complaint before him; Mr. E. was unwilling to take cognizance of the matter, as he had been used very uncivilly before by some of those gentlemen, and he requested Kenn to apply to Colonel Keeling, the Chief Justice of the last sessions; this Kenn promised to do and retired, leaving the sword at Mr. Errington's house. Mr. E. now went to dinner with his family, and was soon alarmed with the cry of "the soldiers are coming," and his house immediately filled with upwards of 100, they ran up his stairs, alarmed his family, drew their swords and bayonets and with the most horrid imprecations presented their weapons to his breast, and threatened instant death if the sword was not delivered; the worthy magistrate expostulated with them, but in vain, the sword they must have, and he was compelled to deliver it; here commenced a dreadful business indeed, the soldiery knocked down the people, maimed and wounded several of the inhabitants, smashed the windows, broke open the doors, and put the whole town in confusion; indeed the lower part of the town, resembled a place besieged by the enemy, and about to be plundered. It is said, (but we hope our information may be false), that some persons were in disguise among the soldiery, with drawn bayonets, and that one of them was wounded in the street. A soldier attempting to stab an inhabitant of the town, had his bayonet wrested from him, which is now in the possession of a justice of the peace.

The inhabitants look up to their worthy commander in chief, in hopes that some effectual remedy will be fallen upon to quiet their minds, that are at present violently agitated by this unprecedented outrage committed on their peace; and from the proofs he has already given of his attachment to the civil rights of the people, leaves them without a doubt that their expectations will be fully satisfied. We are informed that an enquiry has been made by several of the principal officers of the regiment into this disgraceful business, and that some punishments have already taken place.