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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A letter from The Hague dated March 14 warns of impending unrest in Utrecht on March 20, where burghers backed by Vry Corps demand the Magistrate revoke a 1674 regulation, risking civil war and bloodshed.
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"The 20th of this month is dreaded at Utrecht. The burghers seem determined to force the Magistrate to keep the word he has given to revoke the regulation of 1674, and the Magistrate, on his side, is taking measures to refuse to yield to them. A civil war is ready to break in that unhappy city. Some hundreds of the Vry Corps from several places are gone there to support the burghers; it is feared there will be some bloodshed. The 20th is the day fixed for this great revolution."
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Primary Location
Utrecht
Event Date
March 20
Outcome
feared bloodshed; potential civil war
Event Details
The 20th of this month is dreaded at Utrecht. The burghers seem determined to force the Magistrate to keep the word he has given to revoke the regulation of 1674, and the Magistrate, on his side, is taking measures to refuse to yield to them. A civil war is ready to break in that unhappy city. Some hundreds of the Vry Corps from several places are gone there to support the burghers; it is feared there will be some bloodshed. The 20th is the day fixed for this great revolution.