When was it published?

December 31, 1772 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News December 31, 1772

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Rebellion Or Revolt, Economic, Naval Affairs

Q: What keywords are associated?

Sailors Resolution, Wages Raise, Foreign Seamen Ban, London Riot, Guards Deployed, Cutters Recruitment

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

English sailors in London have rioted since Saturday to prevent ships from sailing with foreign seamen, aiming to raise wages. They threatened boarding houses and caused alarm in Wapping and Tower Hill, prompting authorities to deploy guards and constables. Cutters arrived to recruit fit rioters for the king's service.

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A Number of Sailors, in Order to raise their Wages, have come to a Resolution that no English Ship shall go out of the River with foreign Seamen on Board. They have gone about ever since Saturday, obliging all English Sailors to join them. They threaten to pull down the Houses of those Persons who board and lodge foreign Sailors, till they can place them in a Ship, and then take their Wages to pay them their Demands. They went about in a large Body, with Colours flying, which threw the Inhabitants in Wapping, Tower Hill, &c. into such a Consternation, that the Headboroughs, Constables, Watchmen, &c. were called out to prevent any Mischief being done. The Piquet Guard at the Tower was turned out this Morning, in Order to be in Readiness to prevent any Riots among the Sailors. It is said that yesterday ten or twelve Cutters came up the River in Order to take into his Majesty's Service such of the above Rioters as were fit for that Purpose.

What sub-type of article is it?

Rebellion Or Revolt Economic Naval Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Sailors Resolution Wages Raise Foreign Seamen Ban London Riot Guards Deployed Cutters Recruitment

Where did it happen?

Wapping, Tower Hill, And The River

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Wapping, Tower Hill, And The River

Event Date

Ever Since Saturday, This Morning, Yesterday

Outcome

no mischief done; headboroughs, constables, watchmen called out; piquet guard turned out; ten or twelve cutters arrived to recruit fit rioters for his majesty's service.

Event Details

Sailors resolved that no English ship shall leave the River with foreign seamen to raise wages. Since Saturday, they have compelled English sailors to join, threatened to destroy houses lodging foreign sailors, and marched in a large body with colors flying, alarming inhabitants of Wapping, Tower Hill, etc.