APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE.

rat-lure they are pofled by bi: Illajgfiy’:
order; at the fame time he ac-
quainted them with what had been
done with the concurrence of the
commanding officer.

 

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lb: 291/2 regiment.

T is matterof too great notoriety

to need any proofs, that the ar-
rival of his Majelly’s troops in
Bolton was extremely obnoxious to
its inhabitants. They have ever
ufed all means in their power to
weaken the regiments, and to bring
them into contempt, by promoting
and aiding defertions, and with im-
punity, even where there has been
the clearell evidence of the faél,
and by grofsly and falfely propa-
gating untruths concerning them.
On the arrival of the 64th and 65th,
their ardour feemingly began to
abate; it being too extenlive to
buy of? f0 many; and attempts of
that kind rendered too dangerous
from the numbers. But the fame
fpirit revived immediately on its
being known that thofe regiments
were ordered for Halifax, and
hath ever lince their departurebeen
breaking out with greater violence.
After their embarkation, one of
their jullices, thoroughly ac-
quainted with the people and their
intentions, on the trial of the 14th
regiment, openly and publickly, in
the hearing of great numbers of
people, and from the feat of
jufiice, declared, “ that the foldiers
mull: now take care of themfelves,
nor trufl too mucb to tbeir arms, for
they were but a handful; that the
inhabitants carried weapons con-
cealed under their cloaths, and

would dellroy them in a moment,

[its
Q“ lbrj p/erfrd.” This, conlidering
the malicious temper of the peo-
ple, was an alarming circumilance
to the foldicry. Since which feve-
ral difputes have happened between
the towns people and foldiers of
both regiments, the former being
encouraged thereto by the counte-
nance of even fome of the Magi-
llrates, and by the protefiion of all
the party againll Government. In
general fuch diiiputes have been
kept too fecret from the Officers.
On the 2d inliant, two of the 29th
going through one Gray's rupe-
walk, the rope~makers infultingly
alked them if they would empty a
vault. This unfortunately had the
defired effetl by provoking the fol-
diers, and from words they went
to blotvs. Both parties fuffered in
this aifray, and finally the foltiit-rs
retired to their quarters. The
Ofiicers, on the ftrlt knowledge of
this tranfaélion, took every precau-
tion in their power to prevent any
ill confequences. Notwithllanding
which, fingle quarrels could not
be prevented; the inhabitants con-
llantly provoking and abufing the
foldiery. The infolence, as well
as utter hatred of the inhabitants
to the troops, increafed daily; in-
fomuch, that Monday and Tuefday,
the 5th and 6th inllant, were pri-
vately agreed on for a general en-
gagement; in confequence of
which feveral pf the militia came
from the country, armed, to join
their friends, menacing to deltroy
any who lhould oppofe them. This
plan has lince been difcovered. r
On Monday night, about eight
o’clock, two foldiers were attacked
and beat. But the party of the
towns people, in order to carry
matters to the utmoll length, broke
into two Meeting Houfes and rang

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