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AFFRAY BETWEEN THE MILITARY…

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AFFRAY BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND CIVI. LIANS AT THE GUERNSEY RACES. (From the Jersey Gazette of the 30th.) On the Wednesday, there were between forty and fifty sol- diers at the races. Towards the close of the day's sports, many of them became drunk and quurelsome; fights and furious rows with a number of equally-drunken townspeople took place, and it was with great difficulty the men were got off to their quarters. Several of them remained out duiing the night, and on Thursday a picquet was sent out in search of them. Those who did return were confined to barracks all the following day. On Thursday a fresh party, numbering about fifty, obtained leave to be present at the races. Quarrelling and violence again ensued. A fellow of the name of Ollivier proclaimed, with drunken boast, his readiness to fight the best man in the dep6t. A general riot immediately ensued. One soldier threatened to stab him with a carving knife, when the challenger's brother, rushing into the booth to the rescue, was brutally beaten about the head so much so, that his life was at one time considered in danger. He is, however, recovering. The commands of the officers, who were all unfortunately in aiu (lathes, were treated with the utmost contempt by the ex- cited soldiery, and it required much effort on the part of GeDeral Napier, who rode hastily up to the scene of disorder, to get the men together. Even the picquet sent 10 search for the missing men haj joined their comiades, and wete menacing the affrighted crowd with their bayonets. At last, by dint of expostulation and menace, the governer restored order, and having drawn the men 00 the brink of the hill, was about to move off with them to the toit, when the mob, believing all danger to be past, began yell- ing aad hissing. It was impossible to restrain the soldiers they at once broke loose. the shouting mob took to their heels men, boys, women, and girls scampering away for dear life, with the furious soldiers oversetting, trampling, and pummelling every- thing and everybody in their way. A gieat number of persons were bruised and beaten, and it was a long time before or'Jer could be again restored. In the midst of the confusion a vindic- tive rascal, of the name of Barbet, the son of the Guernsey gaoler, slole behind General Napier, and struck the gallant general a violent blow with a heavy stick across the back. He was se- cured and lodged in gaol. This riot is greatly to be deplored, more especially as it seems to denote that a strong antipathy exists between the British sol- diery and the Guernsey inhabitant. This, however, can scarcely excite surprise. The stupid rancour and ahue indulged in to wards General Napier by the organs of the Guernsey oligarchy, could not but excite the indignation of the soldiery and the pas- sions of the mob. A considerable number of persons were more or less maltreated and wounded but the extent of the injuries inflicted we have been unable to ascertain.

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