Nery Gazette,A few minutes after nine o’clock, four youths, named Edward Archbald, William Merchant, Francis’ Archbald, ‘and John ‘Leech, jun. came down Cornhill together, and {eparating at Doétor Loring’s corner, the two former were pafling the narrow alley leading to Murrays barrack, in which'was @ foldicr brandifhing a broad fward of an uncommon fize againft the walls, out of which heftruck fire plentifully, A perfon ofa mean counte- “nance atmed witha large cudgel bore him company. EdwardArchbaldadmonifhed Mr.Merchant 16 take care of the ford, on whith the foldier turned round and ftruck Archbald on the“arm, then puthed at Merchant and pierced thro” his cloaths tnfide the arin clofe to the atm-pit and grazed’the fkin. “Mer- chant then ftruck the foldier with a fhort {tick he had; & the other Perfon ran to the barrack & bro’t fq with him two foldiers, one armed with a pair of tongs the other with a fhovel : he with the tongs purfued Archbald back thro’ the alley, céllar’d and laid him over the head with the tongs. The noife bro’t people together, and John Hicks, a young lad, coming up, knock’d the foldier down, but let him get up again; and more lads gathering, drove them back to the barrack, where the boys flood fome time as it were’to’keep them in. In‘lefs thana minute 10 or 1z of them came out with drawn cutlaifes, clubs and bayonets, and fet upon the unarmed boys and young folks, who ftood them a little while, but finding the inequality of their equipment difperted, f On hearing the noife, one Samuel Atwood, came upto fee what was the matter, and enter- ing the alley from dock-fquare, heard the lat- ter part of the combat, and when the boys had dif perfed he met the 10 or 12 foldiers aforefaid rufhing