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procurring liquor, and raising a fight.

The latter purpose had been announced, by at least one of them, accompanied with violent threats against colored men. Their conduct corresponded with these threats, as they marched in a defiant manner armed with clubs, or sticks, and after a time, made immediately successive, unprovoked attacks upon two colored men, named Fouqua and Burton. The Magistrates and a few special police endeavored to quell the disturbance, but were not heeded, and several were injured. A few negroes joined in with those of their color who were assembled, either to defend them, or out of excitement and revenge. Col. Jordan was sent for, and arrived almost at the same moment with a patrol which he had at an earlier hour requested Lt. Egbert to furnish. This patrol separated the riotous soldiers from the negroes, and the fight was stopped. Most of the negroes ran away at the appearance of the patrol, and of those who were fighting, the evidence tended to show, that several were fighting only in their own defence, and trying to

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