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Blood and Fire End Atrocity in Town Square
A mob stormed the jail, dragged Captain Porteous from his cell, and hanged him at the gallows after a chaotic assault that lasted about two hours. Citizens pressed in, the crowd cheered, and the town mourned a brutal vigil as flames spread, concealing identities and leaving many unsure who planned the violence. Authorities warned of disturbance as troops remained distant, with reports noting no clear culprit among the leading participants.
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Cicy
Tet Agile
Capt. Porteous
Pepare
Trinity Hospital
Marca
Alan
Hallie
Talboord
London
Broad-strees
Port-Mahon
Swift
Edinburgh
Namur
Grafton
Phoenix
Buckingham
Sunderland
Southampton
Ryswick
Petersburg
Munich