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The Late Disturbances in Charleston.We published on Monday an account of some riotousproceedings n the part of a party of discharged col ered troops. We find the following report of the affair in the. Charleston News of Monday, from which it appears that the account brought to this city by passengers and published by us was somewhat exaggerated:“On Friday afternoon a number of colored soldiers, recently discharged from service, were so lisorderly upon East Bay, near Adger’s wharf, hat a detaclu entof the 'U are sent for to quiet them. Lieut Hen-dridks, ol : he police, iMth .s squad of.ten men, went lown and, after great difficulty and resistance, »uc-cetded in dispersing the crowd of about 900 nef roes and arresting some eight colored sc liers. y [ere confiaedia toe guard louse for the mght, and op Saturday morning were sent before the Provost Marshal,who discharged them. . , .«*On Saturday afternoon, at about one o clock, an oth-er riot book place in 10m* street,-and * ietachmeiof Me police,' under the. same ofitcer, a'frestedseveral colored and white soldiers, V#» too Hyafter turned over to the military authorities.f
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Savannah Daily Herald
Savannah, Georgia, US
Wed, Feb 14, 1866
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