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1801, Man condemned to be hung for striking a Boatswain's Mate, Portsmouth Harbour
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John Robbins condemned to be hung for striking a Boatswain's Mate, Portsmouth Harbour,1801 Punishment was severe back in the 1800's. This article is from The Naval Journal section of the Portsmouth Telegraph, 1801. A Court Martial was held on February 7th, 1801 on board the Gladiator, in Portsmouth Harbour, on John Robbins, belonging to the Warrior, for striking a Boatswain's Mate.
The charge being proved, he was condemned to be hung. This is one of many interesting articles relating to Portsmouth's fascinating past that can be found on The Portsmouth Telegraph, or Naval and Military Journal 1801 Volume 1 CD-ROM, please note that the image shown is of lower resolution and quality than the image on the CD-ROM.

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