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Us. One of the people who met us broke the lanthorn & extinguished the light. Instantly I received a Cut on my head thro my hat. I started back & endeavoured to defend myself with my cane. I found that my cane was parried by something, I did not then know what, & when I had made two or three blows with it, it flew out of my hand. I then seized with my hands the person who attacked me, and tried to get hold of the weapon that he had in his hand. Meanwhile another man struck