Great News from FALMOUTH, OR, A True and Impartial ACCOUNT, OF A Bloody FIGHT Between the Tinners of Cornwall, And the King's Forces in the Town of Falmouth; On Tuesday and Wednesday, the 27th. and 28th. of May.  
In a LETTER from FALMOUTH.  
Licenced and Entered according to Order.  
SIR,  
ON Tuesday and Yesterday there was an extraordinary Riot in this Town, as followeth: A false Report was spread about the Country, that the French Goods on Board several Prices in this Port were to be Destroyed. Whereupon the Tinners and Country Rabble, to the Number of Three or Four Hundred, came into the Town, and went directly to the Key, Swearing that the Salt and other Goods which they wont so much, should not be thrown into the Sea, but that they would have it; the Officers of the Customs Interposed, and told them the Hazard of the Enterprise they were going about, to break up those Ships whose Hatches were Locked and Sealed, and the Ships and Goods the Kings. And to Pacify them, told them (what was never intended to be Performed) that when the said goods were Condemned, and to be Destroyed, they should have a Public and General Notice of it, wherewith they were well sattisfied; and going off. When several of the Townsmen called them Fools, and Eged them on again; whereupon, they Entered, and broke up the first Ship they come at, Laden chief with Salt, which they Unloded by the beginning of the Night, and then gave over till the Morning; by which time their Number were Increased to near Two Thousand in all, Men and Women: The Men Declared for Salt, Wine, and Brandy; and the Women Declared for Linen, Resolving to Plunder every Ship in the Port.  
The Captain of Pendenis sent down (at the Request of the Price Officers) Two Files of Musqueteers to help Guard the next Ship they were to come at: Which they Entererd notwithstanding, and Assaulting the Soldiers, forced some of them to make use of Ball, who shot only with Powder before, so that one of the Ringleaders was shot through the Body, another in the shoulder, a third had his Belly slit up with a Baggonet, that his Bowels hung out, and several others Pricked and Wounded.  
But this had not Ended, but Increased the Mischief, if they had not bethought themselves of somge reat Guns that were on Board, which they Mounted and Loaded presently in the View of the whole Rout, and Running with Lighted Matches as if they would have immediately Fired amongst them; the Women began to shriek out and Fly! and the Men by degrees followed them, till they all got out of Town.  
So that we are now quite rid of them, being quietly gone to their Respective Habitations of this Town. Many Joined with them, whom I suppose the Officers of the Customs will take Care to Prosecute.  
Falmouth, May the 29th. 1690 I am Sir, Your Servant, T. C.   

London, Printed for Timothy Johnson, at Charing-Cross. 1690.