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The fun-loving painter, checking his own laughter, which was on the point of bursting forth, and stimulating a fresh flow of spirits by a huge pinch of snuff, said, gravely, as if bringing the matter to a satisfactory con- clusion, " Now, gen- tlemen, I will not play the fool with you any longer, but will tell you, upon · my honor as a gen- tleman, my bona fide profession. I get my Hazard's Gate, Narragansett Pier. bread by making faces." He then screwed up his countenance and twisted his features in a manner the most skillful clown might have ·envied. When the loud peals of laughter had subsided, the com- pany with one accord declared that they " had all the while sus- pected that the gentleman belonged to the theatre ;" "they all knew he must be a comedian by profession." But when Stuart informed them that he never was on the stage, and very rarely inside of a play-house, their chagrin and astonishment equaled their previous merriment.
" Gentlemen," said Stuart to his companions, as he was about to leave them, "you will find all I have said in regard to my various employments is comprised in these few words : I am a portrait painter. If you will call upon me at York Buildings, London, I shall be ready and willing to brush you a coat or hat, dress your hair a la mode, supply you, if in need, with a wig of any fashion or dimensions, accommodate you with boots or shoes, give you ruffles or cravats, and make faces for you."
While taking a parting glass at the inn, he was asked in what part of England he was born. He told them he was not born in England, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales. "Where, then?" persisted the English Yankees. "I was born in Narragansett," replied
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Stuart. "And where is that?" "Six miles from Pottawoom, and ten from Poppasquash, and about four miles west of Conanicut, and not far from the spot where the fam- ous battle with the 10 For warlike Pequots was Bathing Scene, Narragansett Pier. fought." was the in- stant reply. " In what part of the East Indies is that, sir? " inquired a pompous Eng- lishman. "East Indies, my dear sir! It is in the State of Rhode Island, between Massachusetts and the Connecticut River." And with this novel lesson in geography, Gilbert Stuart took leave of his traveling companions.
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Narragansett Pier, in the town of South Kingstown, has within a few years become a noted summer resort. Tourists sometimes call it " a city of hotels." Many of its buildings are large and commodi- ous structures, furnished with " all the modern conveniences," and placed in positions chosen for their " prospect far and wide over the sea." These are some of the leading hotels, and the number of guests each will accommodate: The Atwood House, James A. Tucker, proprietor, 150 guests ; the Revere House, James H. Rodman, 125 guests ; Atlantic House, Abijah Browning, 100 guests ; Massasoit House, N. G. Burr, 150 guests ; Elmwood House, F. P. W. Tefft, 125 guests ; Metatoxet House, J. H. Caswell, 100 guests ; Narragansett House, E. S. Taylor, 50 guests. Besides these are the Mount Hope House, the Continental Hotel, the Mathewson House, the Delevan House, the Hotel Columbus, the Tower Hill House, the Ocean House, the Sea View House, the - Congdon House, and the Whalley House.
JAMESTOWN. - In the days before any Europeans had settled upon the shores of Narragansett Bay, Canonicus, the great sachem of the Narragansetts, had his royal residence on the island of Conan- icut. He ruled over all the tribes from the borders of Connecticut to Cape Cod, and was " a wise and peaceful prince, aiming to advance
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his race in the arts of civilized life, even before any contact with the English had made them acquainted with the means and appliances of civilization. When conquest had secured his kingdom, war was laid aside ; commerce and manufactures- limited and rude to be sure -were encouraged, and the Narragansetts became rich as well as strong, spreading the knowledge of their language and the customs of their tribe over a region of more than six hundred miles in extent." In his dominions the settlers of Rhode Island found a refuge from the oppression of their own countrymen. By the Indian chief they were always treated with kindness, and from him they received many grants of land. The jealousy engendered among the other colonies by his treatment of these " exiles for conscience sake," was a princi-
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pal cause of the subsequent misfortunes of his family and nation. . He died in June, 1647.
When Aquidneck was purchased from the Indians, only the grass upon the neighboring islands was conveyed in the deed ; the land still remained the property of the Indian tribe. In January, 1654-5, the town of Portsmouth appointed a committee to treat with New- . port as to the joint purchase of the islands. Two years later Conan- icut Island was purchased from the Indians by William Coddington and Benedict Arnold, Jr. In a short time others became associated with these as proprietors, and sturdy farmers, many of whose descen- dants still occupy the land, established their homes upon the island.
November 4, 1678, Conanicut was incorporated as a township under the name of Jamestown, so called in honor of King James I. The commission William Coddington obtained from the English Par-
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liament in 1651 gave him authority "to govern the islands of Rhode Island and Conanicut during his life." Towards the close of King Philip's War, when the Indi- ans were becoming disheartened, many of them went to Conanicut and deliv- ered themselves up to the Rhode Island
authorities. In 1704 the whole island was surveyed. Highways were laid out upon it, and the boundaries of the farms were more carefully defined than had been possible under the rude system of surveying which had prevailed before that time.
Conanicut is at the mouth of Narragansett Bay. It lies between the island of Rhode Island and the townships of North and South Kingstown on the main land. It is nine miles in length by about two in breadth, and is divided into two unequal parts by Mackerel Cove. The southern portion, which is much smaller than the other, was thought to resemble a beaver, and from that fancy its northern point was called Beaver Head, and its southern Beaver Tail. The light- house on this last named point was first established in 1749. The physical features of Conanicut are similar to those of the adjacent main land. Owing to the limited extent of the island, there are no streams to furnish water-power, consequently in early days there were no attempts at manufactures. Power for the working of grist- mills has been obtained by 'means of wind-mills. The principal occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture. Sheep-farming is car- ried on to some extent.
In the Revolutionary War the inhabitants suffered greatly. Dur- ing the years of the British occupation of Newport they were contin- ually exposed to the ravages of the English forces. Some continental troops were stationed for a time upon the island. By reason of their batteries they became so annoying to the enemy's vessels in the bay, that it became absolutely necessary to dislodge them. " A British force landed on Conanicut at the east ferry, and crossing the island,
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burned all the dwel- lings near the road, twelve in number, besides barns, plun- dering the inhabitants, and carrying off a quantity of live stock." After this raid many of the inhabitants fled to the main land, and did not return until the restoration of peace. In June, 1775, a packet was detained by the British frigate FOY REID PMV "Rose," and the de- Fort Dumplings. mand of the colonial authorities for its restoration was not only disregarded, but the ves- sel was converted into a tender for the frigate. Capt. Abraham Whipple, in command of a war sloop in the service of the colony, captured this tender after a sharp fight. The action occurred off' the Conanicut shore, and is said to have been the first naval fight of the Revolutionary War.
Ferries were early established between Conanicut and the main land on one side and the island of Rhode Island on the other. In the year 1700 they were both in operation, and in succeeding years additional accommodations were from time to time provided for the increasing travel. The colony purchased all the ferries in 1748, but two years afterwards ordered them to be sold at public auction. In 1872 the steam ferry now in operation was established between Newport and Jamestown. The "west ferry," from Conanicut to South Kings- 10 town, is run only as pas- sengers and business re- quire. At the east landing is a little hamlet; from it the principal thoroughfare of the island extends to the west landing. Near the Point Judith.
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east landing once stood a brick building that was occasionally used for a dancing-hall. A terrible accident prevented the last dance arranged to take place within its walls. Just at nightfall the party of gay young people left Newport in a sail-boat. The wind was rising at the time, but they paid no heed to it. When they were still at a considerable distance from the landing a tremendous gale was sweeping over the waters. A great wave swamped the boat, and. all on board were drowned. Into the hall that was to have resounded with the tread of their flying feet, slowly the pitying islanders bore the dripping corpses. No more parties were afterwards held within the building.
Jamestown also includes Dutch and Gould Islands. These are both quite small. The first is situated about midway between Conan- icut and the main land; its area is about three hundred acres. Before settlements were made at Providence or Newport it was used as a trading-station by the Dutch. It was purchased from the Indians in 1658, and for many years was a common pasturage for sheep and cattle. In 1864 it came into the possession of the United States gov- ernment. At that time the erection of extensive batteries designed to command the entrance to the bay were begun. The fortifications have not yet been completed. During the War of the Rebellion it was the rendezvous of the Fourteenth Regiment, Rhode Island Heavy Artillery. Dutch Island Harbor is one of the best havens of refuge on the New England coast. Hundreds of vessels flee to it each month for shelter. Gould Island, on the east side of Conanicut, is about one hundred acres in extent, and is the property of the New York Yacht Club.
Of late years Conanicut Island has begun to assume some impor- tance as a summer resort. Near the east ferry-landing many summer residences have been built, and considerable land in its neighbor- hood has been laid out in lots suitable for building purposes. . A tract of more than five hundred acres of land in the northern part of the island, now known as Conanicut Park, was purchased in 1873 by the Conanicut Park Association. The grounds have been tastefully laid out. During the summer the steamers of the Continental Steam- boat Company and the boat that runs from Wickford, touch at the park on their passages to and from Newport. From this park many beautiful views of the bay are obtained.
The following notice is taken from the Providence Daily Tribune of Jan. 10, 1857 : "James Howland, the last of the Rhode Island
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slaves, died at the residence of John Howland, James- town, R. I., on the 3d inst., at the ripe old age of one hun- dred years. He had always been a faith- ful servant in the Howland family. Up to the time of his death he retained all his faculties unim- paired, and on the night of Jan. 2 at- Block Island Light. tended to his usual duties about the house. On the morning of the 3d he rose, dressed himself, and was about to ascend the stairs from his chamber, when he fainted, and expired in a few moments."
The first religious services held on Conanicut were conducted by members of the Society of Friends. 'At one time the Quakers were very numerous. At present the houses of worship on the island are one Friends' meeting-house, two Baptist meeting-houses, and one Epis- copal chapel. This last is an outlying mission of one of the New- port churches.
" Circled by waters that never freeze, Beaten by billows and swept by breeze, Lieth the Island of Manisses."
BLOCK ISLAND, by which unromantic name the " Island of Man- isses " is known to us, lies thirty miles southwest of Newport, and twelve miles from the nearest main land, a solitary island exposed to the full fury of the storms which sweep the Atlantic. Its general · shape is that of a triangle, its greatest length being from northwest to southeast. There are three very noticeable features about this island, - its absolute destitution of forest trees, its hills, and its ponds. "Lonely and windshorn, woodforsaken,"- that is just the impression which one receives upon seeing it, an impression which is not in the least affected by the few fruit and shade trees around the cottages near the landing, all of which may be seen at a single glance. It is customary to say in explanation of this barrenness, that trees will not grow here on account of the bleak winds from the
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ocean. But Verrazani, who first reported the existence of the island in 1524, explicitly states that it was " covered with trees." The Rev. Samuel Niles, in an account of a sea-fight which took place off its shore in 1689, more than one hundred and fifty years later, says that the artillery echoed from the woods on shore. Besides these statements, there is ample historical evidence that for years after its first settlement, there was an abundance of timber upon the island. Of course, some of it was used for fuel and for building pur- poses, but there has never been any adequate explanation of the total extinction of the primeval forest. In 1874, the oldest inhabitants had no personal knowledge of the previous existence of forest trees upon the island.
Verrazani reported that the island was "full of hills." Of its remarkable surface, the Rev. S. T. Livermore gives the following graphic description. "No person ever saw the surface of the ocean more uneven than is the land of Block Island, excepting those who witnessed the flood in the days of Noah. Imagine several tidal waves moving in nearly the same direction, from west to east, each rising about one hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea, and their bases nearly touching each other ; and on the tops, sides and intervals of these, 'chop waves' in every conceivable shape and position, covering completely the tidal waves ; and when the reader has done this, he has an outline of the view under the observer's eye who stands in a good light upon Beacon Hill."
Nestled among these hills are numberless ponds, varying in size from the little ones in which the farmers' geese and ducks swim, to the " Great Pond " which covers a thousand acres. It is on the west side of the island and is separated from the sea by a narrow strip of land. It is fresh, although undoubtedly fed by the sea, which, ac- cording to Lord Bacon, "passing or straining through the sands leaveth its saltness." The highest and most beautiful of all the ponds is "Sands' Pond." It is situated more than one hundred feet above the sea, whose nearest point is more than a mile distant. The inter- est excited by its natural beauty is enhanced by the mysterious man- ner in which it is fed. No streams of any account flow into it, and yet, although having but few feet of average depth, it is never dry. The nature of the soil forbids the suggestion that it is fed from the higher land at the southeast, and there are no signs of volcanic ori- gin. Its waters are very clear, and fish are to be found in them. The whole number of ponds on the island which do not become dry once in ten years is not less than a hundred. -
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The aborigines of the island were the Manisses, who, notwith- standing their " soft-flowing" name, were a particularly warlike and turbulent tribe. They were constantly at odds with the neighboring tribes on the main land and Long Island. An incident of one of their wars with the Mohegans illustrates their ferocity and utter want of all soft feelings. They were on their way to the country of the Mo- hegans, some forty miles away. When but a short distance from their own shores, the moonlight revealed to them the canoes of the Mohegans, on their silent way to the shores of Manisses. Hastily turning back, they escaped unseen, and landing, hauled up their canoes on the shore, and concealed themselves until the enemy had landed. Hastening down to the shore, they waylaid the latter, stove their canoes into pieces, and drove them to the opposite side of the island, until they came to some cliffs which overhung a perpendicu- lar height of nearly two hundred feet. Here, penned in with the pitiless sea before, and the still more pitiless enemy behind, without shelter, food, or water, they all perished miserably.
That the Manisses did not make themselves particularly trouble- some to the first settlers, whom they far outnumbered and whom they could easily have destroyed at one fell swoop, was probably owing to the fact that at almost their first intercourse with the English, they were taught to stand in wholesome fear of the firearms, which, even when few in number, had proved so much more destructive than the multitude of their own arrows. In the year 1636, Captain Oldham, of Boston, visited the island on a friendly trading voyage. The contents of his boat tempted the cupidity of the natives, who deter- mined to get possession of them. " Having laid the plot, into the boat they came to trade, as they pretended ; watching their opportunities, knocked him on the head and martyred him most barbarously." When this became known in Boston, Governor Vane sent a hundred men under Capt. John Endicott, Captain Underhill and others, to mete out justice to them. They killed several of the Manisses, burned a good deal of property, and "peaseably departed," carrying with them such spoils as "well wrought mats" and " delightful baskets." This expedition only punished the islanders. It by no means conquered them. A second attack, by a company com- manded by Israel Stoughton, so far reduced them that Miantonomi, grand sachem of the Narragansetts, to whom the Manisses were tributary, acknowledged the claim of Massachusetts to the island by right of conquest. In 1658 it was transferred to John Endicott,
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Richard Bellingham, Daniel Denison, and William Hawthorne, who in 1660 sold it to a company of sixteen men. In the year 1672 it was incorporated as a town of Rhode Island, under the name of New Shoreham, a name which has not wholly succeeded in displacing that of its sturdy Dutch explorer, Adrian Block.
During the terrible French and Indian Wars, as also during the Revolution, its exposed condition laid it open to constant attacks and depredations. The inhabitants could expect but little aid from the settlers on the main land, who had all they could do to defend them- selves. But they fought their own battles bravely, and kept up stout hearts to the end. When the War of 1812 broke out, Block Island was proclaimed neutral. So well was this proclamation respected by the English, that the island did not suffer at all during the war. These were, in fact, halcyon days for the islanders, for not only were they exempt from military duty and taxes, but they also found a ready market for their produce on the English men-of-war which frequently anchored off their shores.
For the last twenty years the " Isle of the Manisses" has been steadily rising into prominence as a summer resort. Since the erec- tion of the government break-water, and the more frequent trips of steamboats consequent thereupon, several excellent hotels have been built, and the island has each season been crowded with summer visitors. The principal hotels are the Ocean View Hotel, Nicholas Ball, proprietor (accommodations for 350 guests), and the Spring House, B. B. Mitchell, proprietor (150 guests) ; among the other hotels are the Highland House; the United States Hotel; the Con- necticut House ; the Woonsocket House; the Central Hotel; the Bellevue House, and the Sea Side House.
Of the traditions which hang about this island, none is more fas- cinating, and at the same time more unreliable in its details, than that of the "Palatine." The versions of it are numerous, but the one most commonly received is that which Whittier has used as the foun- dation of his poem, the "Wreck of the Palatine." According to this version, the " Palatine," a Dutch trading-vessel, lured by false lights from her course, was driven ashore near Sandy Point during the equinoctial. The wreckers descended upon her, and after barba- rously murdering all on board, despoiled her, set her on fire, and watched her burn to the water's edge. Retribution soon overtook them, however, in the shape of a phantom ship which from time to time blazed up and burned itself out before their frightened gaze.
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This tradition places the early inhabi- tants in a very repulsive light, and the historian of the island has been at great pains to compare the different forms which it takes, and to sift all the attainable evidence in order to vindicate them from its unjust asper- sions. The result of his researches is as follows :
About one hundred and thirty years ago, the Dutch trading-vessel " Palatine " was either cast ashore, or else anchored here. She put ashore several sick and dying passengers. Most of these died, and were buried on the land now owned by Mr. Jere- New Shoreham - Block Island, miah C. Rose, where the " Palatine graves" are still to be seen. The ves- sel was neither wrecked nor burned, but in due time sailed away to other shores, and, according to the records of the Dutch Trading Company, was wrecked years after, in 1784, in the Bay of Bengal. Among the passen- gers left on the island was a low-bred woman called Kattern. She recov- ered and married a negro. She en- joyed the reputation of a witch and fortune-teller. Ignorant and vindic- tive, she gained considerable ascen- dency over others by fostering their superstitious fears. It is to her that the story of the burning of the." Pala- tine " is to be traced, she having taken this childish way of revenging herself upon its captain for leaving her upon this foreign shore. Undoubtedly the phenomenon which came to be known as the " Palatine Light" gave color to the story. That such a light has been seen is too well established to admit of doubt. Whether it
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suggested the tradition, or whether the tradition already in existence gained credence because of the light, no one can say. But it is quite certain that an unexplained light has been seen at various times off Sandy Point, where the vessel is said to have gone ashore, and been seen, not only by the islanders, but by credible witnesses on the main land. A suggestion that it is caused by an inflammable gas rising through the water, is the nearest approach to an explana- tion of its origin which has ever been attempted. Dr. Aaron C. Willey, in a letter to Dr. Samuel Mitchell, of New York City, gives a detailed account of this remarkable apparition, which he witnessed twice during a residence of several years upon the island. His residence was six miles from the shore, and shut in from it by high land. The sight was so familiar to the dwellers upon the shore, that they never thought of notifying those inland of its appearance. These are the reasons why he saw it but twice. He says :
" This curious irradiative rises from the ocean near the northern point of the island. Its appearance is nothing different from a blaze of fire. Whether it actually touches the water or only hovers over it is uncertain, for I am informed that no person has been near enough to decide accurately. It beams with various magnitudes, and appears to bear no more analogy to the ignis fatuus than it does to the aurora borealis. Sometimes it is small, resembling the light through a distant window, at others expanding to the highness of a ship with all her canvas spread. When large, it displays a pyramidical form, or three constant streams. In the latter case the three streams are somewhat blended together at the bottom, but separate and dis- tinct at the top, while the middle one rises higher than the other two. It may have the same appearance when small, but owing to distance and surrounding vapors cannot be clearly perceived. The light often seems to be in a constant state of insulation, descending by degrees until it becomes invisible, or resembles a lurid point, then shining anew, sometimes with a sudden blaze, at others by a gradual increas- ment to its former size. Often the instability regards the lustre only, becoming less and less bright until it disappears, or nothing but a pale outline can be discerned of its full size, then returning to its former splendor in the manner related. The duration of its greatest and least state of illumination is not commonly more than two or three minutes. This inconstancy, however, does not appear in every in- stance.
" After the radiance seems to be totally extinct it does not always
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return in the same place, but is not unfrequently seen shining at some considerable distance from where it disappeared. In this transfer of locality it seems to have no certain line of direction. When most expanded this blaze is generally wavering like the flame of a torch ; at one time it appears stationary, at another progressive. It is seen at all seasons of the year, and for the most part in the calm weather which precedes an easterly or southerly storm. It has, however, been noticed during a severe northwestern gale, and when no storm immediately followed. Its continuance is sometimes but transient, and it has been known to appear several nights in succession.
" This blaze actually emits luminous rays. A gentleman whose house is situated near the sea, informs me that he has known it to illu- minate considerably the walls of his room through the windows. This happens only when the light is within half a mile of the shore, for it is often seen blazing at six or seven miles distant, and strangers suppose it to be a vessel on fire."
That this phenomenon has no connection with the ship " Palatine," except in the distempered and easily inflamed imaginations of the ignorant and superstitious, no one would have the hardihood to doubt. And yet, who is there that willingly, even under the pres- sure of the most reasonable of reasons, casts aside his belief in the traditions endeared to him by age and constant repetition? Let us still seem to believe that the Palatine Light is the Palatine Light, although in our inmost consciousness we are well assured that it is not.
" Nor looks nor tones a doubt betray,
' It is known to us all,' they quietly say;
' We, too, have seen it in our day.'"
INDEX.
Abbott's Run, 137. Aldrich Jas., of Scituate, 166. Ancient Narragansett, 280. Angell's Tavern in Scituate, 170. Angell Thomas, 186.
Apponaug, 235. Arnolds of Woonsocket, 141.
Arnold, Collector of E. Greenwich, 240. Aspinwall William, 61. Awashonks, the Squaw Sachem, 66. Barker Isaac, 59. BARRINGTON, 98. Barton Major William, 63.
Baulston William, 61. Beale Richard, 159.
Berkeley Dean, 28, 55.
Blackstone Rev. William, 25, 135. Block Adrian, 21. BLOCK ISLAND, 295.
Brenton Family The, 23, 24, 34, 35. BRISTOL, 77. British Occupation of Newport, 45. Brooks' Pasture 96. Browns The of Providence, 122, 225. Brown University, 224.
Bull Henry, 24, 61. Burges Tristam, 107. Burrill James, 154.
BURRILLVILLE, 153.
Burton Stephen, 85.
Buttonwood Beach, 235. Byfield Nathaniel, 85. Cabot Sebastian, 18. Canonicus, 290. Carbuncle Hill, 238. Carder Richard, 61. Carolina Mills, 272. Carr Capt. Caleb, 98. Central Falls, 131. Channing William Ellery, 42. CHARLESTOWN, 267. Church Capt. Benjamin, 66. Clams and Clam-bakes, 105. Clarke John, 24, 61. Clarke Jeremy, 24. Coddington William, 24, 25, 33, 61. Coggeshall John, 24, 61.
Cold Winter (of 1779-80), 205. Collins Henry of Newport, 42. Commerce of Bristol, 90. Commerce of Providence, 210. Comstock Samuel, Woonsocket, 141. Conanicut Island, 291. Coronation Rock, 267.
Cotton Manufactures, Development and Growth, 120, 125.
COVENTRY, 238. CRANSTON, 173.
Crowne John, the Poet, 85.
CUMBERLAND, 135.
Diman Prof. J. L., Oration, 65.
Dixons of Westerly, 265.
Dorr War The, 161.
Drowne Solomon, 164. Dutch Island, 294.
Dyre William, 24, 61.
Early Fashions, Amusements, etc., 203.
EAST GREENWICH, 239.
Easton Nicholas, 23, 24.
EAST PROVIDENCE, 104.
Education in Bristol, 86.
EXETER, 249. Factory Villages and Operatives, 126. Fairfield John, 260.
First Baptist Church; Providence, 206.
First Coach in Providence, 204.
First Cong. Church, Providence, 225. Forger's Cave, 155.
FOSTER, 163. Foster Theodore, 164.
" Four Chimney House " at Hammer- smith, 34. Freeborne William, 61. French at Newport, 46. Freshet at Woonsocket, 142.
Fruit Hill, 132.
" Gaspee " The Capture of the, 233. Gaspee Point, 176. GLOCESTER, 158. Gorton Samuel, 227.
Gosnold Bartholomew, 20. Grace Church, Providence, 225. Gray Edward, 72. Great Awakening, The, 260.
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Great Estates, 279. Great Swamp Fight, 276. Greene Nathaniel, 233, 239. Harris Edward, 144. Harris Gideon, of Scituate, 166. Harris Dr. Stephen, 236. Harris William, 186, 194. Harrison Peter, the Architect, 42, 43. Hazard, T., 23, 24. Helme Lieut. William, 75. 1 Hessian Soldiers, 45. " Hessian Storm " The, 46. Holden Randall, 61. Honeyman Rev. Mr., 28. Hopkins Commodore Esek, 168, 210. Hopkins Governor Stephen, 168. HOPKINTON, 253. Howard Family of Foster, 164. Hutchinson Edward, 61. Hutchinson William, 61. Indian Burying-Grounds and Relics, 270, 271. JAMESTOWN, 290. Jenks Family of Pawtucket, III. Jews of Newport, 31. Jewish Cemetery at Newport, 32. JOHNSTON, 170. King Charles Bird, 42. King Philip's War, 81. Lechmere Nicholas, 159. Lee Rev. Jesse, 226. Leif Ericson, 18, 77. Lewis Family of Hopkinton, 253. Lillibridge James, 250. LINCOLN, 133. LITTLE COMPTON, 66. Longbottom James, 260. Long Wharf at Newport, 28. Lonsdale, 132.
" Macdonough," Bristol Privateer, 98. Malbone Godfrey, 39. Manisses Indian Tribe, 297. Manisses Island of, 295. Manning Dr. James, 206, 223. Mason Captain John, 260. Massasoiet, 80, 93. Massasoiet's Spring, 92. Mathewson John, 166. Maxson Jonathan, 274. McSparran Dr. James, 282. Methodists in Providence, 226. Miantonomi, 190. MIDDLETOWN, 54. Miles Rev. John, 99, 102.
Mosher Hugh, 260. Mount Hope, 77. Murray James, 250. Narragansett Dairies, 280.
Narragansett Indians, 268.
Narragansett Pacers, 282.
Narragansett Pier, 290.
Nayatt Point, 103.
NEWPORT, 23.
Newport Belles in last Century, 49.
Newport Literary Club, 41. Newport Scenery, 52. NEW SHOREHAM, 295. Niantic Indians, 256.
Nichols John, 159.
" Nine Men's Misery," 140. Ninigrets The, 257.
Nooseneck Valley, 248.
NORTH AND SOUTH KINGSTOWN, 275.
NORTH PROVIDENCE, 119, 132.
NORTH SMITHFIELD, 152.
Northmen The, 18, 77.
Northmen's Rock The, 79.
Oakland Beach, 235.
Ocean Cottage, 104.
Old Factory at Pawtucket, 123.
Old Forge at Woonsocket, 142.
Oldham Captain of Boston, 297. Old Stone Mill at Newport, 54.
Old Watson House at Barrington, 102.
Oliver, Nathaniel, 85. .
Orchards, 25, 137.
Palatine Light, 299 .. Palatine, Wreck of the, 298.
PAWTUCKET, III.
Pawtucket Bridges, 131.
Pawtucket Water Works, 132.
Pawtucket Falls, 114, 117, 118. Pawtuxet, 176.
Peage, 267.
Philip of Pokanoket, 80. Pierce's Fight, 113. Pigot Galley Capture of, 75. Pirates, 29, 37.
Pocasset, 72. Porter John, 6.
PORTSMOUTH, 60.
Potter Simeon of Bristol, 234.
Prescott Capture of, 62. Prospect Terrace, 222.
PROVIDENCE, 179.
Providence Water Works, 177. Quakers in R. I., 195, 245, 295. Queen Esther, 267.
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PICTURESQUE RHODE ISLAND.
Quonocontaug Pond, 259. Redwood Abraham, 41. Redwood Library, 41. Restoration Procession The, 35. Rhode Island Coal, 66. Rhodes Zachariah, 164.
RICHMOND. Riveira Abraham, 32. Riveira J. R., 31.
Robinson Unfortunate Hannah, 284.
Rochambeau, French General, 28, 48. Rocky Point, 234.
Roger Williams Park, 208.
Roman Catholic Church, 226.
Salsbury Edward of Burrillville, 156. Sam Patch, 119.
Sanford John, 61.
Savage Thomas, ,61. Sayles W. F., 225.
Saylesville, 132.
SCITUATE, 165.
Wallum Lake, 154.
Wanton Family of Newport, 36.
Ward Family in Westerly, 265.
WARREN, 92.
Warren Ship-yards and Ships, 98.
WARWICK, 227.
Washington Bridge, 107.
Washington at Newport, 28.
Watch Hill, 261.
Watson Family of Barrington, 102.
Weetamoe. Queen of Pocasset, 72. Westcott Robert, 164.
WESTERLY, 256.
Westerly Granite, 263.
WEST GREENWICH, 247.
Whale Fishery, 97, 217.
Whalley Theophilus, 248.
Whipple Capt. Abraham, 293.
Wickes Francis, 186. Wickford, 276.
Wilbore Samuel, 61. -
Wilkesbarre Pier, 110.
Wilkinson Jemima, 243.
Wilkinson Joseph of Scituate, 167.
Wilkinson Family, Pawtucket, 115, 123.
Willett Captain Thomas, 99, 100.
Williams Miss Betsey, 208. Williams Roger, 24, 179.
Wind-mills of Portsmouth, 65.
Talbot Major Silas, 75.
Thames Street, Newport, 25. Thornton Elisha, 147. Thorfinn Karlsefni, 78.
TIVERTON, 72.
Tory Exiles at Glocester, 159. Touro, the Jewish Family, 32. Tourtellotte Abram, 158. Transit of Venus, 205. Traveling Conveniences, 204. Trinity Church, Newport, 43. Tyrker, 78. Universalist Church, Providence, 226.
Upton's Pottery, East Greenwich, 241.
" Vacant Land Tract," 246. Vaughn William, 164, 260. Verin Joshua, 186. Vernon Thomas, 159.
Verrazani, 19. Vester, the Negro Swimmer, 262.
" Vinland, the Good," 18. Visits to Massasoiet, 94. Walker John, 61.
Walley John, 85.
Scrivens James, 246.
September Gale of 1815, 30, 209.
Shannock Ford, 272.
Shawomet, 227.
Shay's Rebellion, 160.
Shearman Philip, 61.
Silver Spring, 104.
Slater H. N., 225.
Slater Samuel, 122.
Slave Pens, 30.
Slaves and Slave Elections, 281, 295.
Slave Trade, 88.
Smith John of Burrillville, 156.
Smith John of Providence, 186.
SMITHFIELD, 149.
Smith Richard Narragansett, 275, 279. Snorri Thorfinnson, 18. Spragues of Cranston, 174. Squantum, 104.
Stage Coaches, 2 16. Stanton Family of Charlestown, 271. Stanton Robert, 260. State Farm The, 176.
Steamboats, 215. St. John's Church, Providence, 225. St. Paul's Church, Narragansett, 284. Stuart Gilbert Charles, 43, 286. Superstitions, etc., 254. Swansea " Ranks," 99.
Woodley Rev. R. D., 226. Woonasquatucket Reservoirs, 150.
WOONSOCKET, 14I.
Woonsocket Churches, 146.
"Yankee," Bristol Privateer, 88.
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