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Upon consideration whereof, be it enacted by the General Assembly, and by the authority thereof it is enacted, that the said proprietors of the Long Wharf, in Newport, be, and they are hereby fully permitted and allowed to set up and keep a ferry from said Long Wharf, in Newport, aforesaid, to James- town, for transporting of persons and things, upon the same terms and under the same restrictions as the other two ferries in Newport, aforesaid, are granted ; and to commence at the expiration of the present leases of the said other two ferries.
God save the King.
Letter from the Duke of Newcastle, to Governor Wanton.
Whitehall, March 14th, 1745-6.
Sir :- His Majesty having determined to omit nothing, that might be necessary for the sceurity, and defence of Louisbourg; and there having been great reason to apprehend that an attempt might be made upon it, by the French, early in the spring, the King was pleased to order two regiments to be sent thither from Gibraltar, which it is hoped, may be arrived there, before this time.
His Majesty has also ordered another regiment to be sent from hence, to Louis- bourg ; part of which, are now going on board two sixty gun ships, that are ready to sail ; and the remainder will proceed to Louisbourg, with the convoy, that will to from hence, in about a fortnight.
Rear Admiral Warren having desired His Majesty's leave to resign the govern- nent of Louisbourg, on account of the ill state of his health, His Majesty has been leased to appoint Commodore Knowles to succeed him ; and I am commanded by His Majesty, to recommend it to you, in the strongest manner, that, in case Mr. Knowles should have occasion to apply to you for assistance, for the better main- enance and support of the garrison at Louisbourg, either by raising any number f men, to reinforce that garrison, or in any other manner, that shall be thought ›roper, you should use your utmost endeavors to furnish him with it.
And as Mr. Warren will have the command of a squadron of His Majesty's ships, in North America, and will have received His Majesty's orders, to concert with Gov. Shirley, whether it may be practicable, to make an attempt upon any other of the french settlements in North America, His Majesty has commanded me to signify o you his pleasure, that in case it shall be judged advisable to undertake any such ;ttempt, and, in order thereto, to raise a body of land forces in North America, you should, in that case, take proper measures for raising such a body of men, with- n the colony of which you are Governor, as may be practicable, to make part of uch force ; and to act in such manner, as shall be agreed on.
I need say nothing to persuade you to exert your utmost endeavors in the per- ormance of a service which may be of such great importance to the security of His Majesty's dominions in North America ; the safety and protection of which, His Majesty has so much at heart.
I am, sir, you most obedient humble servant,
To the Governor of Rhode Island.
HOLLES NEWCASTLE.
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The Duke of Newcastle, to the Governor and Company of Rhode Island.
Whitehall, April 9, 1746.
Gentlemen :- I am commanded to acquaint you, that His Majesty has been pleased to order five battallions of his troops, under the command of Lieutenant General St. Clair, to go from hence, as soon as possible, with a sufficient convoy of men-of-war, to Louisbourg, in order to be employed together with the regiment of Major General Frampton, which has been some time ordered to embark for Louis- bourg, and with the two regiments sent thither from Gibraltar; and also with such troops as shall be levied for that purpose, in North America, for the immediate re- duction of Canada.
And I am commanded by His Majesty to signify his pleasure to you, (as I shall do to the other Governors of the said colonies,) that you should forthwith make the neces- sary dispositions for raising as many men as the shortness of the time will permit, within your government, to be employed in conjunction with His Majesty's regular forces, on this important service. It is to be hoped Lieutenant General St. Clair, will be able to sail from hence, with the troops under his command, the latter end of this month, or the beginning of May.
It is the King's intention that the troops to be raised in North America, should consist of companies of one hundred men each ; and that the troops to be raised in Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut, should ren- dezvous at Louisbourg, as soon as possible, in order to proceed under the command of such officer as shall be appointed by Lieut. General St. Clair, and under convoy of His Majesty's fleet, to the river of St. Lawrence, and proceed up the river im- mediately to Quebec, with such ships of war, sloops, and other armed vessels, to be furnished by the provinces, as Rear Admiral Warren, who will have the command of the squadron to be employed in this expedition, shall appoint.
You will therefore use the utmost expedition in raising as many men as possible, within the Province of Rhode Island, and take the proper measures for their arriv- ing at Louisbourg, before the time Lieut. General St. Clair may be expected there. You will also appoint proper officers to command the men you shall be able to raise ; for which purpose, a number of blank commissions will be sent you by the next conveyance ; and you will transmit to Rear Admiral Warren, at Louisbourg, accounts, directed to Mr. St. Clair, of what you shall have been able to do.herein.
You will assure the troops that shall be raised, as well officers as soldiers, that they will immediately enter into His Majesty's pay ; the officers, from the time they shall engage in His Majesty's service, and the soldiers from the respective days on which they shall enlist ; and that they shall come in for a share of any booty to be taken from the enemy ; and be sent back to their respective habitations, when this service shall be over, unless any of them shall desire to settle elsewhere.
As to the article of arms and elothing for the men to be raised, His Majesty has commanded me to recommend it to you and the other Governors, to take care that the soldiers may be provided with them ; and His Majesty has authorized and empowered Lieut. General St. Clair to make a reasonable allowance for de- fraying that expense.
You will recommend it to the council and Assembly, to provide a sufficient num-
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ber of transports to carry the troops to be raised in Rhode Island to Louisbourg, and from thence, up the river of St. Lawrence, and a sufficient quantity of provi- sions for their subsistence ; and also to provide as many armed vessels as can be got, to serve in the expedition, under the command of Rear Admiral Warren.
I am ordered by His Majesty, to recommend it to you, to make the strictest in- quiry for any persons that may be acquainted with the navigation of the river of St. Lawrence; and if you can find any such, you will engage them at any rate, to serve as pilots on board His Majesty's fleet ; and you will send them as soon as possible, to Louisbourg, for that purpose.
I am, sir, your most obedient humble servant, HOLLES NEWCASTLE.
To the Governor and Company, of Rhode Island.
Proceedings of the General Assembly, held for the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, at Newport, the 6th day of May, 1746.
The Hon. Gideon Wanton, Governor. The Hon. William Robinson, Deputy Governor.
ASSISTANTS.
Mr. Benjamin Haszard,
Mr. James Arnold,
Mr. Gideon Cornell,
Capt. William Rice,
Mr. William Rhodes,
Mr. Ephraim Gardner,
Mr. Daniel Howland,
Mr. Jeremiah Niles.
Mr. Gideon Durfey,
Mr. Peter Bours, speaker, and Mr. Josias Lyndon, clerk.
The following are admitted freemen of the colony :
Of Newport, Constant Bailey, William Heffernan, Jr., Oliver White, Samuel Easton, Jr., John Pont, Jared Caswell, John Warren, son of Joseph ; Thomas Creman, George Wanton, Jr., William Woodward, Gindifer Lindie, John Mundon, John Channing, John Pike, David Moore, Randall Eldred, Clark
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. Brown, Alexander Swan, William Stoddard, James Nichol'. John Coddington, son of Nathaniel ; John Chadwick, Samuel Freebody, Jonathan Heath, Daniel Vaughan, Stephen Hookey, Jr., George Shearman, Peter Cozens, James Nixon, Gideon Wanton, Jr., James Hill and Patrick Grant.
Of Providence, Henry Paget, Jeremiah Jenckes, John Maw- ney, James Brown, John Dexter, Jr., Edward Serle, James Greene, Peter Randall, Job Hawkins, Joshua Turner, Jr., Peter Tift, Jr., Thomas Kinnicut, William Potter, Arthur Fenner, Jr., Jonathan Pike, John Scott, John Scott, Jr., Thomas Olney, son of William ; John Tripp, Joseph Bartlett, Thomas Field, the 3d, Thomas Whipple, Jr., William Alverson, James Hoyle, Ste- phen Olney, John Alverson, Elisha Arnold, Richard Olney, Christopher Brown and Jonathan Burlingame.
Of Portsmouth, Job Almy and Daniel Howland.
Of Warwick, John Holdon, son of Charles ; Toleration Har- ris, Edward Casey, Benjamin Greene, son of William ; James Arnold, son of James ; Benjamin Talman, Eleazer Whipple, Thomas Greene, Daniel Fish, Thomas Arnold, Nathaniel Ar- nold, Israel Arnold, son of Elisha ; Nicholas Battey, Thomas Colegrove, Caleb Arnold, Samuel Remington, Samuel Whit. man and Samuel Basset.
Of Westerly, Joseph Pendleton, Jr., John Hill, Ezekiel Bur- dick, Isaac Babcock, Joseph Hiscox, Thomas Sisson, Jr., Jere- miah Clarke, John McCarter, Reynolds Borden, Ebenezer Bur- dick, Joseph Sanders, Samuel Champlin, Card Forster, John Worden and James Clarke.
Of New Shoreham, Henry Willis.
Of North Kingstown, Benjamin Watson, Christopher Hall, Nicholas Northup, Jr., Josiah Northup, son of Henry ; Samuel Kingsley, Henry Tibbets, Joseph Jess, Joseph Havens, Job Gardner, Samuel Brown, Edward Gardner, John Hammond and Anthony Dixon.
South Kingstown, William Congdon, son of Joseph ; Paul Niles, George Hassard, son of George, deceased ; Stephen Has- sard, Jr., Latham Clarke, Peter Boss. William Smith, Thomas
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Gardner, Jeremiah Wilcox, William Browning, Jr., Nicholas Watson, Job Reynolds, Joshua Card, Samuel Barber, Moses Barber, Ebenezer Tift and Samuel Whaley.
Of East Greenwich, Joseph Edwards, Richard Weaver, Wm. Hamilton, Thomas Nichols, son of James ; Joseph Hookey, Francis Hopkins, Samuel Basset, Ebenezer Sweet, Rufus Spen- cer, Joseph Spencer, Henry Gardner, John Roberts, James Fowler, Thomas Fry, the 3d, John Wall and Josiah Jones.
Of Jamestown, George Franklin, Joseph Battey and John Remington, son of Gershom.
Of Smithfield, Joshua Phillips, Moses Man, John Comstock, Jr., Cornelius Walling, Abraham Scott, Jeremiah Arnold, Jr., Amos Arnold, John Man, Jr., Jonathan Reed, and Winchester Matthewson.
Of Scituate, Eliakim Durfey, Stephen Smith, John Seamans, Anthony Sprague, Jr., Samuel Smith, William Wright, Jona- than Pray, Jonah Hopkins, Charles Hopkins, Samuel Daley, William Seamans, Nicholas Edwards, George Wilbore, William, Edwards, Henry Jones, Samuel Dickens, Goliah Williams> Thomas Lea, Oliver Perkins, Thomas Ailesworth, John Semans Anthony Sprague, Jr., and Stephen Smith.
Of Glocester, Zechariah Jenckes, Jeremiah Steare, Jonah Steere, Richard Plummer, Joseph Grover, Benjamin Comings, Samuel Short, Jr., Enos Grover, Nehemiah Bello, Jr., Abraham Smith, John Allen, Isaac Hicks and Peleg Chace.
Of Charlestown, Samuel Irish, Jarith Mumford, David Ke- nian, Jr., Thomas Potter, Daniel Kenion, Enoch Kenion, Joseph Halloway, Enoch Kezion, Jr., Joseph Kenion, Jr., Rob- ert Austin, John Enos, Jr., John Enos, the 3d, William King, Isaac Stiles and John Hake.
Of West Greenwich, Gideon Elles, Shebna Spink, Thomas Draper, Jr., Harrison Weaver, Benjamin Anderson, and William Reynolds.
Of Coventry, John Wood, John Leston, Isaac Greene and Caleb Greene.
Of Exeter, James Ilyams, son of Benjamin ; Job Herring-
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ton, Jr., Daniel Barber, Stephen Sweet, Benjamin Lawton, Wil- liam Wilcox, Caleb Robins and Samuel Codner.
Of Middletown, George Lawton and John Weaver.
Proceedings of the General Assembly held for the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, at Newport, the first Wednesday in May, 1746.
The Hon. Gideon Wanton, Governor.
The Hon. William Robinson, Deputy Governor.
With the assistants and deputies from the several towns.
DEPUTIES.
Newport.
Mr. Samuel Wickham, Mr. Peter Bours,
Mr. Thomas Cranston, Capt. George Wanton, Mr. Jonathan Nichols, Mr. James Sheffield. Providence.
Mr. George Brown, Mr. Joseph Sheldon, Mr. Stephen Hopkins, Mr. Henry Harris. Portsmouth.
Mr. Benjamin Tucker, Mr. Jonathan Freeborn, Mr. David Anthony, Capt. Jeremiah Lawton. Warwick.
Major Joseph Stafford, Mr. Charles Holdon, Mr. Stephen Low, Mr. Samuel Gorton.
Westerly. Mr. William Hern, Mr. Silas Greenman. New Shoreham. Capt. Edward Sands, Mr. Nathaniel Littlefield. North Kingstown. Mr. George Tibbetts, Mr. Job Tripp. South Kingstown. Capt. Robert Hassard, Mr. William Potter. East Greenwich. Mr. John Spenser, Mr. Thomas Fry, Jr. Jamestown. Mr. Thomas Carr, Mr. John Eldred. Smithfield. Mr. Thomas Steere, Mr. David Comstock.
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DEPUTIES.
Scituate. Capt. Job Randall,
Mr. Charles Harris. Glocester. Mr. Richard Steere.
Mr. Walter Phetteplace. Charlestown. Mr. Richard Barley,
Mr. Samuel Perry. West Greenwich. Mr. Caleb Carr, Mr. Thomas Streight.
Coventry. Mr. Robert Greene, Mr. Benjamin Nichols. Exeter. Mr. John Reynolds,
Mr. Nicholas Gardner. Middletown. Mr. Robert Nichols, Mr. John Taylor.
Mr. Peter Bours, speaker, and Mr. Josias Lyndon, elerk.
The following officers declared elected, were duly engaged.
The Hon. William Greene, Governor. The Hon. Joseph Whipple, Deputy Governor.
ASSISTANTS.
Col. John Cranston,
Mr. Abraham Redwood,
Mr. John Comstock,
Mr. Robert Gibbs,
Mr. Stephen Brownell,
Mr. Robert Lawton,
Mr. James Arnold,
Mr. Philip Greene,
Mr. Daniel Coggeshall,
Mr. Jeoffrey Watson.
SECRETARY. Mr. James Martin.
ATTORNEY GENERAL. Mr. Daniel Updike.
GENERAL TREASURER. Mr. John Gardner.
An Act for fitting out the colony sloop Tartar, in order to guard this coast. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of this colony, and
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by the authority of the same, that the colony sloop Tartar be immediately fitted out with a number of men, not exceeding ninety, exclusive of the captain, lieutenants, master, mate, gun. ner, doctor and captain's clerk ; and that the commissary fur- nish said sloop with a sufficient quantity of warlike stores and provisions, according to law ; and that the captain be ac- countable for said stores ; and that said sloop cruise as far eastward as Martha's Vineyard, and as far westward as Sandy Hook ; and as far from the land as His Honor, the Governor, shall think necessary, to answer the end of said cruise.
And that she continue cruising till the 1st day of October and as much longer as His Honor, the Governor, with the ad. vice of his council, shall think necessary ; and that in all other respects, not herein particularly mentioned, the act passed in the year 1744, for the fitting out said sloop, &c., be conformed to; and that a bounty of forty shillings be given to each man that shall enlist on board said sloop.
And that His Honor, the Governor, immediately write to His HIonor, the Governor of the colony of Connecticut, requesting that their colony sloop may join with the said sloop Tartar, in cruising, agrecably to the above mentioned act.
An Act for the supply of Fort George with thirty soldiers, stating their monthly wages, and weekly allowance.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly, and by the authori- ty thereof, that the captain of Fort George, as soon as may be, enlist thirty men to serve as soldiers, at said Fort, at the wages of £8 per month, and 15s. per week, board wages, they finding themselves provisions ; and that in case a sufficient number of men do not enlist in fifteen days from the date hereof, that the field officers of the county of Newport, by a warrant from His Honor, the Governor, cause so many men as will make up that number, to be impressed within the county of Newport, for that purpose.
An Act appointing commissioners to treat with the commissioners that are, or shall be appointed by the neighboring governments about our mutual defence, against the common enemy.
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Whereas, application hath been made to this colony, by the Governors of the Provinces of New York and the Massachu- setts Bay, for appointing commissioners to treat with such com. missioners as are, or shall be appointed by the neighboring governments, touching our mutual security, defence and con- duct during the present war ;-
Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, that two commissioners be appointed by this colony ; and that when His Honor, the Governor, shall receive advice from the other governments of the time and place of the intended congress, he immediately direct said commission- ers to attend said congress, for the purpose aforesaid, who are to make report of their proceedings, with their opinions there- upon, that such measures may be jointly taken with the several governments as shall be judged most expedient; and that His Honor, the Governor, advise His Excellency, George Clinton, Esq., Governor of the Province of New York, and His Excel- lency, William Shirley, Esq., Governor of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, of the resolution of this Assembly.
Voted and resolved, that the act passed at the session of this Assembly, held in February last, entitled " An act directing how, and in what manner the money raised for the building a bridge at Weybosset, in Providence, shall be disposed of for supporting said bridge," be, and it is hereby repealed ; and that the committee appointed to build said bridge, go on and do the same as soon as conveniently may be, not exceed- ing the charge of £3,000, which is appropriated to that use, and to render an account of their proceedings to the General Assembly, when demanded.
Voted and resolved, that His Honor, the Governor, write to General Pepperell and Admiral Warren, requesting of them that all the officers and soldiers which were sent to Cape Bret- on, in the pay of this colony, be discharged immediately ; and that in his letter to Admiral Warren, he particularly request that Messrs. Seth Harvey and Ezekiel Hubbard, with such other seamen as went with them from this colony, to man the ship Vigilant, be also forthwith discharged, (agreeably to the Ad- VOL. V. 22
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miral's promise ;) and that His Honor, the Governor, also write to the commanding officers of the two companies, which went to Cape Breton, that they send back to this colony all their soldiers that have not enlisted into the King's service, together with the provisions, goods, small arms and every other article be- longing to this colony, by the first opportunity that presents ; and that he also notify them of Capt. Jordan's promising to take them in, if there be no opportunity sooner ; and that he write to the said Messrs. Harvey and Hubbard, informing them of what he writes the Admiral.
Voted and resolved, that Abraham Redwood, Esq., Messrs. Peter Bours and Stephen Hopkins, or the major part of them, be, and they are hereby appointed a committee to inquire into the circumstances of a representation made to this General As- sembly, relating to some English prisoners now confined at the Havana, and make report thereon to the next session of this Assembly.
And that Capt. John Dennis, commander of the privateer brigantine Defiance, together with the owners of said brigan- tine, to which vessel the said persons in captivity did belong, be cited to appear at the next session of this Assembly, to answer to the aforesaid affair ; and that His Honor, the Governor, be, and he is hereby requested, not to give any commission to said Capt. John Dennis, for a privateering voyage, until his said owners, or some other substantial persons will give sufficient security, to answer to the aforesaid affair, in behalf of said Capt. John Dennis.
Voted, that Messrs. Stephen Hopkins and William Ellery, be, and they are hereby chosen commissioners, to meet with the commissioners that are, or shall be chosen by the neighbor- ing governments, in order to treat about our mutual security in time of war.
God save the King.
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Admiral Warren and Gen. Pepperell to Governor Wanton.
Louisbourg, May 6th, 1746.
Sir :- The weak condition of this garrison, by sickness, put us under a necessity of applying to Your Honor, by our joint letter of 25th of January last, for a reinforce- ment as early as possible, this spring ; lest we should be disappointed in the troops in- tended for our relief, from Gibraltar ; but as they happily arrived here 21st of last month, and as the sickness is greatly abated in the garrison, we flatter ourselves that if the colonies, who are, as well as our mother country, greatly interested in the safety and prosperity of this acquisition, will forward the raising and transporting levies, so as to keep the four regiments appointed for its protection, complete, we shall have no further occasion to put them to any trouble or expense for the defence of this conquest.
But as we find that the two Gibraltar regiments do not consist of above twelve hundred men, officers and all, including two companies and a quarter, yet expected in a transport from New York ; and that (besides the old troops, for whose speedy dismission you are sensible the faith of the governments to which they respectively belong, is engaged, and our promise also,) we have not above four hundred men belonging to the new American regiments, including those that have enlisted here, and that have been sent from New England, which makes in all but about sixteen hundred men.
We hope the levies will go on well in all the colonies, that it may be in our power to keep their and our faith with the old troops ; and as the good of His Maj- esty's service is so greatly interested herein, we doubt not but your government will afford their best assistance, by encouraging the enlistments among them, and transporting what men may be raised, by such vessels as may be bound here, from your government.
We shall send home, by every opportunity, as many of the old troops belonging to the several colonies, (whose health or other necessities most require it,) as the ar- rival of the levies for the new regiments, and the other circumstances of the garri- son will admit of.
We are Your Honor's very humble servants,
To the Hon. Gideon Wanton.
P. WARREN, WM. PEPPERELL.
Proceedings of the General Assembly, held for the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, at Newport, the 2d day of June, 1746.
The Hon. William Greene, Governor.
The Hon. Joseph Whipple, Deputy Governor.
With the assistants and deputies from the several towns.
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An Act for raising forces for His Majesty's service, in the ex- pedition against Canada.
Whereas, His Majesty has been pleased to signify to this colony, by a letter from His Grace, the Duke of Newcastle, his royal intentions to employ a considerable body of his troops, under the command of Lieutenant General St. Clair, with a sufficient squadron of men-of-war, under the command of Rear Admiral Warren, for the reduction of Canada, to his obedience ; and that it is his pleasure this colony should forthwith raise as many men as the shortness of the time will permit, and send them to the general rendezvous, at Louisbourg ; and this gov- ernment being willing to give all possible evidence of their loy- alty and gratitude to His Majesty, and zeal for his service, in this important expedition, so wisely formed, to enlarge the do- minions and commerce of Great Britain, and so absolutely ne- cessary for the security and happiness of all His Majesty's subjects, in North America ;-
Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of said colony, and by the authority thereof it is hereby enacted, that three companies of able bodied soldiers be forthwith raised in this colony, consisting of one hundred men each, (including the officers,) immediately to enter into His Majesty's service, and to be transported with all expedition, to Louisbourg, to join Ilis Majesty's other forces expected there, for the carrying on said expedition against Canada ; and that each able bodied man that shall enlist in the aforesaid service, shall have given him as an encouragement, from said colony, a bounty of £50, in bills of public credit, of the old tenor ; and shall have given him a suit of clothes to the value of £20, old tenor; and be furnished with a small arm and cartouch box, over and above His Majesty's pay, and the share of booty taken.
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