Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-11-28

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gain for il the royal good will and favour, fol
to mo. the region Of Rhode Island hath man,
charms. and there, provided. ] can Obtain the
measure Of my wishes, will I settle for life'
and take with me, my young and Interesting
family.
he Roscbcila, transport, as we have before
said. sailed from the port Of NewtYork, on the
18th day of February l7l3, and favouring
gales attending her. she was waited across the
Atlantic, in less than twenty days, and on the
fourth Of March, cast anchor in the Downs,
and ConsaIyio, in obedience to his instructions
proceeded Immediately to London, and with
as little delay as possible, forwarded tire petit
ION Of the oolonists to his royal Majesty George
the second of England; who, was gracionsly
pleased to grant it, and directed that The Kos
abelIa, should sail Immediately for Rhode-Isl-
and. The intelligence was cheering and graft
flying to Gonsalvio, and having taken on board
his supplies, he collected his family, and en-
barsed, in the month Of April, for the colonies
Of North America, and as fla good ia'es at
ended him, he arrived in the N%arraganse'
Bay, about, the tsnth of May. and by his pr9s-
euce and the good things he furnished, re-an'
mated the latent spirits Of tie half-fa'nsh he'd
colonis,s, and filed their bosoms with fresh
hopes.
Gousalvio. was not insensiblc, that his time
" appearance among a people, who were al
ready half furnished and dependent, would give
him no small inhuencc; and having failed IN his
attempts at desperate enterprise in Europe he
resolved 10 make good his former mischances,
by some daring enterprise in Amerlcn.
Possessed of abundant means TO relieve the
disircsscs Of the colonists, he made the most
OF them ,.and travelling from one corner OF tins
State to the other, he distributed the benciae
lions of the second George Of England with a
liberal hand, and impressed upon the minds Of
the credulous colonisis, an opinion, thatihe was
Their friend and benefactor.
His popularity was already, fully established.
and having located himself and family on .
delightful tract Of land, d Jacent 10 what IS
now called the Spring Green Farm, he caused
the Rosabe!ls, transport to depart under ire
command Of a secondary officer, and renounc-
ng his ale glance to England, began TO think
of establishing a petit, despo'ic government,
over which he was to reign severe gn, lord,
and master.
Although he was one Of those bold and da--
ing spirits, who shrink at nothing, and look dam
ger out Of countenance, he. was subtle, artful
and insinuating, and not unacquainted with tho
method Of ginning popularity.-The colon'sts
had looked upon him as their only saviour; for
in the midst Of their distresses, and at the mo-
ment, death stared them in the face, he had
come to their succour and support, and though
nc was not entitled to their particular regard
on that account, still as he had thus presented
himself, they were prepared to listen to what,
over he said, and adopt, whatever mcasures
he might recommend.
Gons,lvio, finding that no possessed all the
influence necessary for his purposes, built a
ship, in what is now called old Warwick Cove,
and prepared her for the perils Of the battle,
as we'll, As for the dangers of the seas. She
was pierced for, and mounted twenty four guns
and a more gallant ship never traverscd the
ocean. She was called the Belonia, and with
a crew of one hundred and ten men, the choice
spirits Of Rhode-Island, put to sea, on the
25th day Of July, l7l6. and hosting at her
mizzen-mast, a Spanish fsg, went IN pursuit Of
the treasures Of the ocean and of the several
climates beneath whose rays she night float.
She had not been at sea, more than twenty
DAYS before she tell in with, and captured a
GaIlcon from the coast Of Mexico, hound % Lis
bon, having on board treasure to the amount OF
one million pieces of eight; and, after unlading
her, Gonsalvio, permitted her to proceed with
ont further molestation; and returned 10 Rhode
Isllnd with his i'll gotten gains, and resolved
once more TO visit his native co intry; and now
possessed Of a fortune more than p%rincely, he
fittered himself, that his former designs against
the Italian States, might be carried into sue
cessful execution.
Il was on tho 18th day Of October ZIG,
that the Belonia, sailed from old Warwick
Cove, having on board Gonsalvio, and his fam.
ily; and a strong North Western gale, waited
tho gallant barque dow the bay, and she had
already reached the chops Of the channel. and
Swallowed the ocean with her whifened can
yass, when the wind suddenly changed 20 the
SOUTHEAST and in a little while, increased TO
one Of the most tremendous tornadoes, that ever
visited the Northern attitudes. Nigh, had al