Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-02-16
For the Herald of the Times.
Continuation Of Extracts from
CALLENDAR's DISCOURSE.

dian Sachems signed The deed or grant Of
The Island Of Aquefneck, Sc.-and the
English not only honestly paid the men
toned gratuities to the Sachems, but ma
ny more to the inhabitants to remove off,
as appears by the receipts still eriam.-I
And afterwards, at a considerable ex-
pense, they purchased quit-claims, Of the
heirs and successors ofthe Sachems, be-
sides they were forced to buy over again,
several parts Of the first grant, so that
they came very justly by the Soil.-The
Settlement began Immediately, at the
Eastward or Northpard end fhe Island,
(then called Pocosset, round the core,
and the Torn was laid out in the Spring.
And many of their friends following them
that Summer, their number was so con-
siderably increased, that the next Spring,
some of the Heads with others, came to
the Southern or Western End Of the Is.
land. The island was divided into two
townships, the eastern part called Ports
mouth, and the other Newport; and in
1914, they named the island the isle of
Rhodes, or Rhode-Island. AT the same
time the Island was inhabited, Number
of the Providence People, Mr.. Arnold,
sc. sat down at Patuxet, Place adj
joining, and within their Grant.-They
were encouraged by the Meadows on
the River, which were every where an
inducement to People to settle them
selves, as they Immediately furnished
Food for their Cattle in the Winter.
In l643, on the 10Th January, Shawo-
met or Mshawomct, since called War
wick, was purchased of Myantonomy;
Pomham the petty Sachem consenting
to the sale or Grant, though he after
wards denied 1.-THE Grant was made
to Randall Holden, John Wickes, Samu-
ell Gorton, John Greene, Francis Wes-
ton, Richard Waterman, John Warner,
Richard Carder, Samson Shatten, Rob
ert Potter, William Woodeal. Mr.. Cor
tom whose followers were called Cor
tonsts or Gortonians, for holding some
things peculiar to themselves,) came to
Rhode-Isand, in June 1638-whcre he
tarred till 1859 40, that he was on some
contcn cntions banished from the Island
Thence he went to Providence, where
many of the People growing uneasy at
his planting and building at Patuxet, and
complaining to the Massachusetts Gov
ernment in l642, he was summoned to
appear before their Court, which he de-
spised. But, however, he purchased
this tract of the Indians, and removed
there with his Friends. But new Com
plants soon went to Boston from some of
the English, and Powham and Soconoko,
petty sachems of the Indians, who it
seems, were willing to take advantage of
the protection Of the Massachusetts-En-
glish, to revolt from their subjectlon to
l My autonomy, as Massasot had done be-
fore, by means ofthe Plymouth English.
Hereupon Mr.. Gorton and his Friends,
being summoned to Court, he refused to
obey, as out Of the jurisdiction both of
Boston and Plymouth, who both sought to
stretch their bounds to have taken him
in.-The Government at length sent up
a Company of armed men, who after a
fruitless treaty, made him and his friends
| Prisoners, except few Who escaped by
Flight They were carried to Boston,
and after Tryal in their court, condemn
ed to be confined in severe and even
scandalous manner, in several towns for
the winter, and in the spring banished the
Colony.-They came to Rhode-lsland,
and fearing to be again troubled, the
Massachusetts, seeking a Patent OF some
ofthe Narraganset Country, they procur-
ed an actual and solemn submission of
the Sachems to King Charles on the ! 9th
of August, l644, and Messieurs Gorton,
Greene, and Holden, went to Eng land,
and obtained an order to be suffered
peaceably to possess their Purchase
. And the Lands aforementioned being in
corporated in the Prorince of Providence
Plantations, they returned and carried on
their improvements, naming their our-
chase Warwick, in Honour to the Earl
of Warwick, who gave them his friendly
protection.
! About l643, there were tco trading
Houses, set up in the Narrag coun-
try; one by Mr.. Wilcox and Mr.. r. Will
liams, and the other by Mr.. Richard
Smith, and some few Plantations made
near them, on particular Grants or pur-
chases of the Indians, but not very many
till 1861; when several Gentlemen on
the Island, and elsewhere, made n con-
siderable Purchase, called the Petaquan-
scut Purchase. And the same year there
was Purchase Of the Island of Canon
cut, as the smaller Islands had been pur-
chased before. In 1865, Misquamicut
was purchased of the Indians, and it was
granted a Township by the Name Of
Westerly, 1869. In 1879, Manisses, call
ed Block Island, was made Township,
Ihy the Name Of New-Shorcham In