The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-10-15


the produce the seven Indians they brought in" =
"Votcd, That Capt. Andrew Edmunds and his
Company, shall have the half of the produce of
the Indians being thirty five brought in by them"
"Voted, That what Indian Men or Women able
for service that shall be sold by the Committee en-
powered by an act of the Council bearing date the
Oath of July 1876 which said act is hereby confirmed,
and those sold shall be for the term of nine years
only for notorious persons duly detected or Guilty,
this act shall not excuse such, and in such case the
COLONY shall bear harmless and mdemniied the
purchasing person. and for all other Indians brought
IN, or shall be brought i'll, come in, shall be dis
posed of as.the said Council have ordered"
''Voted That any person for the future that shall
bring in any Indian or Indians, into this Island or
any other Island in this Colony without leave and
permit from the Governor, or Deputy Governor, or
two assistants, shall forfeit the said Indian In
dans and the sum of five pounds to be taken by
dlstraint by a warrant from the Governor or Depu-
ty Governor or any Assistant, and the said Indian
and sum to return to the Treasury of each Town,
according to the act of the Council aforesaid. Fur
ther it is ordered that the persons above said who
are to have the half of the produce of the Indians
they brought the Island, the other half they shall
pay to the Treasurer for Newport and upon refusal
the said Indians shall be forfeited to the Treasurys
of the Island, and to be seized on by warrant un-
der the hand of the Governor, Deputy Governor, or
any one assistant, to any officer empowered"
"Voted That person shall carry, or convey,
any Indian Indians, off this Island any other
Island i'll this Bay, neither directly nor indirectly
without permit from the Governor, Deputy Gov
crnor or two magistrates upon the forfeiture of five
pounds to the Island Treasury to he taken by dis
traint by warrant from the Governor, Deputy Gov
ernor, or two magistrates"
Some of the Narragansett Indians, made variou.
attempts, to repossess themselves of their Country
during this year, but owing to the vigilance of tn,
English and especially those of Connecticut, the,
were compelled to rcnquish every. attempt. Il
one excursion they took the old Queen. or Sunk
Squaac, of Narragansett, and about 80 prisoners
Thirty four Indians were killed on the spot, an
ninety more put to death, aftcrward, by their En-
gsh and Indian conquerors, under Capt Talcott.
In Providence, the following occurrence too
place. in August, after the death of Phillip.
august 25th, one Chuff, an Indian, so cac
in time of peace, because ofhis surlness against tn
English, could scarcely come in, being wounde
some days before, by Providence men. His wound
were corrupted and stank, and because he had hee
Ringlcader, all the war, to most of the mischie
to our houses and cattle, and what English i
could, the Inhabitants of the town cried out for u
ticc against him, threatening themselves to kill hin
if the authority did not. For which reason IL
Captain, Roger Villains, caused the drum to |
beat the Town Council and council of war ga,
/ Il
satisfaction of the Town" Knowles page 345.
We make comment the above only regro
- that the transaction forms a part of the history
that day.
After the death of Philip, say about the Both
August, the Providence records contain this artic
to by Gods Providence, it seasonaly came to pas
vi that Providence Williams brought up his moth
err from Newport, in his sloop; and cleared the Tow
ent by his Vessel of all the Indians to the great pea
er- and content of the Inhabitants Those Indiar
ley doubtless, were prisoners.
the Report of the Committee of the Torn Of PrO'
dence on the sale of Indians.
not We whose names are underwritten, being cll
'eh sen by the Town, set the disposal of the India
hd now in Town, do agree, that, Roger Williams, n
see than Waterman, Thomas Fenner, Henry Ashto
John Mowrey, Daniel Abbott, James Olney, Vale
to tine Whitman, John Whpple SEN, Ephraim Pr'
ION John PRAY, John Angel, James Angel, Thom
ION Arnold Abraham Mann, Thomas Field, Edwt
In Bennett. Thomas Clements, William Lancast
en' William Hopkins, William Hawkins, William II
tes' ris. Zacchariah Field. Samuel Winsor, and Ca
Fenner; shall have each whole share in the p
Ia" duct Joseph Woodward, and Richard Pray, e'
're- three fourths Of share John Smith Miller, l
inst ward Smith, Samuel Whipple, Nelly Whipplc,
u Thomas Wann, each half a share.
w Inhabitants wanting to have Indians, at the pr
io'e they sell at Rhode-Island or elsewhere:
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