The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-02-05

W. '""' "@@"Sioh 10 give biilcs to each
party charged On the general Trrssur-
er, 10 be thereout paid on the col"nyes
account ms soon as possible rate may
be made nnd reformed into the said ,r.n.
sury therefor. s
1t Is ordered iha, for my further cure
for tho manner Of the entertainment of
the honorable commissioners, uud ought
relating thereunio, or To the treatye of
or ab nat, the hounds mud limits Of the
COLONY, that it be left to tho Governor.
deputy governor, and ms many of the
COUNSEL us can bo got, timely together,
TO npoynt parsones and 10 commission
ate them in those matters, aud any other
'hinge To order MS there shall abi,enro
ursont location requiring tho pfesan,
e$cicuiion relating To The premises.
The Kings commissioners held court
at Warwick and ut Ascon,icut, (now
Westerly and spent somo time in hcaf-
ing the complnyn,s Of the Indians, mni
in deciding on The titles of The English
to their Lands. They determined that
The Indian deeds to the II. Islanders, IN
The Narrngansett comn,ry, was of no
force. Capt. A,hcrton aud others l,ad
made lnrgc purchase of the In,linns in
The Narr"ganse,t Country, enst of Pau
ca'"ck River, aud some Of tho planters
had put themselves under the Cavern
ment of Connecticut, hut those of As
con'icutt adhered TO the government of
Rhodc-lsland, The commissioners do.
termnncd Tint tho deed to Capt. A,hcr-
ton, DC. was not legal, because there
was no mention in i, Of the sum which
was paid but rs il appeared that con
siderable had ben puid the indians for
the Lands, the commissioners dec reed.
the natives to pny TO The purchasers, a
certain quantity of wnrlpum aud order
ed the planters to mooye off from the
land. As tho Nurragansclt sachems
had in 1864, subjected themselves and
coun'rey TO the King of England, and
acknowledged themselves To he his sub
jects; the commissioners declared That
tho countrey belonged to his n. njesty, g.
that in fuiurc il should he called the
Kings Province.
They dctcrmancd Tim, no pc rson of
wln, colony soevcr, should presume to
exercise my authority within that tract,
except those who should bc authorized
Ivy them, until his Majcsties further
pleasure should be known. They far
lber decided that the kings Province
should extend westward to the middle of
the Pnucaluck river, and nortbwnrd ~
far ns the South line Of Massachusetts.
They also ordered That The Pcduois to
whom the government 6C Come cticut
had, ngrcenbly to n resolution of the
of Tho United colonies,
asst sncd tract of land on the east side
The Paucatuck river, should be removed
md settled in some place, by Connect
cut, out Of the Aforesaid Kings PROV
inco.
Rhode Island, had no sooncrob.aipcd
her free charter, mud organized her sov-
ernment un1e il, than she WINS compel
led TO submit to the arbitrary will Of 3
appointed by the King,
whose authority over rid all the laws Of
The colony, and even the government il.
SELF Her territory, which she flattcred
herself, had ben confirmed, and secured,
by his Majesties late letters patient, was
severed, and great part Of it torn from
her, by ono Of the first acts Of the COM
'nissie ners. That portion Of Plymouth
colony which had ben annexed TO r..
Islands, by charter, on the east side Of
the bay, the commissioners also d. cided,
should remain to them, until his majes-
ties farther pleasure should be known.
Thus far, Rhode Island seemed to be
greatly the loosers by the exercise Of the
power conferred by the king on the CON-
missioners. 5 HN tt
This year ",he people Of New Eng
land were supprized with the appear