The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-09-09

James Greene, Simon Smith,
Westerly.
James Noise, John Lewis,
Kingston.
Andrew Wct, John Foncs
JameSto,ca.
Daniel Coggeshall, David Greene,
Grceawich
John Spencer, Pardon Tillinghast.
No business worthy of notice was done at this
Assembly, which was djourned to the 18th of Feb
ruary, when they convened at Newport.
The Gov. presented to the Assembly her Macs-
tvs Queen AIMS Letter from ST. James, dated
March Both l7Ol. In this letter the Queen rcproy-
ed the Colony for refusing to assist the ncehboring
Colonies against the common enemy, as appears bv
the justification set up by the Assembly, for they
say " there such refusal, and the reason and
ground Of our not complying with the demand made,
at that juncture, not truly stated, for we always
did, we stIll do hold it the duty of all her Maics-
ties Provinces and Colonies to bc aiding and assist
ing to each other according 10 their strength and
abilities in case of any invasion or assault Of the
common enemy, the which we have not been negli-
gent in several particulars, and more especially the
last summer, by sending assistance of one good
company of men into the Province of Massachusetts
which did good service, although are frontier,
bordering upon the ocean, and lying very open and
dangerous of invasion by sea- which puts the
colony to considerable charges in maintaining watch
and wards upon the coasts, besides our
from the main land, and maintaining garrison in
the fort, and considerable charge toward the secur
ty Block-Island, all which lies very wcighty up
on u; notwithstanding, in obedience TO her Majes-
tieS command as well as our inclinations for her
Majesties interest. BE it enacted by the Governor
Council and House Of Representatives in this pres
ent session assembled, and by the authority thereof
it is enacted, that there shall be the numbers of Is
men, English and Indians, forthwith enlisted as vol
unteers, impressed in the Colony for the service
of the same, or to be otherwise disposed of as is
hereafter expressed, the which number of men we
deem to be the extent of our quota, or proportion,
with the rest of the Provinces and Colonies, consid-
ering what is before promised &c"
ESTABLISHMENT OF EPISCOPAL
CHURCHES.
For an account of the early establishment of the
Episcopal Churches in r. Island &c, we give the
following quotations from work published in Lon
"''' III uic year LOU Dy the society lOr pToplga-
ting the Gospel in foreign ports" Pages 6lG2-
3lS to 326-33l and 332
In September 1902, the Church-wardens of r.
Island, wrote to the Society that they cannot for
bear expressing their great Joy in being under the
patronage of so honorable a corporation thro whose
pious endeavors, with Gods assistance the Church
of England hath so fair prospect of flourlshng in
those remote parts of the world and among the rest
her small branches, theirs also in Rhode-Island:
That though tits not four years since they began to
assemble themselves together to worship God after
the manner of the Church of England vet have they
built them church, finished all the outside, and
the inside is pewcd WE'LL though not bcautiful and
whatsoever favors the Society shall besiow upon
them towards the promoting of their Church, shall
he received with the humblost gratitude, and second
cd with the utmost of their abilities.
The Bishop of London (Dr. Compton, received
nj the same time petitions for Ministers from Rhode
Island, from Narragansett, from Newbury, Church
in New-liampshire, from Little Compton and Tiv-
erton, from Straiford in Connecticut
The Church-Wardens of Rhode-Isand, wrote