The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-05-20
RHoDEIsLAND REPUBLICAN,
MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.
1890.


10th day of September l69O-called by the Gov'rs.
warrant.
A duty of one shilling, or one pound of POWDER
per ton, was laid, all vessels belonging to any
other colony who arrived at, and broke bulk in the
town of Newport.
The Colony of Massachusetts, fitted an expedit-
ion of eight small vessels, and about seven eight
hundred men, under command of Sir William Phipps
who captured the French Fort at Port Royal; they
sailed the 2Sth of April and returned with great
booty, on the 3Oh of May 1900. During the sum-
mer and fall Canady was invaded by the joint for
ces of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York,
who after entering the country both by the way of
the lakes and the st. Lawrence, were compelled TO
retreat which subjected them to great loss, and to
pecuniary endorsements, and was the first occa-
sion ofissuing paper money, or bills of credit IN the
Colonies Massachusetts having resorted to that
expedient to pay off the troops after they returned
from that disastrous expedition.
During this summer the Island of Block Island
was taken by the French what was the force, or
by whom commanded we have never learned The
Island, it is supposed, occupied by them some
time, for ships and forces sent from Boston,
purpose of Wrestling it out of their hands: 1t was
not rc-taken without battle as abundantly appears
bv the resolution of the General Assembly, directing
payment to be made out of the Colony Treasury,
for relief of cuptiycs, healing the wounded &c,
which assembly was held in September, 1890.
Expenses of expedition to BlockIslonG."
"Voled, whereas the Cows & Council Jointly, and
sevcrally have commissioned Capt Thomas Paine,
Capt GODFREY and others in the expedition for Block
Island, agansrthe enemy, also have been at charge
to supply the of that came from Boston
in pursuit of the enemy's and from Ncy-f ork !;
and for relief of captvcs, healing the wounded men,
and all other necessary charges concerning Capt.
Andrew Edmunds, that have been disbursed, en-
gagged by any of the Magistrates, repairing of YES
ses and any other necessary charge concerning the
war: 1t is ordered, being approved of by this as
sembly that all and every, the said charges be paid
out of the levy made by this Assembly in May last
past, upon the several towns i'll this Colony"
BY the above it appears that Captains Paine,
Godfrey, and Edmunds, was employed by Il. Island
in the expeditions that, at least, three companies
of r. Island troops look part in the re-capturc of
Bock-Islan 4:
Alta General Assembly held at Providedce. at the
House of John Whipple on the 29th day of October,
1890 according to charter.
Deputies from the serer0l topHs.
NcwpOr
Phillip Smith Jonathan Humes
John Greene James Baker Jr.
John Easton Jr.
PrOridence
Gideon Crawford Thomas Almy
John Whipple Nath'l Waterman
East Green,cich.
Clemant Weaver Giles Pearce
New ShOreham.
No returns.
Kingston.
No returns.
Portsmouth.
No returns.
TVdrcick.
Benjamin Gorton John Warner
Westerly.
William Champlin Joshua Holmes
JdmestouR
No returns.
The principle business done by the Assembly wa.
about collecting the taxes.
1851.
The records are missing until August 1862, 8
a part Of which only is preserved. In 1851 and
1892, the Gov'rs. elect was John Easton, and th,
Deputy Gov'nr. for the same periods was Johr
Greene.
1862.
The assembly which met in August 1862 wa
called by the Goy'rs. warrant in consequence Of
requisition made by Gov. Phipps Of Massachusetts
or r. Island. for her to surrender up the comman'
of her own Militia 10 him, he having been commits
soued hr their Maicsiics rs co.nuandcr ia chief O