The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-07-27
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MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.
1929.
Dean Bsrkleys arical at Newport

lI19.
Dean Berkleys drrical at Newport.
This year 1920 Dean Berkley arrived at
Newport; notice of which we here ex-
tract from the New England Weekly Jour
nal, printed in Boston on Monday Februa-
~ Sd 1929.
Viz
Yesterday arrived here, Dean Berkley
of Londonderry in pretty large ship.
" lie is a gentlemen of middle stature, Of an
agreeable, pleasant, and erect aspect. He
"was ushered into The town with great
"nunher of gentlemen, to whom he behaved
d" himself after very complaisant manner.
IT'S said he purposes to tarry here with
" his family about three months"
Having undertaken the wild scheme of
establishing College in the Bermuda Is
lands for the conversion Of The American
s1vages to Christianity, aided by the prom
iscd patronage Of the King aud many Of
the Influential Clergy Of the nation, he with
some others, who followed his fortunes,
silcd from England for the Island Of Ber-
nuda.-- =
" After a tedious passage they found
g '''ticmselycs, as they supposed, in the lat
itude oC the Islands but were not able to
" discover them, and after cruising abou,
''some time in the ncighborhood, gave oyeI
"Ihe pursuit; thcy then concluded TO re-
turn to England, and steering Il northern
course, tradition says, they made land
and hove ont a signal, uncertain wha
land it was, but supposng themselves
Oh the coast of America, and probably
some part inhabited by snyages only. A
boat came along side Of the ship, in whicl
was two Gf the Islanders, vino in(ormeC
them that the land in view was Block Is
land. They then cnquired if they were
"in any of the English Colonies of New
England, and being answered in the atfir-
native they further enquired if there wa:
any harbor and sea port town near
land were answered that town calleC
Newport lay about thirty miles distant
where was an Episcopal Church, the Rec
"tor of which was the Rev. James Honey.
"man. They then steered for Newport ac
companied by the two Block Islander
" who carried the ship INTO the west pas
sage, the wind being adverse for entering
the harbor Of Newport. The ship cas-
anchor between the Island of Canonicu
and Narraga two men from
Block Island landed on Canonicut ant
"called on a Mr. Gardner and Mr.. Martin
"botli Of whom were members Of Mr.. Hon
"eymans Church, and Informed them tina
ga great dignitary Of the Church, from En-
"gland, was on board the ship-cale
"Dean together with other passenger:
They also produced letter from tn
"Dean directed to the Rev. Mr.. Honey
"man--on receipt of which Galdner an
"Martin came to Newport in a small boa
"to bring the intelligence and also the let
ter--when on their arrival they found tina
"Mr. Honeyman was at Church, it being
"day on which divine service was held there
"they then sent the letter by servar
"who delivered it TO Mr. Honeyman in III
"pulpit; he opened the letter and read
"to the congregation, from the contents {
:" of which it appeared that the Dean migl
"be expected to land in Newport every me
"ment. The Church was then dismisse
with the blessing and the Rev. Mr. Hon
"eyman together with the wardcns, vestrl
"churcs and congregation, male and f
male, repaired Immediately to the Ferr
wharf, where they arrived a little befor
the Ferry Boat which contained the Dear
" his family and friends. The Dean was r,
"ceivcd on his landing by the gentlemen
",he Church, and others, of the town VIII
chad collected thus hastily on the occasio,
"with the most respectful and hearty we
"come and the people forming themselvc
in procession escorted the Dean an
I" his suit TO the house Of Mr.. fIoneyman.
1.-The Dean continued about two yea
in Newport md often performed diSir
service at Trinity Church.
"He purchased a farm about three mill