The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-06-15
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MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.

Ahu IL appears,
That the charter which was afterwards
granted to Rhode Island in the 18Th year
Of King Charles Intakes notice of the a.
foresiad arbitration, and hath fixed their
boundaries in the following manner, viz
All that part of our dominions in New
England in America, containg Nayhantick,
Nanghigganset, alias Narrigansett Bay,
and country, and parts adjacent, bounded
west or westerly by the middle or channel
Of "A river, then commonly known by tha
name of Paucatuck alias Pawcaymck
River, and, SO along the said river
os the greater or middle streamthere-
of reaches or lies, up in the country
northward unto the head thereof, and from
thence by a straight line drawn due north
until it meeteth the south line by the Mas
sachusetts Colony, and on the north or
northerly by the aforesaid. south or south
srly OF the Massachusetts, Colony or Plan.
tation, and extending towards the cast or
or easerly, three English miles to the east
or northeas, ofthe most eastern or north-eas-
tern parts Of the aforesaid Nara gansctt Bay
as the said bay Eetir or cxtendetb itself from
the ocean; on the south or southerly unto
the mouth Of the river which runneth tow
ards the town of Providence, and from
thence along the eosterly side or bank Of
said river higher called by the name Of
Seaconct river, unto the falls called Pau-
tucket falls, being the most northerly line
ofPlymouth Colony; and SO from the said
line of the Massachusetts Colony and
bounded on the south by the ocean, and in
particular the lands belonging unto the
towns of Providence, Pawtuxet. Warwick,
Missuuamacock alias Paucatuck, and the
rest upon the mainland in the tract aforc+
said. together with Rhode-Isand, Block
Island, and all the rest of the islands and
banks in the Narragansett bay and border
log upon the coast of the tract aforesaid,
FISHERS Island only excepted y together
all firm lands, soils, &c. And further the
said charter directs that the river Paucatuck
shall at all times hereafter be called and
deemed to be the Narragansett river, men,
toned for a boundary in the charter to
Connecticut"
From which pretended grant of the Ear
of Warwick and others to Rhode-Island
and Providence Plantations, as also from
the submission of the boundaries to arbitra.
ton, by the agents of both colonies, so soor
after the charter for Connecticut had beer
obtained, and by the charter to Rhode-1s
land and Providence Plantations-it ap
pears,
That King Charles II. was surprised il
his grant to Connecticut as to the beunda
ries and that such arbitration and subsc
ouent charter was intended to redress th'
grievance complained of by Rhode-Islan'
and Providence Plantations. 1t also ap
pears,
That so lately as in 1903, by agreemen
between Commissioners appointed IN Octo
Der, 1902, in behalf of the sold colonies re
spectively, for settling their boundaries,
was agreed that the western boundary be
tween Rhode-Island and Providence Plan
tation and Connecticut, should for the frI
ture be formed by line to be drawn fror
the mouth Of Ashawoque river where
falls into the Paucatuck river, and theme
extending north to the south line of tn
Massachusetts Bay. And it also appear
That the Commissioners of Connecticu
did actually meet and concur with those {
Rhode-Island in drawing the said line rs
boundary between the two colonies, an
which line is particularly described in gree
on the said map hereun,o annexed.
And by the said appointment; of tie Ger
eral Assembly of Connecticut in Oc,obe
1902, it plainly appears the General A
sembly Of Connecticut approved of the sal
arbitration Of their agent, Winthrop. in 4,
63, they expressly providing in the said i,
strument,
"That nothing 10 be done by these con
missioners shall alter or change the prope
~ of any persons lands, but that proper
shall be saved according to the egreeme
Of their late agent, John Wi.sbro?, made