The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-01-18
MEMOIR OF RBODE-IsLAND.
l746.
Scotch Rebellion.

in I745 had no small share in retardlng the
operations of England, as TO her foreign
wars.-H was prosecuted with various sue
cess until April 10th l746, when the Reb-
els were totally routed at the battle of Cui-
lodn, which ended that civil war in Great
Britain.
We here copy from the Boston Post Boy
of January l747, the following account of
Can't. John Dennis, who commanded II.
Island Privatecr The said John Dennis
was the father of Capt. William Dennis, who
now keeps the Light House on Dutch Is
land, this year 1887.
"That the Brave Capt. Dennis, COM
mander, Of r. Island Privaeer, has late
" taken several French Prvateers in the
West Indies, the last Of which (of IA guns
and 40 men) was fitted out in an extraor-
dinary manner at Martinico, to take Capt
Dennis, but after smart engagement of 4
hour. (in which Capt. Dennis was slightly
wounded) she was taken aud carried into
ST. Kits, where Capt Dennis was highly
caressed by the General, and other Gentle
men of the Island, who, as an acknowledge
ment Of his eminent services, presented him
with Golden Oar, and purse of 800 Pls-
diately sold to some English Merchants,
and was sent out upon cruise against the
Enemy"
o. The above named Capt. Dennis
sailed from Newport in the year 1856, and
and was never heard of after.
In the fall of l746, Governor Shirley
wrote to the Governor of Rhode Island re-
qnesting large supply Of men for winter
Campaign against Crown Point, but the
Colony having then recently sent 300 men
in conscrt with Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire, to support "A winter Garrison at
Annapolis Nova Scotiu) which were cast
away near Matthias Yiniard, from which
place the troops had returned home, wrote
Governor Shirly the following answer:
/" His Honor the Gov. presented two let
ters from VIM. Shirly Esq, Gov. of Massa-
chusetts, for the consideration of this As
semby, who having duly weighed the same,
are of opiEiun, that notwithstanding they
are deslrous of contributing everything in
their power for his majesty's service, this
Colony caEnot, as the case Is sclrcumstanccd,
comply with his ExceIeucy's request, for
sending the troops of his Majesty's now in
this Government to Hudsons River, TO join
the other troops there assembled, IN order
to make an attempt against Crown Point ;
because the Colony have no provisions or
stores on said river; and the navigation
thereof is impracticable at this season OF the
year, neither can the troops be sent to An
apols Royal, as described by his ExceIIen-
cy, in his second letter, because :he time
proposed for their arrival there, is SO very
short that it is impossible to procure Trans
ports, provisions, stores &c. timely, and al
so the CoIony's Sloop is much out OF repair
and no hand belonging to her, the late crew
being discharged, so that the troops If sen
must go without convoy-moreOyer thu
troops themselves are in no capacity of 60
ing, being greatly enfeebled and lessened ii
numbers by Sickness and deserllon, In th'
late attemp, to GO to Annapolis"
This answer passed the Assembly Febru
airy l7ih 1867
The Assembly met at Newport on Tues
day the 5ih day of May, and the next da,
were chosen.
GIDEON WANTON. Governor.
wM. ROBINSON, Dep. Governor
.issiStGnfs.
Benjamin Hazard, George Wanton,
William Rhodes, Jonathan Randall
Benjamin Tucker, Gideon DuFtee,
Joseph Edmonds, Fphr1im Gnrdner
Jeremiah Niles. William Richmon,
Thomas Ward, Secretary.
Daniel Upiike, Attorney General.
John gardner, Gen'rl Treasurer.
The Deputies from Newport were, sam
uel Wickham, Walker Chaloner, Thomd
Cransion, John Channing, Jonathan Nict
OILS and James Sheffield.
The sloop Tartar was put in commissio
with a compliment nf % mrn, to cruise
cpuscr With the Cn1acc.icut Colony Sluc