The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-01-03

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Henry Merchant, Att'y. Gen.
Joseph Clarke. Treasurer.
The Deputies from Newport were
Thomas Cranston, John Wanton, George
Haszard, Joseph Wan,on, Jr. Oliver r.
Warner, and Thomas Freebody.
The present Jail in Newport, was built
this year, aud finished in 1873.
This year the practice Of ringing bell
at sunrise, one o'clock, and at nine in the
evening, commenced in Newport.
From the Prou. Gazette, of Feb. 30, l772.
" A few days since, early in the morning,
a Negro Man, belonging to Mr.. Thomas
Cranston, Merchant. Of Newport, having
had some difference with Negro Wcnch,
his wife, beat her very severely, and set FIRE
in several places to the house Of Mr.. Eben-
ezer Mnlbone, Merchant. where she lived.
He Immediately afterwards sat fire to his
masters Siill-House, where wns large
quantity Of Rum, aud drowned himself in
one of the vats. first opening all the scuules
The fires were timely discovered, and cx-
tinguished."
Taking and burning the Revenue Schooner
Gdspee.
The first notice of this affair we find in
the Providence Gazette Of June 18th, l772,
viz:
PROVIDENCE, June 18th.
Monday last Sloop from New-York
arrived at Newport, and after reporting her
cargo at the Custom House, WINS proceed
ing up The river on Tuesday. The Gnspee
armed Schooner, then lying near Newport,
Immediately gave chace to the Sloop, crowd
ing all the sail she could make but the
people on board not being acquainted with
the river, at three o'clock in the afternoon
she ran on Namquit Point, near Pawiuxet
About twelve at night great number OF
people in toats boarded the Schooner, bound
the crew. and sent them ashore, after which
they set fire to the vessel, and destroyed
her. A pistol was discharged by the Cap
tain of the Schooner, and musket or pis-
tol from one of the boats, by which the
Captain was wounded, the ball passing
through one Of his arms, and lodging in the
lower part of his belly. He was immediate
ly taken to Pawtuxer, and we are told is in
a fair way to recover"
In the Newport Mercury Of June the 18th,
the following Proclamation appeared.
BY THE HONORABLE
JOSEPH wANTON, Esquire,
Governor, Captain General, and Comman-
der in Chief, of and over the English
Colony, Of Rhode-IsIand, and Providence
Plantations, in New-England, in Ameri-
ca.
WHEREAS on Tuesday the ninth inst,
in the night, number Of people, unknown,
boarded HIS Mrjesiy's armed Schooner the
Gsspce, as she lay aground on Point oI
Land, called Namquit, little to the South.
ard Of Pawtuxet, in the Colony aforesaid
who dangerously wounded Lieutenant
William Duddington, the Commander, and
by force took him, with all his people, put
them into boats, and landed them near
Pawtuxet; and afterwards set fire to the
said Schooner, whereby she was entirely
destroyed:
have therefore thought fit, by and with
the advice Of such Of His Majssiy's Coun-
ell as could be seasonably convened, to is
sue this Proclamation, strictly charging and
commanding all His msjes'y's Officers
within the said Colony, both Civil and Mil
tary, 10 exert themselves, With the utmost
vigilance, to discover and apprchend the per-
sons guilty Of the aforesaid st,roe'ou' crime
tina, they mny be brought 10 eondign pun
ishmen,. And I do hereby offer reward
Of One Hundred Pounds Sterling, None,
Of Great Britain, to any person or person.
xho shall discover the perpetrators of th'