Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-10-11
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Mr.. ADfanum ~. ltlIey was choseh
Town Treasurer Of this place, at
Town meeting held OH Saturday last, to
fll the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Stephen Gould, the late Treasurer.
There were several candidates run Tor
the Office, and Mr.. Tillcy was elected
on the Cd ballot, having received ia
out of 222 votes.
A vote was also passed at said meet
ing, instructing the Town Council to
establish Night Watch, commencing
on the lst Of next month.
Messrs. WIN. w. Freeborn, Joseph
Joslcn, and Richard Shaw, were ap-
nointed q committee to examine the re-
port of the late committee on the sub
iect of the Long Wharf Fund-asccr-
tain all the facts, if possible, in relation
to the trust and accountability OF the
Trustees-whethe the funds have been
properly appropriated, &C., and If ne
cessary take legal advice as regards the
rights of the town, and make report to
the next Town meeting.
/ Messrs. Geo. Engs, Geo. Bowen, and
/ NJ. Frecbom, were appointed commit
tee to transfer the books and papers Of
the late Town Treasurer, to Mr.. Tilley
the new Treasurer.
/ The following persons were propouad-
| ed-Sylvanus Stanford, Ethan c. Briggs,
and Thomas Fl. Tew.
/ The meeting adjourned sine die.
/ "UoNoR TO WHOM HONOR is DUE. -
II We have been requested by Mr.. George
ll\Vilson, a poor but we believe de-
serving sea faring man, who married
II in this town, and has been a resident
here some II or 10 years, to give place
/ in our paper to the following extract
from Stevens New work entitled "ln-
cidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey,
/ Russia, and Poland"-vol. /, page 36.
/ We chcerfully comply with this request
for the following reasons-that some
/ years ago, Mr. Wilson left this country
and was absent several years, without
/ its being known where he was or in
what business he was engaged. On his
return home, he did not think properto
CRAFTY the inquisitive propensity man
ifested by many who were desirous of
asc crtaning what he had been about,
II and therefore did not communicate to
any one, except his wife, where he had
been, or how he had been employed
which gave occasion to some i'll disposed
persons to whisper about that he had
been engaged i'll some piratical enter
prize, especially as he had brought
home with him money sufficient to pay
Off the debts which his family had
necessarily contracted for their support
during his absence. Since, however,
honorable mention has been made of
him, as will be seen in the extract, Ga
record which he never expected to see
Il he has now no objection that the Gu
riosity Of all should be satisfied. That
he is the same George Wilson alluded
10 il the extract, there can be no doubt
whatever, notwithstanding the author
/ speaks Of" George Wilson, of Provi-
dence." This is easily accounted for by
In l.tA hat II, Il.
II ped in Providence as Cd mate on board
the brig Nercus, Capt. Cory, for New
Il Orleans, and took Protection at the
Il Custom House in Providence. After
his arrival at New Orleans, the brig
took a load of cotton for Marscillcs,
where he left her, and entered as gun
ner on board Admiral Cochrane's flag
ship, of 90 guns, in the Greek service.
In the battle mentioned by the talented
author, Mr.. Wilson received several
severe wounds from small arms. The
notice is certainly very complimentary
to Mr.. w. and we take great pleasure
III IL VIII SHCStudIy
relieve him from the embarrassments
under which he has heretofore labored
in consequence of the Liberal suspi-
cions and rumors, affecting his charac-
ter, to which we have referred
81 shall, perhaps, be reproachcd for
mingl;ng with the immortal names of
Don John of Austria and Cervantcs,
those of George Wilson, Of Providence,
Rhodc-Island, and James Williams,
black of Baltimore, cook on board
Lord Cochranc's flag ship in the great
battle between the Greek and Turkish
fleets. George Wilson was gunner
on board one of the Greek ships, aud
conducted himselfwith so much gallant
ry, that Lord Cochrane, at dinner in
commcmoration of the event, publicly
drank his health. In the same battle
James Williams, who had lost finger
in the United States service under De-
catur at Algiers, and had conducted