The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-04-24

coffee, indigo and cotton-a very valuabl
cargo. Some part of the cargo we sen
> down to Hianis, pait to Boston, but III,
most of it To New Bedford Captain Mich
olas Webster was one who was employ e.
in carrying most of the cargo over in hi
packet. Ia March, l77S, we arrived will
the sloop Providence at Bedford the shlr
we left at Old Town repairing, aud when
finshed-sbe was to be taken to Bedford
So ends this hazardous cruise.
Capt. Rathbone, and myself set out for
Boston, on IA visit to the Board of War set
ting there. We spent part of two days, IL
belled lthe ship, aud returned 10 Taunton,
when Capt. Rathbone set out for his home,
and left ME 10 proceed on to Plymouth with
lawyer Pain, of Taunton, to attend The tri-
al OF The ship. We had the trial, which did
not suit The capters, as she was a commis-
stoned ship, We therefore appealed to II
higher court. | then returned with Squire
Pain to Taunton, and letters and papers
were sent Oh TO the Hon. Mr.. Lewis, nj
Congress, by our attorney, who also fur
nished me with letters and papers, to car
ry TO Congress. then set cut for York
Town, and in Jane, while on my Journey,
| can say l never experienced such hot
weather in America before. crippled one
horse by the time arrived at place call
ed Crump Pond, where Col. Green and
Major Flag lost their lives by the Refugees
from New York. Nothing of moment hap
pened until got well on to town called
Monmouth; the day before got there, l
fell in with grand troop of ght- hSrsemen,
all mounted, passing through the woods.
was alone, and took one side the road to
see them pass, and l thought there would
he no end to them. imagined them to be
British, until / had rode four miles further
and stopped at an Inn, aud was there in
formed that they belongedlo General Wash
ington's Army. ] think l never saw n
more beautiful and magnificent sight: so
large a numuer, SD well uniformed aud un-
der 80 good discipline. was in uniform,
and wore n cockade in my hat, and they
passed me on a cdnter, with a compliment
by hand, but not word spoke by officers
or men. | then proceeded on my journey,
and early next morning heard number
Of small arms discharged ! then learned
that the Americans had come up with
part Of them. The weather was as hot as
| ever felt it in the Wea-Indies, and the
next day ipassed "A number Of dead soldiers.
not buried, and was informed that the day
before a number died with the heat and
drinking cold water from the brooks. Moth
ing further happened until ! arrived at
Yorktown, where ! saw Gov. Collins and
WIN. ElIery, Esq, our two Delegates from
Rhode Island.
gress adjourned to Philadelphia, md then
went there. When arrived [ called on
the Hon. VIM. Lewis, as an attorney, and
employed him to attend 10 my business, and
left with him Capt. Henry Johnson's com
mission and the log-book of the ship Mary,
with as much money as he agreed to DO the
business for. then made the best Of my
way TO Providence, r. l., were ! arrived III
July, and heard of Bedford's being burnt by
the Refugees. ! therefore in haste set out
for Taunton and Bedford, and when | ar-
rived found grea, part Of our rich cargo,
that had been stored in Bedford, had been
burnt 10y those lawless fellows when they
burnt Bedford, and that our ship Mary had
completed her repairs at Old Town, and
had arrived on her passage to Bedford. as
] far as Woods Hole, and that when they
burat Bedford and Fair Haven the Refugee
vllInins went to Woods Hole and burnt our
ship Mary. So this settled all my journey
| TO Yorktown, without council.