Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-04-10

are to summon beiUie YOU, all such per
sons as you shall think may be able 4
give any information touching the sal,
objects OF inquiry, aud Ilke@ ise 10 ordc
all inlormations, depositions and exam
nations, which may have been taken an,
made IN writing touching those maiter
oi authentic copies thereof, to be lai,
before you, and 10 make n report 10 us
~ one OF our principal Secretaries q
State, OF all your proceedings and o
what shall appear 10 you respecting ih.
conduct Of the mag lslrates and people O
Rhode Island on that occasion
Art. Cd. And, whereas, the civil mag
i-trates and officers within cur said Col
ony OF Rhode Island, are entrusted will
The power and authority 10 arrest ant
commi, TO custody such Of the person
concerned in the plundering and destroy
ing the Gaspee schooner, and in the in
human treatment Of our officer who cam
manded her, against whom any iniorma.
ton shall lay, taken in order TO The sait
offenders being sent to Eng land TO be
tried for that offence j, is therefore oui
will and pleasure that you do, from time
{" time, communicate 10 the said civil
officers and magistrates, such ini"rma-
tions as you shall be able to collect touch
ing the persons concerned in that dai ing
attack upon our authority aud commits
sion, TO the end that they may be accord
ing lY arrested aud delivered 10 The Gus
tody of the commander-in-c chief Of our
ships aud vessels in North America, pur-
suant TO such directions as we have
thought fit to give for that purpose.
Art. 4lh. And whereas II is Of impor-
tance with regard to The mode Of proceed
ing against the said offenders that they
should be exactly informed of the place
where the offence was committed, 1t will
therefore be your duty to take care in
all your proceedings upon this enquiry
as well as in your reports thereof 10 Us,
by one Of our principal Secretaries al
State, to ascertain with the creates, pre-
cision whether The offence was commit
ted and done within the body of The Col.
ony, and if so, within what County or
district thereof, " moi SO, IN what other
place tho said offence was committed
and done.
Art. 9th And whereas there may BE-
reason to apprchend, from the ou'rsges
which have been committed within our
said colony Of Rhode Island, by num-
bers Of lawless persons, that insults ma,
be offered 10 you il is sihereIo,e our will
and pleasure ,ha, if any disturbance shall
arise with view 10 o6struct you 10 The
execution Of your d4ly and any violence
SHOULD in consequence thereof be offer.
ed to you, you do in such case, give
immediate notice thereof 10 the com
mander-n-chief of our forces in North
America, and require of him TO send
such military force into the Colony as
you shall Judge necessary for your pro
lection, and for The aiding The civil mag !
islratcs in suppressing any ipmuis or ri
OTIS and preserving the public peace.
Lastly. Ii is our will and pleasure
that you do take an account by way Of
Journal Of all your acts and proceedings
in the execution Of the powers aud dI-
rcctions given to you, aud that the re-
pprts which you are 10 make Us, by one
OF our principal Secretaries Of State, of
those proceedings, be in wiring and
signed by any three or morc OF you.
q. r.
These rapcrs were transmitted to
Admiral Montagu, and sent by him 10
Gov. Wanton, by express
BosroN, ] lth December, l772.
SIR Last night an express arrived
wi,A dispatches from the Right llonora-
bic my Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty, by which came under cover
to me, the packet ! send to you here
with. As it may be of great conse-
quence, have thought proper to charge
Mr.. Montagu, one of my Licutenants,
with it.
In my dispatches from their Lordships
am directed to repair To Rhode Island
TO assist you, and the rest oflhe gentle
men in the commission, which ! shall
do as soon as you inform me that you
are ready, with the commissioners, to
proceed 10 business and deliver the
commission, and the Kings instructions
to you. In the meantime, Captain
Kccler, IN his Mnlcsty's ship Mercury,
has my orders to assist you and rece,v
any prisoners or persons YOU may send
him. Permit me to say, ] should think
it advisable to have the persons apprc-
hcnded that ! sent You an account of
some months ago, which the indcnied
mulalio informed aud has sworn against
The mulallo remains on board with the
Captain, aud shall be ready 10 attend
The commission whenever he is called
for.
As ] lind Captain Keclcr is often
made q prisoncr from frequent arrests
he meets with, as well aS insults when
he comes on shore, am TO desire, in
case the commission should u, any tint
want him, YOU viii direct his pei son tu
be- secured from insults or arrests.
Whenever YOU will favor me with
your commands, you will fud me read,
to co-opcrstr with you III every thing
Tor The Kings service.
hsyc the honor 10 be, sir, your mos
obcdcnt humble servant
J. MONTAGU.
/ Gov. WhVToN.
4 u. S-l must beg leave 10 recon
mend 10 you, ms first IN the commission