ter and myself, with Beebe and the two Coddingtons, went on board the sloop, on account of the appearance of bad weather approaching, where we lay the night. At twenty minutes after four in the morn. ing of the 25th, we weighed and stood for Gardner's Island, for a harbour, where we arrived at 10 o'clock and lay that day and night following. On the morning of the 26th we weighed at a quarter past 4 o'clock, and stood for Block Island, where we arrived between twelve and one, afternoon. About 3 o'clock we took on board such of our companions as we had left at Block Island, with some other persons, and sailed for Newport, where we arrived between 8 and 9 at night." "July.-His Majesty's Ship Swan, Capt, Ayscough, arrived here the 4th day, and the Beaver, Capt. Linzie, returned to his station on Saturday night. The second class of King St. Lottery finished drawing the 15th." "August.—His Majesty's Ship Mercury, Capt. Keeler, arrived here the 1st day. On Tuesday, the 18th, I assisted in carrying a number of persons to Coaster's Harbour Hospital, who were sick with the small pox.-1st, 2d and 3d, several persons were inoculated (after the Suttonian manner) by Jonathan Easton, Jr. This was the first instance of inoculation being performed in the colony of Rhode Island." "November.-His Majesty's Ship, Lizard, Capt. English, arrived here the 20th. His Majesty's armed schooner, Halifax, Capt. Crispin, arrived here the 21st day.-His Honor Gov. Wanton received the King's Proclamation and the Earl of Dartmouth's letter concerning the Gaspee schooner, the 14th day.-The Proclaination was printed and posted up the 22d day.—I went to the Assembly at Providence the 14th and returned the 20th.-His Majesty's Ship Arethusa arrived here the 26th day, commanded by Capt. Hammond.-The Hon. Dant. Horsmander, Chief Justice of New York, and the Hon. Frederick Smyth, Chief Justice of New Jersey, two of His Majesty's Commissioners, for enquiring into the plunder and burning of the Gaspee schooner, &c., arrived here the 31st day." QUERIES. 7.-I would like to learn any facts about the following persons, and to correspond with any of their descendants: (1). Benjamin Burdick, of Newport, who married Martha Huling, born, Nov. 23 1749. At one time his residence is said to have been on "Ferry Wharf Lane." His daughter Martha is said to have married a Spencer. (2). Clark, of Newport, who married Margaret Huling, born May 13, 1733, and had four daughters, one of these, Margaret, is said to have married a Cozzens, and to have had a son John; another, named Elizabeth or Betsy, married Capt. Bretton and had by him, William, Na thaniel, Betsey and Henry. Fitchburg, Mass., July 27, 1880. RAY GREEN HULING. I. [Benj. Burdick mar. Martha Huling, Newport, Jan. 23, 1772. Wm. Bretton mar. Elizabeth Clarke, Newport, May 22, 1785, and had William, b. March 6, 1786. II. Margaretta, b. April 15, 1787, mar. John Cozzens, Newport, March 4, 1804, and had John Henry, b. Jan. 13, 1805. III. Eliz. b. March 9, 1790; d. Aug. 23, 1791. IV. Nathaniel Mumford, b. May 22, 1795. 8. In the Genealogical Dictionary of Judge Savage, Vol. 1. p. 66, mention is made of the will of Capt. Josiah Arnold (Jamestown), one of the sons of Gov. Benedict Arnold, and of the probating of the same in the year 1724. No trace of such will or probating can be found on the records of Newport. Any person who knows where the original or an authentic copy of said will can be seen, will confer a favor by communicating the information to the publishers of this magazine. A SUBSCRIBER. [Probably this will was proved at Jamestown.-ED.] 9.-I find in an inventory taken Nov. 1, 1779, of the personal effects of Richard Lechmere, Esq., a refugee," 1 Picture of Gov. Wentworth, in the counting room." What has become of this portrait ? J. E. M. 10. In the archives of the Newport Historical Society is a bill of Southwick & Clarke, against Capt. Jonathan Rogers, dated 1761. Can any one give me information concerning this firm? J. M. K. S. 11.-Did the State of Rhode Island, at any time, forbid the trusting of any person, by inn-holders, or ale-house keepers, for liquors? If so where can such law be found? T. [On page 473, Vol. 4, R. I. Col. Records will be found the following, under proceedings of General Assembly, June, 1732: "Whereas, there was a petition preferred by several of the inn-holders or vintners in this colony, setting forth the many inconveniences that many persons in this government have labored under, by their extravagant expenses at taverns and other ale-houses: For preventing whereof, for the future, be it enacted by the General Assembly, and by the authority of the same it is enacted, that if any inn-holder, retailer or ale-house keeper in this colony, trust any inhabitants of this colony for liquors above the sum of twenty shillings, all actions brought for the same shall be barred.--"ED.] 12.-What has become of the old "sextant" belonging to the State of Rhode Island, that was, previous to 1780, deposited in the Redwood Library at Newport, R. 1.? T. [By an act of the General Assembly, passed June, 1784, the instrument above mentioned was removed and deposited in Brown University, Providence, subject to the order of the Assembly.-ED.] 13. I have been told that the old fort on Goat Island, now known as "Fort Wolcott," was at one time called "Fort Washington." When was it so called? T. [In 1785 the General Assembly of R. I. appointed a committee "to draught a bill for manning of the fort on Goat Island, which is hereby named Fort Washington, and for putting the same in a situation sufficiently respectable to enforce the regulations of trade."-ED.] THE Newport Historical MAGAZINE. January, 1881. NO. 3 VOL 1. PUBLISHED BY THE NEWPORT HISTORICAL PUBLISHING CO., 128 THAMES STREET, NEWPORT, R. I. } [Entered at the Post Office at Newport as second-class matter.] 2 VOL. 1, NO. 3, NEWPORT HISTORICAL MAGAZINE, JAN., 1881. CONTENTS. Jeremy Clarke's Family, by Henry E. Turner.. The Descendants of Pardon Tillinghast............ 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