9th Company.

Josiah Gibbs, Jr, Captain.
John Holden, Lieutenant.
Phillip Arnold, Ensign.

10th Company. Cornelius Briggs, Captain.
Lemuel Bailey, Lieutenant.
Benjamin Church, Ensign.

11th Company. Benjamin Diamond, Captain. James Smith, Lieutenant. Isaac Easlip, Ensign.

12th Company. Samuel Phillips, Captain.
Paul Hanington, Lieutenant.
Benjamin West, Ensign.

John Handy, Quartermaster.
Christopher Olney, Major of Brigade.
John Bartlett, Surgeon.

Joseph Rhodes, Surgeon's Mate.
Ebenezer Richmond,

When this Regiment was taken into Continental pay, their officers were as follows:

Captains. Thomas Wells, Christopher Manchester, James Wallace, Josiah Gibbs, Jr., Benjamin Diamond, Samuel Phillips, Jr., Caleb Carr, Abimlich Briggs, Malachi Hammet, Royal Smith, Lemuel Bailey, and Jonathan Wallen.

Lieutenants. Peleg Berry, Walter Palmer, Jonathan Duval, Phillip Arnold, Phillip Traffan, Benjamin West, Samuel Stevens, Squire Fisk, Stephen Hopkins, Ebenezer Macomber, Benjamin Church, Aaron Smith.

Ensigns. John Pearce, Peleg Simons, Jr., Benja. Burroughs, Elisha Parker, Benjamin Stelle, John Hardy, Samuel Hicks, Henry Alexander, Zephaniel Bowers, Joseph Springer, Phillip Palmer, Moses Wetson.

Benjamin Stelle, Adjutant,
John Handy, Quartermaster,
John Bartlett, Surgeon.

It is to be regretted that the rolls of this Regiment have not been preserved in the archives of the state; only three have been found, and those in private families, viz.

Roll of Capt. William Manchester's Company, in Col. Wm. Richmond's Regiment, dated February 17th, 1776. For places of residence, reference must be had to original Rolls in writer's hands.

Roll of Capt. Caleb Carr's Company, Col. William Rich

mond's Regiment, dated October 10th, 1776.

We had a full Roll of this Company, but parted with it for the purpose of establishing pension claims. On a very imperfect Roll we find the following names, "Capt. Fry's Company, Col. Richmond's Regiment: "

In the preceding pages are the names of all the officers and soldiers we have been able to collect, who entered the army in 1775. The appointment of the officers was taken from the archives of the state, but no rolls of the non commissioned officers and privates have been preserved in the office of the Secretary. We obtained the preceding company rolls from private sources, the families of officers, and no doubt they are correct as far as they go.

The right feeling and spirit prevailed in this state, and

there was no difficulty in filling up the ranks. Soldiers enlisted not for "pay and rations," but to fight for liberty and independence, and to resist the tyranny of the British govern

ment.

Before closing our little sketch of events in 1775, it may not be improper to notice a circumstance which occurred in Massachusetts, which caused no little alarm, as well in that state as in Rhode Island. We allude to the treasonable defection of Dr. Benjamin Church, of Boston. This man sustained a high reputation, was ardent and zealous in the cause of Liberty and Independence, was a member of the General Court of Massachusetts, and at all times and on all occasions was among the foremost in opposing British tyranny; he was also a man of great learning and skill in his profession; such was his reputation that he received the appointment of Surgeon General and Director of the Hospital in the American army,yet with all this, he was a traitor to the cause and to his country. He was detected in holding a correspondence with the enemy. He was detected by the information drawn out by threats, from a young girl, by whom he sent one of his letters, written in cyphers, to a British officer. He was soon arrested, and upon examination made a confession of his being the author of the letter, but protested his innocence; he confessed he wrote the letter, but not with any treasonable design, but to obtain information from the enemy. His protestations, however, were not believed, he was condemned and expelled from the General Court, and removed from the office of Surgeon General and Director of Hospitals in the army, and sent to a Connecticut Jail; subsequently, however, he was permitted to go with his family to the West Indies, but the vessel foundered at sea and all were lost.

His letter was deciphered, and the following is a copy, which, it is believed, was never before published. This revolutionary relic, was found by the writer among some old papers of a Revolutionary officer, and there is no doubt of its authenticity, and it is his intention to place it, with a vast number of others, in the archives of some historical society, when he has done with them.

Letter deciphered as follows:

"I hope this will reach you,-three attempts have I made without success,-in effecting the last the man was discovered in attempting his escape, but fortunately, my letter was sewed in the waistband of his breeches; he was confined a few days, during which time you may guess my feelings-but a little art, and a little cash, settled the matter. It is a month since my return from Philadelphia,-I went by the way of Providence to visit Mother

"The Committee for warlike stores made me a formal tender of 12 pieces of cannon, 18 and 24 pounders; they having took a previous resolution to make the offer to General Ward. To make a merit of my services, I sent them down, and when they received them, they sent them to Stoughton, to be out of danger, even though they had formed the resolution, as I be.. fore hinted, of fortifying Bunker's Hill, which, together with the cowardice of the clumsy Col. Gerrish and Col. Seammons, was the lucky occasion of their defeat.

"The affair happened before my return from Philadelphia. We lost 165, killed then and since died of the wounds; 120 more now lie wounded, in the hospital, and will recover.They boast you have 1400 killed and wounded in that action. You say the Rebels lost 1500-I suppose with equal truth. The people of Connecticut are raving in the cause of Liberty; a number of that Colony from the town of Stamford, robbed the King's stores at New York, with some small assistance the New Yorkers lent them; these were growing turbulent. counted 280 pieces of cannon, from 24 to 3 pounders, at Kingsbridge, which the committee had secured for the use of the Colonies. The Jerseys are not a whit behind Connecticut in zeal,-the Philadelphians exceed them both. I saw 2,200 men in review there by General Lee, consisting of Quakers and other inhabitants, in uniform, with a 1000 Riflemen and 40* who together, made a most warlike appearance. I mingled freely and frequently with the members of the Continental Congress, they were united and determined in opposition, and * Illegible.