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Addington Davonport, Esq;
Thomas Fitch, Esq;
Spencer Phipps, Esq;
John Lechmere, Esq; Surveyor-General.
John Valentine, Esq; Advocate-General.
Samuel Cranston, Governor of Rhode-Island.
John Menzies, Esq; Judge of the Admiralty,
Richard Ward, Esq; Register.
Mr. Jahleel Brinton, Provost-Marshal.
Robert Auchmuta, Esq; was assigned, by the Court, Council for the Prisoners here under mention'd.
Prisoners Names. | Ages. | Places of Birth. |
Charles Harris, Captain | 25 | London. |
William Blads | 28 | Rhode-Island. |
Daniel Hide | 23 | Virginia. |
Thomas Powel, jun. | 21 | Connecticut N. E. |
Stephen Mundon | 20 | London. |
Thomas Huggit | 30 | London. |
William Read | 35 | Londonderry, Ireland. |
Peter Kneeves | 32 | Exeter in Devon. |
James Brinkly | 28 | Suffolk in England. |
Joseph Sound | 28 | City of Westminster. |
William Shutfield | 40 | Lancafter in England. |
Edward Eaton | 38 | Wrexham in Wales. |
John Brown | 29 | County of Durham. |
Edward Lawson | 20 | Isle of Man. |
Owen Rice | 27 | South-Wales. |
John Tomkins | 23 | Gloucestershire. |
John Fitzgerrald | 21 | Limerick in Ireland. |
Abraham Lacy | 21 | Devonshire. |
Thomas Linister | 21 | Lancashire. |
Francis Leyton | 39 | New-York. |
John Waters, Quart.-Mr. | 35 | County of Devon. |
William Jones | 28 | London. |
Charles Church | 21 | St. Margaret's, Westm. |
Thomas Hazel | 50 | ——— |
John Bright | 25 | ———— |
These 25 were found guilty, and executed the 19th of July, 1723, near Newport in Rhode-Island.
John Brown | 17 | Liverpoole. |
Patrick Cunningham | 25 | ——— |
These two were found guilty, but respited for one Year, and recommended to the King's Favour.
John Wilson | 23 | New-London County |
Henry Barnes | 22 | Barbadoes. |
Thomas Jones | 17 | Flur in Wales. |
Joseph Switzer | 24 | Boston in New-England. |
Thomas Mumper Indian. | Mather's Vineyard N. E. | |
John Hincher, Doctor | 22 | Near Edinburgh, Scot. |
John Fletcher | 17 | ——— |
Thomas Child | 15 | ——— |
These eight were found Not Guilty.
The destroying this Pyrate was look'd upon by the Province, to be of such a signal Service to the Public, and particular Advantage to the Colony of New-York, that it was thought necessary to make some handsome Acknowledgement to Captain Peter Solgard for it; and therefore it was resolved, in an Assembly of the Common-Council, to compliment him with the Freedom of their Corporation. The Resolution, together with the Preamble of the Captain's Freedom,