The Greyhound carried in their Prize to Rhode Island, to the great Joy of the whole Province, tho’ it had been more compleat, if the great LOW himself had grac’d the Triumph. The Prisoners were strongly secured in a Goal, till a Court of Vice-Admiralty could be held for their Tryals, which begun on the 10th of July, at Newport, and continued three Days. The Court was made up of the following Gentlemen.

William Dummer, Esq; Lieutenant Governor of the Massachusets, President. Nathaniel Paine, Esq; 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 Publick, 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, being curious in their Kind, I subjoin them for the Satisfaction of the Reader.