. The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. he return, Hopkins fleet en-countered the British ship Glasgow, 20 guns, and 150 men, off BlockIsland. After severe fighting, the Glasgow made a flight to safety inNewport harbor, while Hopkins with 100 guns and 700 men failed ofvictory for want of good management, though his command showed goodspirit. In August Commodore Hopkins was unable to sail north or southfor want of men, and in December Hopkins was bottled up by a largeBritish fleet in Narragansett Bay. He wrote: We are now blocked upby the enemys fleet; the officer
. The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. he return, Hopkins fleet en-countered the British ship Glasgow, 20 guns, and 150 men, off BlockIsland. After severe fighting, the Glasgow made a flight to safety inNewport harbor, while Hopkins with 100 guns and 700 men failed ofvictory for want of good management, though his command showed goodspirit. In August Commodore Hopkins was unable to sail north or southfor want of men, and in December Hopkins was bottled up by a largeBritish fleet in Narragansett Bay. He wrote: We are now blocked upby the enemys fleet; the officers and men are uneasy, however, I shallnot desert the cause, but I wish with all my heart the Hon. Marine Boardcould and would get a man in my room that would do the country moregood than it is in my power to do. In August, 1776, Congress censured Hopkins; in 1777, he was sus-pended and in 1778 was dismissed from service. Gen. Henry Knoxcalled Hopkins an antiquated figure. Richman writes of the only Com-mander-in-Chief of the American Navy: He was a well-meaning man,.
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