. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. al hour tomeet his own and the Common Council, and ilayor Van Cortlandt sentfor the militia captains. The latter appeared, all but Captain explained what bad occurred the night l)efore. But Cuylermaintained his version of the affair, and finally Nicholson in high temperdismissed him from the service for impertinence. Captain De Peystersympathized with the disgraced officer and retired in anger. Presently drums began to beat. Workmen dropped their tools and im-plements of labor, and rushed along the streets, a
. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. al hour tomeet his own and the Common Council, and ilayor Van Cortlandt sentfor the militia captains. The latter appeared, all but Captain explained what bad occurred the night l)efore. But Cuylermaintained his version of the affair, and finally Nicholson in high temperdismissed him from the service for impertinence. Captain De Peystersympathized with the disgraced officer and retired in anger. Presently drums began to beat. Workmen dropped their tools and im-plements of labor, and rushed along the streets, and women and servantsran from the houses with white scared faces. A panic spread throughthe town. Terror, and a dread of no one knew what, rendered the scenealmost hideous. Captain Leislers company mustered tumidtuously beforethe door of his house, led by Sergeant Joost Stoll. The latter brandishedhis sword, and shouted, We are sold, we are betrayed, we are going to bemurdered ! and then marched to the fort followed by the rabble. They REVOLUTION IN NEW YORK. 349. Leislers House in the Strand. were received and admitted by Lieutenant Cuyler; and a few minuteslater Captain Leisler appeared and assumed cuunnaud. Colonel Bayard went at the rec^uest of the council at the City Hall toendeavor to bring the muti-neers to reason, and inducethem to disperse; 1 lut hewas informed by StoU in themost insidtiug manner, thatthey disowned all authorityof the government. He re-turned tu announce that hiscommands were disregarded,and that most of the citymilitia were in rebellion. Itwas then determined to holdanother session of the gov-ernors and common councilduring the evening. Captain Lodwycks company was to mount guard that night, accordingto the previous arrangement of rotation in duty. A little before darkLeisler sent an armed jjosse to demand from Nicholson the keys of the lieutenant-governor was at the house of Frederick Philipse, where hehad gone to supper. He declined to comp
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