. History of the city of New York . stained several serious attacks. As the winter advanced, Stuyvesant determined to make a voyage tothe West Indies, for the purpose of establishing a commerce be-tween the Spanish plantations and New Netherland. He was tosail, on Christmas eve, in the Ahrahams Sacrifice, and the city magis-trates were impelled to call a special meeting of the Common Counciland pass the following significant resolution : — Whereas, The Eight Honorable Peter Stuyvesant, intending to depart, the burgomasters and schepens shall compliment him before he takes his gallant voyage, a
. History of the city of New York . stained several serious attacks. As the winter advanced, Stuyvesant determined to make a voyage tothe West Indies, for the purpose of establishing a commerce be-tween the Spanish plantations and New Netherland. He was tosail, on Christmas eve, in the Ahrahams Sacrifice, and the city magis-trates were impelled to call a special meeting of the Common Counciland pass the following significant resolution : — Whereas, The Eight Honorable Peter Stuyvesant, intending to depart, the burgomasters and schepens shall compliment him before he takes his gallant voyage, and shall for this purpose provide a gay repast, on Wednesday next, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall. 1 The list of edibles which was furnished to the committee of arrange-ments was a long one, and the dinner was a feast indeed. This courtesyto the chief magistrate was productive of sincere good-feeling. Wit andhumor for once took the place of dignified austerity. The governor was New Amsterdam Records. IlliST CITY SKAL. MW. First Seal of New Amsterdam. gciiial, even lo ruiniliaiitv. Hcloni the. party separated, he preseuted tothe city a hjnj,-de8ired skal, which consistedof the arms of Old Anistenhun, — threecrosses saltier, — with a beaver f(jr a the nmutle above were the initial let-ters C W. C. for Chartered West IndiaCompany, for to that corporation the islandof Manhattan especially belonged. Under-neath was the legend Sicillum ])AMr,Nsis IN Novo Belgio, and around theborder was a wreath of administration of affairs thuing Stuy- vesants absence was committed to Vice-Governor De Sille and tlie Dutch held national festivals m high esteem. At a mecit- Dec 14. ing of the Common Council, on Monday, December 14, the fol-lowing was placed on record : — the winter and the liolidays are at hand, there shall be no moreordinary meetings of this board between this date and three weeks afterCliristmas. The court messenger is o
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