A history of the United States for schools . PETER STUYVESANT. 59- THE MIDDLE ZONE. ^33 of the river to New Netherland. But it was soon the turnof the Dutch themselves to be swallowed up by a greaterpower. England and Holland were commercial rivals ;the Hudson River was the most important militaryposition on the American coast, and the most convenientavenue to the fur trade; the English, therefore, had nomind to leave it in the hands of the Dutch. In 1664,King Charles H. fitted out a small fleet, under com-mand of Richard Nichols, and sent it over to New Am-sterdam, to demand the surrender of
A history of the United States for schools . PETER STUYVESANT. 59- THE MIDDLE ZONE. ^33 of the river to New Netherland. But it was soon the turnof the Dutch themselves to be swallowed up by a greaterpower. England and Holland were commercial rivals ;the Hudson River was the most important militaryposition on the American coast, and the most convenientavenue to the fur trade; the English, therefore, had nomind to leave it in the hands of the Dutch. In 1664,King Charles H. fitted out a small fleet, under com-mand of Richard Nichols, and sent it over to New Am-sterdam, to demand the surrender of the colony. It. Tllli STRAND, WHITEHALL STREET, NEW YORK, was rather a cool demand to make, inasmuch as Eng-land was at peace with Holland ; but honor and decencywere things about which Charles II. cared „ ^ , ® Capture of very little. Governor Stuyvesant was taken New Am-by surprise. He had only 250 soldiers where- theEng-with to defend the town against 1,000 Englishveterans and the ninety guns of the fleet. Resistancewas impossible, and so the town was surrendered, and 1 After a view in Manual of City of New York, 1869. 134 COLONIZATION OF NORTH AMERICA. Ch. VII. with it the province of New Netherland passed withouta blow into the hands of the English. In 1673, in thecourse of a war between England and Holland, theDutch got possession of the province again, but in 1674it was finally surrendered to the English by treaty. 60. Early English Rule in New York. New Nether-land was given by King Charles to his brother James,Duke of York, as lord proprietary ; and the name ofNew Neth- the provinc
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