. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. he was to act as President. He raised a force of one hundred and seventy men, to assist in the reduction of the Dutch villages. Heproceeded from place to place, haranguing the people, and making unsuc-cessful efforts to establish his authority. In Breuckelen, he was jeeredand insulted. In a fit of anger, he struck Martin Cregiers son, a brightboy of thirteen years, over the head with his whip, for refusing to takeoff his hat to the royal flag. Stuy vesant sent Van Euyven, Van Cortland t, and Cregier to Jamaica to treat with Sc
. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. he was to act as President. He raised a force of one hundred and seventy men, to assist in the reduction of the Dutch villages. Heproceeded from place to place, haranguing the people, and making unsuc-cessful efforts to establish his authority. In Breuckelen, he was jeeredand insulted. In a fit of anger, he struck Martin Cregiers son, a brightboy of thirteen years, over the head with his whip, for refusing to takeoff his hat to the royal flag. Stuy vesant sent Van Euyven, Van Cortland t, and Cregier to Jamaica to treat with Scott, and they were coolly informed that the Duke of^ York was soon to possess himself of the whole of New Nether-land ! Upon their return, measures for defense were at once city offered to appropriate its revenues towards the expense, and to HON. J ERE MI AS VAN RENSSELAER. 205 raise a loan besides. Tlie State government would do what it could, butit was drifting into bankiuptcy. The confusion on Long Island continued, and, at last, Stuyvesant went. ^^ -t n Portrait of Hon. Jeremias Van Rensselaer. March 3. over to hold a pei-sonal interview with Scott. The latter, though aman of much boldness, possessed little principle. He had beenan officer in the army of Charles I., but was arrested for cut-ting the girths of some of the Parliamentary horses, and was not onlyfined £500, Imt also banished to New England. Stuyvesant was at-tended by Van Cortlandt, John Lawrence, Jacob Backer, and a militaryescort. Scott was suiTounded by delegates from some of the English 206 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. AprU 10. towns, among whom were Daniel Denton, John Underbill, and AdamMott. The result was only a conditional arrangement, by which theprincipal English towns on Long Island were to remain under the kingwithout molestation for twelve months, to afford opportunity for settle-ment in Europe. By request of the burgomasters and schepens of New Amsterdam, aLandtdag, or Diet, wa
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