. Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware . sings yielding to the demand, and as in thocase of Fort Amstel, the exchange of masterswas accomplished without the firing of a gunor the injury of a single man. The tables were-now completely turned. Stuyvesant was mas-ter of the Swedish settlements on the Dela-ware, and the flag of Holland floated over theirforts. Jho terms of capitulation entered into be-tween tliese two distinguished officers weremarked with that military courtesy which usu-ally prevails on sucdi occasions. The pream-ble to the articles set forth that the c
. Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware . sings yielding to the demand, and as in thocase of Fort Amstel, the exchange of masterswas accomplished without the firing of a gunor the injury of a single man. The tables were-now completely turned. Stuyvesant was mas-ter of the Swedish settlements on the Dela-ware, and the flag of Holland floated over theirforts. Jho terms of capitulation entered into be-tween tliese two distinguished officers weremarked with that military courtesy which usu-ally prevails on sucdi occasions. The pream-ble to the articles set forth that the capitula-tion was made between the brave and nobleDirector, John Rising, Governor of New Swe-den, on the one .side, and the brave and nobleDiicctor, Peter Stuyvesant, Governor Generalof New Netherlands, on the other side. Inthe use of the high sounding titles applied toeach of the contracting parties, one cannot but • - • I I . I* ?t. \- ,i: ? . < ?/ 11. ?• .,(, Vi I. , d • ?<• a( iu I. I ,;?, 7/.. ;•! I M ( ill 1 I ?? i:. ?!. Hf/^nr^^^frtft STATE OF DKLAWAUE •27 imagine a tinge of sly irony in tlieir , Lilt tlifv were evidently inade iu goodlaiili ;;iiil in arcunlance with the custom of thetiiius. ilie terms of sairrcnder were siniiliar totli(i>t granted at Iort Amstel; all the camion,jirovisioiis and sn]>i)lics, together with (itlicrtilings in l(irt Christina belonging to thefrown of Swetkii, shall belong to and be pre-t-erved as tiie property of the .Swedish Crownand the Sinithern Company, and shall be un-(k-r the power of said (ioveriior to take awayci to ih-liver to (iovernor Stiiyvesant, with theprovision that they shall be jjiven up iipcjiionler. (lovcrnor Kising and his otlicers shallmarch out of the fort with drums and truin-]icts playing, flags flying, matches burning,with hand and side arms, and balls in theirmouths. They were hrst to be taken to Tiui-ciim Island, formerly the headquarters of(io\cnioi- Iriiitz, placed in tlu; for
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