The magazine of American history with notes and queries . 1 T w 5, f importance-v strictly in keeping withthe customs of Holland,and the spirit of the Sunday morning camethey met at the City Hall andmarched in solemn and dignified pro-cession to the church in the fort, pre-ceded by the bell-ringer carrying their* cushions of state—which he deposited withmuch ceremony in the pew set apart for theiroccupancy. At the very moment when New York thusmade its debut in the annals of the world, Eng-land seemed rapidly drifting into a condition of an-archy. The army had provoked the ire of Parl
The magazine of American history with notes and queries . 1 T w 5, f importance-v strictly in keeping withthe customs of Holland,and the spirit of the Sunday morning camethey met at the City Hall andmarched in solemn and dignified pro-cession to the church in the fort, pre-ceded by the bell-ringer carrying their* cushions of state—which he deposited withmuch ceremony in the pew set apart for theiroccupancy. At the very moment when New York thusmade its debut in the annals of the world, Eng-land seemed rapidly drifting into a condition of an-archy. The army had provoked the ire of Parliament; and excuses wereindustriously sought to overthrow the dangerous power of Cromwell. THE PRIMITIVE FENCE. 3o8 WALL STREET IN HISTORY The Dutch made some advances toward a peace, and were severelysnubbed by that haughty assembly of English statesmen whose determi-nation was to increase national expenses until it could compel the disband-ing of the army. Meanwhile rumors reached New York in March, 1653,of war and tumults to be expected from the Pu
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