. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. nnum towards it, provided Dominie Selyns would preach at hisfarm on Sunday afternoons. He built a small chapel at his own expenseon the site of the present church of St. Mark; and services were held init on the Sabbath during the remainder of his life. An event momentous in its consequences iipon the futiue of the littlecity whose fortunes we are following occurred in the autumn of 1G58. Itwas the death of Oliver Cromwell. The reins of power fell quietly intothe hands of his eldest son, Richard. But not ior long. The young man
. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. nnum towards it, provided Dominie Selyns would preach at hisfarm on Sunday afternoons. He built a small chapel at his own expenseon the site of the present church of St. Mark; and services were held init on the Sabbath during the remainder of his life. An event momentous in its consequences iipon the futiue of the littlecity whose fortunes we are following occurred in the autumn of 1G58. Itwas the death of Oliver Cromwell. The reins of power fell quietly intothe hands of his eldest son, Richard. But not ior long. The young manwas as weak as his father was strong. Within a year, England had dis-posed of him, and was in imminent danger of sinking under the tyrarmyof a succession of small men raised up and pvdled down by milit;uy ca-price. General was opposed to general, and army to army. Finally, therewas one grand union of sects and parties for the old laws of the nationagainst military desj)otism, and thus the \\ay was paved for the return ofCharles II. to the throne of his Modal of Oliver Cromwel 192 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. CHAPTER XI 1. 1660 RESTORATION. The Restoration. — Charles II. —The Connkcticut Chahtei!. —.Siu ijeouge Downing. — George Baxter and John Scott. — Puoguess of the City.—The AntiquarianMap. —The —Destruction of Esopus. —The Indian War of 1663. —Governor Stuyvesant in Boston. — Thomas Benedict. — The Embassy to Con-necticut. — Startling Condition of Affairs. —John Scott. — Hon. .Ibremias VanRensselaer.—The Convention of 1664.—Mrs. Dr. Kierstede.—Planning ofCharles II. and his Ministers. — An Unfriendly Expedition. — New AmsterdamIN Danger. — Preparations for a Siege. — Winthhops Interview with Stuyve-sant. — The Letter. — The approaching Storm. — The Crisis. —The Surrender. — New York. — Consequences of the — Stuyvesant at the Hague. —?The Stuyvesant Pear-Tree. —The St
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