. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. could not be allowed; as, for instance, the pas-sage-money of FranQois de Bleue, their agent, to Amsterdam. They hadnot fulfilled theii promise to complete the fort; money borrowed for thepurpose had lieen otherwise used ; and the men who had advanced theloan weie clamoring for repayment. They had not furnished the subsidieswhich they had promised, and they had failed to contribute their quotatowards the public works. He took them severely to task, and by theadvice of his council he reassumed the control of the excise which he
. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. could not be allowed; as, for instance, the pas-sage-money of FranQois de Bleue, their agent, to Amsterdam. They hadnot fulfilled theii promise to complete the fort; money borrowed for thepurpose had lieen otherwise used ; and the men who had advanced theloan weie clamoring for repayment. They had not furnished the subsidieswhich they had promised, and they had failed to contribute their quotatowards the public works. He took them severely to task, and by theadvice of his council he reassumed the control of the excise which he hadalready suiTendered. The subject was submitted to the Amster- Nov. 23. dam Chamber, which instructed the governor to enforce his author-ity, so that those men may no longer indulge in the visionary dreamthat contributions cannot be levied without their consent. Meanwhile, difficulties had been brewing on the South River. Thenews of the capture of Fort Casimir by the Swedes reached Stuyvesantwhile he was in the midst of his hurried preparations to defend New. •as ?^ 8 a, 2 g 1 1S 3 THE SWEDES. 171 Netherland. from the English. To attemj)! the recovery of that distantpost iu a moment of such danger was out of the question, and tlierefore auaccount of the affair was sent to IIolLuul, and orders thence were Sept 22. awaited. In Septembei, a Swedish vessel entered the lower bay liymistake, and sent to New Amsterdam for a pilot to guide her back intothe ocean. Stujn-esant at once ordeied the arrest of the lioats crew, andsent soldiers to capture the vessel and bring its captain to the fort. Thecargo was removed to the companys warehouse, and a message sent to theSwedish commander of Fort Casimir that the vessel would be detaineduntil such time as a reciprocal restitution shouhl be made. The city magistrates, about the same time, demanded and olitained thepower to lease the ferry between Manhattan and Long Island, which some-what mollified their antagonism to their stern superio
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