. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. li-om Leisler until the arrival of Sloughter. At the sametime they wrote to Leisler, urging him to ? so act and demean himseli asnot to violate the peace and safety of the country. Dr. Gerardus Beek-man, who had been a stanch friend of Leisler through his entire rule, wasalarmed at the course the latter was pursuing, and foresaw bloodshed ; heassendjled the people of Kings and Queens Counties, who framed a peaceaddress, and he took it upon himself to confer ]iersonally with Leisler andattempt to dissuade him from such base and
. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. li-om Leisler until the arrival of Sloughter. At the sametime they wrote to Leisler, urging him to ? so act and demean himseli asnot to violate the peace and safety of the country. Dr. Gerardus Beek-man, who had been a stanch friend of Leisler through his entire rule, wasalarmed at the course the latter was pursuing, and foresaw bloodshed ; heassendjled the people of Kings and Queens Counties, who framed a peaceaddress, and he took it upon himself to confer ]iersonally with Leisler andattempt to dissuade him from such base and iin]jrudent proceedings. It was of no use. Leisler was obtusely stubborn. He prepareda long declaration against Ingoldsby and the counselors, and or-dered them to disband their forces, — which they had collected to the num-ber of several hundred, — otherwise they would be pursued and demanded an answer within two hours. It came; they saidthey wished to preserve the peace, and whoever should attack March 16. 386 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW them would be public enemies to the Crown of England. It wouldseem as if the judgment of Leisler was wholly unbalanced just at thiscrisis. He probably acted under the most intense excitement. He hadnot the slightest intention of disobeying his royal master, and yet he placed himself in the direct attitude ofrebellion. Within haK an hour after hereceived lugoldsbys temperate message hetired one of the gims of the fort at thekings troops as they stood on parade. Thiswas followed by several shots at a housewhere some of them lodged. Several werewounded, and two killed, one of whom wasan old soldier, Josiah Bowne. Consterna-tion spread through the city. The guns ofthe fort were answered, but, safely en-trenched behind the breastworks, LeislersBeekmanArms. ^^j.^y .^j ,j,-,t g^jffei-. Leisler ordered the block-house at Smits Vlye to support the fire from the fort. The com-mander. Brasher, seeing Ingoldsbys soldiers jireparing
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